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10 Best Movies Like Damsels in Distress

If you loved Damsels in Distress, 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 Damsels in Distress for fans of Comedy & Drama & 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
Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming

1995★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Damsels in Distress for fans of Comedy & Drama & 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...

#3
Cherry

Cherry

2010★ 6.2

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

Ivy League Freshman, Aaron Milton (17) gets a different kind of education when he falls for Linda (34) a vivacious former wild-child who has returned to college to straighten out h...

#4
The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Damsels in Distress 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...

#5
Ten Inch Hero

Ten Inch Hero

2007★ 7.0

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

Four friends search for love and happiness while working at a California sandwich shop....

#6
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011★ 5.8

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

A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce....

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