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10 Best Movies Like Not Now

If you loved Not Now, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Now for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist K...

#2
Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls

2000★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Now for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they me...

#3
Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming

1995★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Now for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several fri...

#4
Prom

Prom

2011★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Now for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

At “Prom,” every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. As the big dance approaches for Nova Prescott, it’s a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy who ge...

#5
All About Sex

All About Sex

2020★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Now for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three friends in their mid-20s struggle to navigate their professional and personal lives, colliding head on with the messy, hilarious and dreadful growing pangs of adulthood....

#6
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not Now for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems for...

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