20 movies like Wishful Thinking, ordered by similarity : The Boy Downstairs(2017), What If(2013), Dil To Pagal Hai(1997), The Bounceback(2013), Carol(2015), Jane Austen's Emma(1996), Permission(2017), Keep the Change(2017), Mr. Right(2015), Lucky Girl(2015), Isn't It Romantic(2019), Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994) ...
Romance
1996
89 Minutes
Drew Barrymore Jennifer Beals James LeGros Jon Stewart Mel Gorham Eric Thal Desiree Casado Isabel Gillies
projectionist girlfriend co-worker friend love interest veterinarian charming melodramatic hilarious new york city movie theater restaurant taxicab coffee shop subway relationships jealousy marriage destiny commitment
A young woman (Drew Barrymore) falls for her best friend (James LeGros) while he looks for the man his girlfriend (Jennifer Beals) is having an affair with.
Romance
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Zosia Mamet Matthew Shear Deirdre O'Connell Sarah Ramos Diana Irvine Arliss Howard Deborah Offner David Wohl Jeff Ward Theo Stockman Liz Larsen
writer ex-boyfriend girlfriend friend neighbor love interest amusing quirky emotional charming cool endearing new york city apartment brooklyn cab restaurant central park love friendship
A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building.
Romance
2013
102 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Zoe Kazan Megan Park Adam Driver Mackenzie Davis Jemima Rooper Rafe Spall Meghan Heffern Jonathan Cherry Oona Chaplin
friend best friend love interest medical student boyfriend girlfriend college dropout true love animator amusing endearing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted positive united states apartment city office love
A medical-school dropout (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to hide his attraction to his new friend (Zoe Kazan), a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
Romance
India
1997
179 Minutes
young man young woman childhood friend best friend love interest charming passionate melodramatic touching india germany england dance hall house hospital love love interest love triangle best friends childhood friends
A grand musical about three passionate and dreamy characters: Rahul, Pooja and Nisha. Will their dreams come true? Will they find their true love?
Romance
USA
2013
92 Minutes
Ashley Bell Zach Cregger Sara Paxton Michael Stahl-David Addison Timlin Marshall Allman Justin Arnold Kelli Bland
girlfriend boyfriend ex-girlfriend ex-boyfriend jealous person best friend amusing charming hilarious engaging emotional lighthearted austin austin, texas plane bedroom flat relationships attraction jealousy
'Godfather of hipsterdom' Gavin McInnes goes on a stand-up comedy tour with his best friend from high school and things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Romance
1996
107 Minutes
Kate Beckinsale Mark Strong Samantha Morton Bernard Hepton Prunella Scales Raymond Coulthard Olivia Williams Dominic Rowan Lucy Robinson
young woman matchmaker lover love interest vicar friend engaging amusing emotional lighthearted melodramatic heartwarming england small town london matchmaking love interest relationships attraction family
While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th-century Englishwoman (Kate Beckinsale) nearly misses her own chance at love.
Romance
USA|Canada
2017
96 Minutes
Rebecca Hall Dan Stevens Gina Gershon François Arnaud Morgan Spector David Joseph Craig Jason Sudeikis Bridget Everett Sarah Steele Raúl Castillo
boyfriend girlfriend lover friend family member fiancé emotional intense intricate offbeat amusing new york city restaurant central park apartment gallery polyamory sex exploration relationships
A woman on the brink of a marriage proposal is told by a friend that she should date other men before spending the rest of her life with her boyfriend.
Romance
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Brandon Polansky Samantha Elisofon Jessica Walter Tibor Feldman Christina Brucato Jennifer Brito Sondra James Johnathan Tchaikovsky Macy Cassera Tommy Beardmore Alex Emanuel
autistic person disabled person filmmaker friend group leader mother amusing endearing charming offbeat quirky uplifting new york city community center street brooklyn bridge restaurant cab relationships love
A New York City romantic comedy, Keep the Change is the unlikely love story of two people who meet in a support group.
