Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Playdate

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

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#1
Kissing Jessica Stein

Kissing Jessica Stein

2002★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playdate for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advert...

#2
UglyDolls

UglyDolls

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playdate for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of...

#3
My Dead Friend Zoe

My Dead Friend Zoe

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playdate for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends g...

#4
Blended

Blended

2014★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playdate for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither wants to see the other ever a...

#5
Riley's First Date?

Riley's First Date?

2015★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playdate for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Riley, now 12, who is hanging out with her parents at home when potential trouble comes knocking. Mom's and Dad's Emotions find themselves forced to deal with Riley going on her fi...

#6
Return to Sender

Return to Sender

2015★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playdate for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and turns her life upside down. The woman works to reclaim her life and exact reveng...

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