Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Real Thing

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for The Real Thing.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
ReLIFE

ReLIFE

2017★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Thing for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Arata Kaizaki, a jobless adult, undergoes an experiment that makes him 10 years younger. He goes back to high school and falls in love with Chizuru Hishiro, who is more than she se...

#2
Blue Spring Ride

Blue Spring Ride

2014★ 6.6

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

In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore....

#3
Hold Me Back

Hold Me Back

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Thing for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mitsuko Kuroda is 31 years old and single. She enjoys her life as a single woman. A big reason why she enjoys her single life is that she has counsellor "A" in her mind, which is h...

#4
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940★ 6.9

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

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who ha...

#5
Which Brings Me to You

Which Brings Me to You

2023★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Thing for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours t...

#6
Love in Taipei

Love in Taipei

2023★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Thing for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance....

Advertisement