Top 19 Movies Like It’s Complicated That You Should Watching Update 04/2024

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1. It’s Complicated (2009)

It's Complicated (2009)

After ten years of divorce, two ex-lovers meet again at a family gathering and discover they are strangely attracted to one another. Despite the couple’s expectations, the affair returns to their hometown and causes havoc in their personal lives. They can’t end their relationship even if they’re still in other relationships.

2. Something’s Gotta Give (2003)

An older music industry executive named Harry Sanborn enjoys dating younger women like Marin. When Harry has a heart attack while visiting Marin’s mother Erica, things get awkward. A love triangle forms when Eric is left in the care of Erica and his doctor.

3. He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)

He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

the poor and destitute While going on a slew of dates, Gigi Haim is hoping to find her prince charming somewhere in there. Gigi has been anticipating hearing from estate agent Conor Barry ever since they started dating. On the other hand, Conor never communicates with her through text or phone. If she goes to his favorite bar, she’ll run into his friend Alex, who works there. Their relationship blossoms as they learn to read each other’s body language and Alex becomes a valuable dating resource for Gigi.

4. The Parent Trap (1998)

The Parent Trap (1998)

When Hallie and Annie, two preteens, meet at summer camp, their worlds are turned upside down when they discover they are identical twins. The girls decide to swap identities with their other parent in order to spend more time with their British mother, Elizabeth, who is a famous dress designer, and their American father, Nick, who is a wine maker. While staying at a hotel in New York City, the girls decide to tell their parents about the swap, which reunites the divorced couple and sends them back into marriage.

5. Almost Famous (2000)

To cover a new band called Stillwater, 15-year-old William Miller was hired by Rolling Stone magazine. Coming of age drama that follows William as he comes face to face with the realities of life, love, and lingo.

6. Manhattan (1979)

Manhattan (1979)

While the protagonist in the first book Isaac Davis is writing romanticizes Manhattan, Isaac Davis’ own life in Manhattan is more of a tragicomedy than the kind depicted by Isaac Davis’ romanticized view of his hometown, New York City. He recently quit his job as a hack writer for… a bad television comedy, and he is now regretting his decision, especially since he isn’t sure he can live off his book writing career. He’s paying alimony to both of his ex-wives, including Jill Davis, a lesbian who’s penning a memoir about their bitter divorce.

Even though Tracy is seventeen and still in high school, there is one bright spot in his life: he’s dating her. To a large extent, this is because of the age gap; he doesn’t see them having a long term future together. When he meets Yale Pollack’s mistress, journalist Mary Wilkie, his life could get even more tragicomical, as she is Wilkie’s best friend. Despite Isaac’s initial impression of Mary as a smug intellectual, he is smitten by her.

They do become friends, but she knows that being Yale’s “other woman” is not a role she wants to play for the foreseeable future. A Yale-involved Isaac/Mary relationship could further complicate matters. Isaac, on the other hand, may be able to make sense of everything.

7. The Graduate (1967)

Ben just graduated from college, and his parents are expecting big things from him now. He has to live up to their high expectations. The wife of his father’s business partner, Mrs. Robinson, requests Ben to drive her home after their “Homecoming” party, resulting in an affair between the two men. However, when Mr. Robinson’s affair with Mrs. Robinson’s daughter ends, it comes back to haunt him.

8. The Beach (2000)

Garland’s story revolves around Richard, a young, nicotine-addicted traveler who is also a huge pop-culture fanatic who enjoys video games and war films from the Vietnam era. On his way to the airport for a layover in Bangkok, he comes across a map that was left by his strange and mentally unstable neighbor, who had just committed suicide the day before. The map, according to legend, leads to a mythical island paradise, where other exiles have made their home.

9. Bitter Moon (1992)

Bitter Moon (1992)

Fiona and Nigel Dobson, a British couple, are sailing from Istanbul to India. They meet a gorgeous French woman, and Nigel ends up dancing alone in the ship’s bar with her that night. In the future, he meets Oscar, her crippled American husband, and he learns about their life together in America. A man spends several years in Paris trying to break into the writing world when his attentions turn to the woman he met by chance on a bus. Once he locates her, they embark on a passionate romance. The relationship between Oscar and Nigel develops over several visits to Oscar’s cabin, and Nigel learns more and more about Oscar’s enslavement as a result.

10. Another Year (2010)

During the four seasons of an average year, a happily married couple is surrounded by unhappily married friends, colleagues, and family members who all seem to be unhappy.

11. Adore (2013)

They’ve known each other since they were kids growing up in the same beach town as Lil and Roz. Their sons, now adults, share a bond as strong as the one that connects their mothers. During one summer, all four are confronted with long-simmering feelings… and discover unexpected joy in relationships that defy expectations.

12. Terms Of Endearment (1983)

As a mother and daughter, Aurora and Emma toe the line at different times. Aurora has a long history of being both difficult and loving, beginning with her marriage to Emma. The film takes place over a period of several years, during which time each character discovers new reasons to keep on living and to find happiness. There is something striking about Aurora’s conversations with Garrett Bree…dlove, the retired astronaut and next-door neighbor. Love is expressed in a variety of ways, of course.

