If You Liked Garden State, Watch These Next
Finished Garden State (2004) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Garden State, most of them are comedy, drama, romance.
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20 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.Cha Cha Real Smooth(2022)
7.1ComedyDramaRomanceAlso comedy and drama
Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahs—where he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.
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2.Broken Flowers(2005)
6.9ComedyDramaMysteryAlso comedy and drama
An introverted man receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates the man to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames, seeking answers.
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3.Demolition(2016)
6.9ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.
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4.He Was a Quiet Man(2007)
6.4ComedyDramaRomanceAlso comedy and drama
An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.
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5.Greenberg(2010)
5.9ComedyDramaRomanceAlso comedy and drama
Roger Greenberg, a failed musician now making a living as a carpenter in New York, returns to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother. He's stranded there—since he doesn't drive—until his brother's assistant, Florence, comes to his rescue. She's as much a lost soul as he is, and the pair form a significant…
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6.An Unmarried Woman(1978)
6.8DramaRomanceComedyAlso drama and romance
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.
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7.Barefoot(2014)
6.7ComedyDramaRomanceAlso comedy and drama
The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as she impresses everyone with her genuine, simple charms.
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8.In the Land of Women(2007)
5.9RomanceComedyDramaAlso romance and comedy
After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.
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9.Ode to Joy(2019)
6.1ComedyDramaRomanceAlso comedy and drama
Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test when he falls in love.
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10.Charlie Bartlett(2008)
6.7ComedyDramaRomanceAlso comedy and drama
Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the…
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11.Prizzi's Honor(1985)
6.4RomanceComedyCrimeAlso romance and comedy
Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even…
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12.Someone to Watch Over Me(1987)
5.9DramaRomanceThrillerAlso drama and romance
Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.
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13.Something Wild(1986)
6.6CrimeComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.
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14.The Panic in Needle Park(1971)
6.8DramaRomanceCrimeAlso drama and romance
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
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15.Just Before I Go(2015)
6.4ComedyDramaRomanceAlso comedy and drama
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for creating the shell of a person he has become. But life is tricky. The more…
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16.Grandma(2015)
6.4ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.
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17.Numb(2007)
5.9ComedyDramaRomanceAlso comedy and drama
Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel, lesbian exercise classes and a dizzying variety of pills get him through the day, but don't quite…
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18.Wristcutters: A Love Story(2007)
7.0ComedyDramaFantasyAlso comedy and drama
Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find…
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19.Two Lovers(2008)
6.9DramaRomanceAlso drama and romance
A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.
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20.The Fisher King(1991)
7.3ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.
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