Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Playing by Heart

If you loved Playing by Heart, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing by Heart for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife....

#2
Playing It Cool

Playing It Cool

2014★ 5.9

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

A young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman....

#3
The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing by Heart for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel sedu...

#4
Cousins

Cousins

1989★ 6.0

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

When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselv...

#5
Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing by Heart for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling....

#6
Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

2012★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing by Heart for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" pa...

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