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10 Best Movies Like It Had to Be You

If you loved It Had to Be You, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Whatever Works

Whatever Works

2009★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Had to Be You for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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 arri...

#2
Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

1996★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Had to Be You for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged....

#3
She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

2015★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Had to Be You for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production....

#4
The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner

2001★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Had to Be You for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest cl...

#5
Little Manhattan

Little Manhattan

2005★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Had to Be You for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ten-year-old Gabe Burton is just an average kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walks into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she reve...

#6
Serendipity

Serendipity

2001★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Had to Be You for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later...

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