20 movies like Watching the Detectives, ordered by similarity : What If(2013), The Boy Downstairs(2017), Carol(2015), (500) Days of Summer(2009), Permission(2017), Dostana(2008), Mr. Right(2015), Isn't It Romantic(2019), Laggies(2014), Jane Austen's Emma(1996), Book Club(2018), Punch-Drunk Love(2002) ...
Romance
USA
2007
93 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Lucy Liu Jason Sudeikis Michael Panes Callie Thorne Michael Yurchak Heather Burns Mark Harelik Ali Reza Josh Pais Brett Gelman
film fan store clerk girlfriend femme fatale best friend police officer quirky amusing wild house restaurant casino video store life imitating art rivalry practical jokes robbery stalking adventure love
A film noir buff has his life turned on end by a femme fatale with a big adventure in mind.
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
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.
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, Comedy, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel Geoffrey Arend Chloë Grace Moretz Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Rachel Boston Minka Kelly
writer love interest friend girlfriend boss architect playful quirky witty los angeles apartment office bar store park obsession new love jealousy depression deception
After his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) dumps him, a greeting-card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went wrong.
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
India|USA
2008
145 Minutes
Abhishek Bachchan John Abraham Priyanka Chopra Bobby Deol Kiron Kher Shilpa Shetty
young man young woman friend boss child aunt amusing hilarious lighthearted india united states miami house office love at first sight love triangle friendship marriage proposal gay couple lying
Two straight guys pretend to be gay in order to secure a Miami apartment. When both of them fall for their roommate Neha, hilarity ensues as they strive to convince one and all that they're gay whilst secretly trying to win her heart.
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, 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, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Keira Knightley Chloë Grace Moretz Sam Rockwell Ellie Kemper Mark Webber Jeff Garlin Gretchen Mol Kaitlyn Dever Daniel Zovatto Jodi Thelen Dylan Arnold
woman boyfriend classmate girl friend teacher amusing charming cheeky quirky grocery store house bedroom school office car growing up life responsibility love
In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes, then, taking an opportunity to escape for a week, hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika, who lives with her world-weary single dad.
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
2018
104 Minutes
Diane Keaton Jane Fonda Candice Bergen Mary Steenburgen Craig T. Nelson Richard Dreyfuss Alicia Silverstone Katie Aselton Ed Begley Jr. Wallace Shawn Andy Garcia
widow friend lover husband boyfriend older woman amusing hilarious endearing charming sultry touching house restaurant office coast airplane california book lifestyle changes
Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
Romance
USA
2002
95 Minutes
Adam Sandler Emily Watson Philip Seymour Hoffman Luis Guzman Mary Lynn Rajskub Rico Bueno Hazel Mailloux Julie Hermelin
salesman love interest sister thug owner operator dark quirky touching household store office hawaii hospital provo, utah rage small business siblings extortion loneliness
A frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know that he will land in huge trouble and will also jeopardise his relationship with Lena.
Romance, Drama
Japan|France
2018
119 Minutes
Erika Karata Masahiro Higashide Sairi Itô Kôji Nakamoto Kôji Seto Misako Tanaka Daichi Watanabe Rio Yamashita
woman love interest ex-boyfriend friend businessman dreamy charming passionate emotional tender japan house road countryside lost love love triangle new love romance love adventure
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
Romance
USA
2003
100 Minutes
George Clooney Catherine Zeta-Jones Geoffrey Rush Cedric Kyles Richard Jenkins Billy Bob Thornton Paul Adelstein Julia Duffy Stacey Travis Jack Kyle Jonathan Hadary
divorce lawyer divorcée oil baron private investigator amusing sultry quirky court elevator casino office restaurant sex marriage law love revenge transformation love 2000s
A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance
USA
2008
89 Minutes
Michael Cera Kat Dennings Alexis Dziena Ari Graynor Aaron Yoo Rafi Gavron Jay Baruchel Zachary Booth Jonathan B. Wright Jeremy Haines Sammy Marc Rubin
teenager girlfriend gay/lesbian friend college student ex-girlfriend witty dreamy emotional wild amusing new york city nightclub train station big city ex-boyfriends music homosexuality jealousy alcohol
High school student Nick O'Leary, member of the Queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg when she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes.
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
USA
2012
90 Minutes
Rashida Jones Andy Samberg Chris Messina Ari Graynor Eric Christian Olsen Will McCormack Rebecca Dayan Rich Sommer Matthew Del Negro Rafi Gavron Elijah Wood
wife husband lover love interest friend cheeky amusing touching los angeles household office marital problems opposites attract separation parenthood friendship transformation love 2010s
A divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people.
Romance
USA
1998
96 Minutes
Adam Sandler Drew Barrymore Christine Taylor Allen Covert Matthew Glave Ellen Albertini Dow Angela Featherstone Alexis Arquette Christina Pickles Jon Lovitz Steve Buscemi
musician waitress friend fiancée amusing dreamy hilarious house store restaurant romance wedding love triangle wealth humiliation jealousy forbidden love discovery 1980s
Robbie, a singer, and Julia, a waitress, are both engaged, but to the wrong people. Fortune intervenes to help them discover each other.
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
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.