Movies like Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts (2012) is a romance movie directed by Josh Radnor. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
★ 6.5 · 405 votes · Comedy, Romance
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
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2. Lost in Translation (2003)
★ 7.4 · 8,370 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
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3. Stuck in Love (2013)
★ 7.4 · 2,059 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
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4. The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
★ 6.3 · 569 votes · Comedy
The whole clique of Cruchot's police station is retired. Now he lives with his rich wife in her castle - and is bored almost to death. He fights with the butler, because he isn't even allowed to do the simple works. But when one of the clique suffers from amnesia after an accident, all of the others reunite and kidnap him, to take him on a tour to their old working places and through their memories. In their old uniforms they turn St. Tropez upside down.
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5. Something's Gotta Give (2003)
★ 6.6 · 1,844 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
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6. Café Society (2016)
★ 6.4 · 2,872 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.
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7. Whatever Works (2009)
★ 7.1 · 1,896 votes · Comedy, Romance
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
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8. Happy Death Day (2017)
★ 6.7 · 6,739 votes · Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.
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9. Harold and Maude (1971)
★ 7.6 · 1,255 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.
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10. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
★ 6.7 · 401 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.
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11. Quartet (2012)
★ 6.5 · 398 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
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12. Broken Flowers (2005)
★ 6.9 · 1,546 votes · Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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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13. Singles (1992)
★ 6.4 · 451 votes · Romance, Comedy, Drama
A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.
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14. The Spectacular Now (2013)
★ 6.7 · 3,097 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.
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15. Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
★ 6.4 · 517 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?
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16. Reality Bites (1994)
★ 6.5 · 825 votes · Drama, Romance, Comedy
A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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17. The Way We Were (1973)
★ 7.0 · 532 votes · Drama, Romance
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.
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18. My Oxford Year (2025)
★ 7.0 · 653 votes · Romance, Comedy, Drama
An ambitious American fulfilling her dream of studying at Oxford falls for a charming Brit hiding a secret that may upend her perfectly planned life.
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