20 best movies like Just My Luck (2006)

List of the best movies like Just My Luck (2006): Penelope, Moonlight in Vermont, A Lot Like Love, With Left Hand Only, How Do You Know, Barefoot, 12 Dates of Christmas, The Seven Year Itch, Before You Say 'I Do', The Longest Week.

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Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:39

    Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:35

    After fast-paced New York City high-end real estate broker Fiona Rangely (Lacey Chabert) gets dumped by her boyfriend, she escapes to her family’s quaint Vermont Inn for a few days to slow down and evaluate her life. When her ex-boyfriend Nate shows up at the Inn with a brand new girlfriend, Fiona quickly devises a plan to win him back: pretend the handsome and very laid- back head chef Derek (Carlo Marks) is her new boyfriend! Much to the surprise of Derek --and to Fiona herself-- in pretending to be in love, she realizes that she’s been thrown a curveball: sometimes the best things in life are worth the wait.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they go from being acquaintances to close friends to ... lovers?

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryRussia
    Duration02:02

    A successful sculptor and life-loving womanizer Max has never had a serious relationship in his life, until... his right hand gets possessed by the spirit of a young woman who hates his guts. While trying to get out of this predicament, the two strikingly different people are forced to share a body and a life.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:01

    After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as she impresses everyone with her genuine, simple charms. Remake of the German film "Barfuss" (2005).

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    In an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend on Christmas Eve, Kate ends up ruining her blind date with Miles, a handsome guy she's been set up with. In a strange twist of fate, Kate is given the chance to re-live Christmas Eve twelve times.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    With his family away for their annual summer holiday, Richard Sherman decides he has the opportunity to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together—maybe a little too much time!

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    George Murray's fiancée Jane Gardner gets cold feet after accepting his ring, terrorized by her first wedding with Doug, who cheated that very day with their wedding coordinator. After a car crash, George finds himself 10 years in the past, just days before Doug's day.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Left broke and homeless by his wealthy parents' divorce, a young man moves in with an old friend and finally meets the woman of his dreams -- only to discover she's already dating his friend.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Best pals Jason and Daniel indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

    Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:36

    For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    Two parents fall in love over the course of a single day while playing hooky from their children's college tour.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:02

    A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex boyfriend's apartment building.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner, a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that Christmas giving has less to do with the amount of money spent and more to do with the importance of the gift, while Anna discovers she might find success as an artist in a way she never expected. The best gift of all of course is the love they discover with one another.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryCanada, USA, Germany
    Duration01:35

    After a man finally gets over his former girlfriend, who has moved to Los Angeles and become a television star, and falls in love with another woman, the former girlfriend's show is canceled and she wants him back.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    A professional in the advertising business, Holly dreams of finding Mr. Right, & getting the "perfect" romance. When she meets someone who ~looks the part, she falls hard & fast. But soon she is reminded that appearances can be deceiving, & true love grows in more unexpected places.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    When a reporter encounters the eldest son of a famous political family at a mountain retreat, she winds up pretending to be his girlfriend over Christmas so he can save face with his family. Should she secretly expose newsworthy scoops about the famous family in order to save her job, or trust that she's falling in love for real? Stars Patricia Richardson and Katrina Law.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    When Ethan arrives at the airport just in time to declare his undying love for his girlfriend, love appears to have conquered all. The scene, however, is really the ending of Ethan's novel, which his agent calls "unrealistic." Ethan soon meets a waitress, Jesse, and falls in love with her despite her growing devotion to Troy, a charming businessman. But the line between reality and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:13

    P-A-X-497/341, aka “Pax” , a curious young man from the well-ordered but loveless future, travels to present day New Orleans in search of romance novelist Elizabeth Barrett – whose book he has come upon during an archeological dig in the year 3127. Hoping Elizabeth can explain the concept of love to him, which is now nonexistent in his time, Pax embarks on an adventure filled with new discoveries. Elizabeth introduces Pax to life in the year 2011, filled with love, music and of course, destiny. When Pax doesn’t return to the future by the given deadline, Bob, his fellow scientist, travels back in time to find him. Meanwhile, as Elizabeth helps Pax learn about love, she ends up confiding in her colleague, played by Valerie Harper, about her own upcoming “surprise” engagement.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Writer Alex Sheldon (Luke Wilson) must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore (Kate Hudson) and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix (Sophie Marceau). But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    Tripp, an attractive man in his thirties, is still living with his parents Al and Sue. Tripp's best friends Demo and Ace are also still living in their parents' homes and seem proud of it. Al and Sue are not happy, however, and are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to arrange the matter and couldn't be happier with the result.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Sam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and sister rather than husband and wife. They both share a love of 1940s movies and dancing, and when they meet Charlie, they have something else in common: They both fall in love with her. Sam must deal with unexpected feelings of jealousy, while Gray struggles to come to terms with her sexual orientation.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:30

    With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Advertising execs Melanie Welsh and Donovan Goodwin disagree on a cellphone Christmas commercial they’re pitching. He says his sleek design will win over the client but she knows it lacks holiday spirit.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. With a little magic, her wish is granted, but it turns out that being thirty isn't as always as awesome as she thought it would be!

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet – both blissfully unaware that he's putting her out of business.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his heavenly houseguest, Jim must cope with a dangerously jealous fiancée, an exploitive future father-in-law and a group of buddies with an outrageous business plan!

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    A reporter Lanie Kerrigan interviews a psychic homeless man for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead he tells her that her life has no meaning and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change the pattern of her life...

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Spain
    Duration01:34

      A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      When Jack, an assistant District Attorney, takes Lee, a shoplifter caught in the act, home with him for Christmas, the unexpected happens and love blossoms.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:26

      After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way more than any one night stand should.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, although each has an intriguing past which makes the other jealous.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      A neurotic, young psychology student, with low self-esteem, has a chance encounter with a free-spirited, extremely gregarious woman who works at the Paris Health Club in New York City, and who suggests that they immediately get married to see how it will work out. Both of the student's parents are analysts, and they provide the happy couple with a gift certificate for a year of marriage counseling as a wedding present.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      A recent college graduate sets out to win back the girl of his dreams.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Canada

      An architect heads to the altar with her fiancé, unsure of her marriage and their future. She relives her disastrous wedding day, put together by her fiance’s overbearing mother, over and over until, with the help of his brother, she begins to face her biggest fears and discover what she really wants in herself and in her life.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountrySpain, France, United Kingdom, Germany, USA
      Duration01:31

      Victor Bukowski is an out-of-work actor with problems. He's got a lousy agent, he has a habit of falling out with directors and he's still in love with his ex-girlfriend. However, Victor is about to embark on an unexpected emotional journey which will make him confront his future and his past mistakes.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:27

      After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Two strangers meet and fall in love during the weekend that they are planning their respective weddings.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the construction of a nightclub that his firm has been hired to build. Alex is a straight-laced WASP-ish type who, while enjoying a night on the town, meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek), a free-spirited Mexican-American photographer. Alex and Isabel are overtaken by lust at first sight and end up sp

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:39

      Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend; once they arrive they are met with bad weather and a series of adventures.




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