Films like Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

Bridget Jones's Diary plot: Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Bridget cannot help finding quietly attractive.

Keywords: Comedy, Rivalry, Self discovery, Search, Romance, Slow burn, Love triangle, Infidelity, Awkward, Self acceptance

Style characteristics: Romance, Humor, Pacing

1. Man Up

IMDB: 6.8

2015 · 1h 28minUnited Kingdom

Director: Ben Palmer

Overview

A single 34-year-old woman, Nancy, mistakenly ends up on someone else’s blind date. Not realizing the mix-up, 40-year-old Jack is charmed by her, and she decides to go along with the adventure.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Romance, Humor, Pacing, Tone, Tropes

Shared keywords

Comedy, Search, Romance

2. Love Actually

IMDB: 7.5

2003 · 2h 15minFrance, United Kingdom

Director: Richard Curtis

Overview

Ten intertwined stories unfold in London a few weeks before Christmas and, in an extraordinary way, connect with one another. The film explores different expressions and forms of the vast concept of love.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Romance, Tone, Conflict

3. Notting Hill

IMDB: 7.2

1999 · 2h 4minUnited States, United Kingdom

Director: Roger Michell

Overview

The life of William, the owner of a small bookshop in London, changes dramatically after a famous movie star visits his store. From there, the already unusual encounter grows into a romance.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Romance, Tropes, Tone

4. Four Weddings and a Funeral

IMDB: 7.1

1994 · 1h 57minUnited States, United Kingdom

Director: Mike Newell

Overview

A 32-year-old bachelor, Charles, does everything he can to avoid getting married—until, at yet another wedding, he meets a charming American woman.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Humor, Romance, Pacing, Conflict, Tone

Shared keywords

Search, Romance

5. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

IMDB: 6.5

2003 · 1h 56minUnited States

Director: Donald Petrie

Overview

A journalist is working on an unusual assignment—a piece about the tricks women use to get rid of a man. To do it, she picks a random guy, plans to make him fall for her, and then test every trick in real life. Unfortunately for her, she chooses a man who has just made a bet with his boss that he can make a girl fall in love with him in ten days.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Humor, Pacing, Romance, Tone, Themes

Shared keywords

Comedy, Romance

6. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

IMDB: 7.0

2008 · 1h 32minUnited States, United Kingdom

Director: Bharat Nalluri

Overview

A London governess is fired yet again. With no other option, she lands a job under false pretenses as the personal secretary to an American actress who has come to Britain in search of fame.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Conflict, TropesNotable differences: Humor (-12%), Romance (-12%)

Shared keywords

Comedy, Romance, Love triangle

7. What If

IMDB: 6.8

2013 · 1h 38minUnited States, Canada

Director: Michael Dowse

Overview

A young man meets a fun, unconventional girl at a party. As they talk, they realize they have a lot in common and decide to keep things as friends. It would all be fine—except over time it turns out to be much harder than they expected.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Humor, Tropes, Conflict

Shared keywords

Romance, Slow burn

8. Love, Rosie

IMDB: 7.1

2014 · 1h 42minUnited Kingdom, Germany

Director: Christian Ditter

Overview

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since childhood. They’ve loved each other for a long time, but indecision and a twist of fate keep them from admitting their feelings. After finishing school, Alex goes off to a university in Boston, and Rosie unexpectedly becomes pregnant by a classmate...

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Conflict, ToneNotable differences: Humor (-12%)

Shared keywords

Romance, Slow burn

9. Definitely, Maybe

IMDB: 7.1

2008 · 1h 52minFrance, Germany

Director: Adam Brooks

Overview

The story follows a man who, while going through a divorce, tells his daughter about his life before marriage—especially his three great love stories. The daughter has to guess which one of them is about her mother.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Conflict, ToneNotable differences: Humor (-12%)

Shared keywords

Romance, Love triangle

10. The Proposal

IMDB: 6.8

2009 · 1h 48minUnited States

Director: Anne Fletcher

Overview

Facing the risk of losing her visa and being deported to Canada, a powerful, ambitious boss offers her assistant a fake marriage. What starts as a simple arrangement begins to turn into something more.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Humor, Romance, Pacing, Tone, Themes

Shared keywords

Comedy, Romance, Awkward