13. Moonstruck (1987)

Moonstruck (1987)

Awaiting the marriage proposal from her stupid boyfriend Johnny, Italian-American widow Loretta finds herself smitten with his younger brother Ronny. The woman fights back against her brother’s aggressive pur…suit of her, but Ronny, who lost his hand in an accident he blames on Johnny, has no qualms about going after her while Johnny is away. Loretta discovers that she isn’t the only one in her family who is having an illicit relationship as she falls deeper in love.

14. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Cristina, a sexually adventurous young woman, and Vicky, a bright but cautious young woman, go on vacation to Barcelona, where they meet Juan Antonio, a famous and seductive artist. Vicky isn’t about to embark on a hedonistic journey when she’s about to get married. Cristina, on the other hand, comes to mind right away… Attracted to Juan Antonio’s free-spiritedness and romantic allure, she learns about his divorce from fellow artist Maria Elena, who was a tumultuous force.

15. The Squid And The Whale (2005)

When university professor Bernard and renowned author Joan, a pseudo-intellectual family, divorced in Brooklyn, New York in 1986, it was a big deal. There are no “phil…istines” in Bernard’s family or life, and he does not accept them as “philistines” – people who do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is developing as a writer and does not have any issues with “philistines”. When Walt, an adolescent, and Frank, a boy, are separated, they each choose a side and exhibit abnormal behavior as a result.

Frank abuses alcohol and smears sperm on library books and a locker in the school’s dressing room. Walt, a damaged and insecure person, breaks up with Sophie after singing Roger Water’s song “Hey You” at a festival as if it were his own. While this is going on, Joan is having an affair with Ivan, Frank’s tennis teacher, and Bernard is having an affair with Lili, one of his students.

16. The Hours (2002)

During Laura Brown’s pregnancy in 1951, she’s trying to plan a party for her husband but can’t put down her copy of Mrs. Dalloway, which she’s been reading nonstop. Clarissa Vaughn, a contemporary woman, is throwing a farewell party for her friend Richard, an acclaimed author who has AIDS and is dying. They’re both connected to Virginia Woolf’s life and work, as she’s the author of the novel mentioned earlier.

17. No Reservations (2007)

One of Manhattan’s most prestigious restaurants, 22 Bleecker, is run by Kate, an accomplished chef who exudes a no-nonsense intensity that captivates and intimidates those around her. Every hectic shift, she manages to coordinate hundreds of meals, prepare…delicate sauces, season and simmer each dish to absolute perfection with breathtaking precision.

18. Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)

In spite of her marriage to the girls’ father, Evan, Hannah, Holly, and Lee are grown sisters from a show business family. Their booze-crazed actress mother believes she is an ingenue who can attract any man she wants. Hannah, now married to Elliot, a financial advisor, is the family’s success story, giving up her acting career to stay at home with their children while Elliot works.

Her advice is sought after by all, yet she never expresses her own needs or feelings to anyone else. As a non-practicing Jew, she has no idea what will happen to her after she dies. Her first husband, Mickey, writes comedy shows and has a serious case of hypochondria. Single A struggling and thus permanently unemployed actress, Holly just started a catering company with her fellow actress April in order to do something useful in life. Holly is the flaky, insecure sister. Hannah even arranged for Holly and Mickey to meet after she broke up with Mickey.

This was Holly and Mickey’s only date, and it was arguably the worst night of their lives for both of them. In Holly’s life, she relies on Hannah in every way, including financial support, despite the fact that she believes Hannah is too critical of her mistakes. Holly and April meet David, an architect, while working as caterers. David shows an interest in both of them. As a result of her insecurities, Holly may find it difficult to maintain a healthy friendship with April and a romantic relationship with David. Lee, a scavenger of idle…

19. Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)

In spite of her marriage to the girls’ father, Evan, Hannah, Holly, and Lee are grown sisters from a show business family. Their booze-crazed actress mother believes she is an ingenue who can attract any man she wants. Hannah, now married to Elliot, a financial advisor, is the family’s success story, giving up her acting career to stay at home with their children while Elliot works. Her advice is sought after by all, yet she never expresses her own needs or feelings to anyone else.

As a non-practicing Jew, she has no idea what will happen to her after she dies. Her first husband, Mickey, writes comedy shows and has a serious case of hypochondria. Single A struggling and thus permanently unemployed actress, Holly just started a catering company with her fellow actress April in order to do something useful in life. Holly is the flaky, insecure sister. Hannah even arranged for Holly and Mickey to meet after she broke up with Mickey.

This was Holly and Mickey’s only date, and it was arguably the worst night of their lives for both of them. In Holly’s life, she relies on Hannah in every way, including financial support, despite the fact that she believes Hannah is too critical of her mistakes. Holly and April meet David, an architect, while working as caterers. David shows an interest in both of them. As a result of her insecurities, Holly may find it difficult to maintain a healthy friendship with April and a romantic relationship with David. Lee, a scavenger of idle…