Romance, Action
USA
2015
93 Minutes
Sam Rockwell Anna Kendrick Tim Roth James Ransone Anson Mount Michael Eklund RZA Katie Nehra Jaiden Kaine Douglas M. Griffin Luis Da Silva Jr.
young woman single woman single man love interest lover friend rival assassin hitman romantic interest amusing hilarious lighthearted playful quirky shocking united states romance love love at first sight
A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
Romance
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Columbus Short LeToya Luckett Serayah Jackie Christie Malik Yoba Parker McKenna Posey Ella Joyce Shanti Lowry Hawthorne James
bride bride-to-be groom ex-boyfriend lover love interest family parent friend mother father fiancé emotional heartwarming intense house beach beach house marriage love
On the day of her wedding, as Selena Jackson comes to terms with the long-lost love she's never quite gotten over, many of her guests, including her best friends and her own mother, also ... See full summary »
Romance, Fantasy
USA
2019
88 Minutes
Rebel Wilson Liam Hemsworth Adam Devine Priyanka Chopra Betty Gilpin Brandon Scott Jones Jennifer Saunders Alexandra Kis Big Jay Oakerson Rao Rampilla Marcus Choi
architect mugger love interest doctor friend co-worker amusing hilarious offbeat quirky lighthearted new york city office apartment subway hospital romance comedy alternate reality love
A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.
Romance
UK
1994
116 Minutes
Hugh Grant Andie MacDowell Kristin Scott Thomas Simon Callow Rowan Atkinson James Fleet John Hannah Charlotte Coleman David Bower Corin Redgrave Kenneth Griffith
friend lover brother english gentleman sexy woman priest amusing charming endearing moving heartwarming london scotland wedding funeral funeral home church love friendship unrequited love
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Romance
USA
2017
97 Minutes
Michelle Morgan Jorma Taccone Dree Hemingway Kentucker Audley Margarita Levieva Adam Shapiro Angela Trimbur Robert Schwartzman Nora Zehetner Tate Donovan Andre Hyland
boyfriend girlfriend best friend friend cheeky witty emotional quirky lighthearted offbeat los angeles house bedroom movie set apartment car relationships dating marriage love
In this classically styled comedy of manners set in Los Angeles, sophisticated thirtysomethings try to determine whether ideal happiness exists in coupledom or if the perfectly suited couple is actually just an urban myth.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Romance
1945
91 Minutes
Emeric Pressburger Wendy Hiller Roger Livesey Pamela Brown Finlay Currie Valentine Dyall Petula Clark
fiancée military officer friend sailor boyfriend girlfriend airy charming lighthearted castle small town isle of mull, scotland love ambition marriage social standing love transformation 1940s
A young Englishwoman (Wendy Hiller) aims to marry a tycoon but finds love with a naval officer (Roger Livesey) instead.
Romance
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Charles Coburn Judith Barrett Anthony Quinn Jerry Colonna Johnny Arthur Pierre Watkin Steve Pendleton Miles Mander
sailor best friend love interest wife ex-boyfriend father lighthearted charming ship family home singapore love triangle marriage running away father/son relationship friendship travel love quest pursuit
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Stephen Marcus Amy Joyce Hastings Tara Breathnach Christopher Dunne Robert Doherty Orla McGovern Jennifer Elise Cox Christian O'Reilly Caroline Grace-Cassidy Eileen Gibbons Kieran Coppinger
disabled boy disabled girl disabled person love interest young man caregiver charming heartwarming uplifting amusing ireland hospice restaurant bar port city disability love true love escape rebellion
Romance
USA
2006
96 Minutes
Heather Graham Tom Cavanagh Bridget Moynahan Alan Cumming Molly Shannon Sissy Spacek Rachel Shelley
brother sister love interest friend mother emotional hilarious charming dog park new york city taxicab restaurant office las vegas siblings romance relationships family homosexuality love triangle
They finish each other's sentences, dance like Fred and Ginger, and share the same downtown loft--the perfect couple? Not exactly. Gray and Sam, are a sister and brother so compatible and inseparable that people actually assume they are dating. Mortified, they both agree they must branch out and start searching for love. He'll look for a guy for her and she'll look for a gal for him.
Romance
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Sofía Vergara Alysia Reiner Cecily Strong Chris D'Elia Beanie Feldstein Deon Cole Phil Hendrie Angel Parker Rebeka Montoya Xosha Roquemore Adam Shapiro
woman man scientist newlywed married man married woman girlfriend boyfriend love interest amusing charming cheeky confident cool creative emotional intricate passionate playful spirited
What makes a woman swipe right for Mr. Wrong? Sofía Vergara and Whitney Cummings star in this fresh, witty look at the science behind our romantic missteps.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
UK
2013
100 Minutes
Paul Brannigan Jason Flemyng Peter Mullan Antonia Thomas George MacKay Jane Horrocks Freya Mavor Kevin Guthrie Emma Hartley-Miller Sara Vickers Elaine M. Ellis
young man young woman love interest boyfriend girlfriend family uplifting lighthearted moving charming scotland musicals growing up moving love relationships romance growing up adventure love
Two soldiers return home to Edinburgh to resume their romantic and family lives.