Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Santa Monica

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

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#1
What's Love Got to Do with It?

What's Love Got to Do with It?

2023★ 6.0

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

Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged ...

#2
Babes

Babes

2024★ 5.8

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

After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond....

#3
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#4
The Wedding Year

The Wedding Year

2019★ 6.0

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

A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year....

#5
Little Italy

Little Italy

2018★ 6.6

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

Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?...

#6
A California Christmas: City Lights

A California Christmas: City Lights

2021★ 6.6

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

Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph ba...

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