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10 Best Movies Like Not the 80s

If you loved Not the 80s, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Strictly Sexual

Strictly Sexual

2008★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not the 80s for fans of Romance & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two successful women, sick and tired of dating and relationships, decide to keep two young men in their pool house for strictly sexual purposes....

#2
The Good House

The Good House

2021★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not the 80s for fans of Romance & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hildy Good, a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches who loves her wine and loves her secrets. Her compartmentalized life starts to unravel as she rekindles an...

#3
Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

2001★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not the 80s for fans of Romance & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with sc...

#4
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not the 80s for fans of Romance & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family....

#5
Chéri

Chéri

2009★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not the 80s for fans of Romance & Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love....

#6
On the Edge

On the Edge

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not the 80s for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life....

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