Movies like Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) is a comedy movie directed by David O. Russell. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Blue Valentine (2010)
★ 7.0 · 3,649 votes · Drama, Romance
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
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2. Moonstruck (1987)
★ 6.8 · 1,158 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
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3. Billy Elliot (2000)
★ 7.6 · 4,198 votes · Drama, Comedy, Music
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
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4. Lolita (1962)
★ 7.3 · 2,321 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
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5. Revolutionary Road (2008)
★ 7.0 · 4,227 votes · Drama, Romance
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
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6. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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7. Manhattan (1979)
★ 7.7 · 2,694 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
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8. Focus (2015)
★ 6.9 · 8,464 votes · Romance, Comedy, Crime
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
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9. Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
★ 6.4 · 531 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
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10. Wonder Boys (2000)
★ 6.8 · 696 votes · Comedy, Drama
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
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11. Unfaithful (2002)
★ 6.7 · 1,817 votes · Thriller, Drama, Romance
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
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Movies like Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) is a comedy movie directed by David O. Russell. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Blue Valentine (2010)
★ 7.0 · 3,649 votes · Drama, Romance
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
Movies like Blue Valentine →
2. Moonstruck (1987)
★ 6.8 · 1,158 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Movies like Moonstruck →
3. Billy Elliot (2000)
★ 7.6 · 4,198 votes · Drama, Comedy, Music
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Movies like Billy Elliot →
4. Lolita (1962)
★ 7.3 · 2,321 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Movies like Lolita →
5. Revolutionary Road (2008)
★ 7.0 · 4,227 votes · Drama, Romance
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Movies like Revolutionary Road →
6. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Movies like Forrest Gump →
7. Manhattan (1979)
★ 7.7 · 2,694 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Movies like Manhattan →
8. Focus (2015)
★ 6.9 · 8,464 votes · Romance, Comedy, Crime
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
Movies like Focus →
9. Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
★ 6.4 · 531 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
Movies like Hello, My Name Is Doris →
10. Wonder Boys (2000)
★ 6.8 · 696 votes · Comedy, Drama
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.
Movies like Wonder Boys →
11. Unfaithful (2002)
★ 6.7 · 1,817 votes · Thriller, Drama, Romance
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Movies like Unfaithful →

1. Blue Valentine (2010)

2. Moonstruck (1987)

3. Billy Elliot (2000)

4. Lolita (1962)

5. Revolutionary Road (2008)

6. Forrest Gump (1994)

7. Manhattan (1979)

8. Focus (2015)

9. Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

10. Wonder Boys (2000)

11. Unfaithful (2002)

Related lists

1. Blue Valentine (2010)

2. Moonstruck (1987)

3. Billy Elliot (2000)

4. Lolita (1962)

5. Revolutionary Road (2008)

6. Forrest Gump (1994)

7. Manhattan (1979)

8. Focus (2015)

9. Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

10. Wonder Boys (2000)

11. Unfaithful (2002)

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