20 best movies like Making Mr. Right (1987)

List of the best movies like Making Mr. Right (1987): Earth Girls Are Easy, Comet, (UN)Ideal Man, About Time, Spontaneous, Space Station 76, TiMER, A Timeless Christmas, Creator, Blast from the Past.

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Markimdb: 5.4
Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration01:40

In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women discover three handsome men underneath. After absorbing the native culture via television, the spacemen are ready to hit the dating scene in 1980s Los Angeles.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:31

When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time-from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call-an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges.

Markimdb: 3.3
Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
CountryRussia

In a future in which human-like androids have become commonplace companions and servants, one, with a handsome male appearance, finds its owner's feelings difficult to understand and her desires impossible to fulfill.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:03

    The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    A comedic drama about a group of people (and several robots) living on a space station in a 1970’s-version of the future. When a new Assistant Captain arrives, she inadvertently ignites tensions among the crew, prompting them to confront their darkest secrets. Barely contained lust, jealousy, and anger all bubble to the surface, becoming just as dangerous as the asteroid that’s heading right for them.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    In this comedic fantasy, science has facilitated the search for a soul mate via biotechnological implants that count down to the moment one is supposed to meet his or her match. But Oona is worried: She's nearly 30, and her TiMER isn't ticking yet. Will her dream guy get snatched up by someone else?

    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: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, melodrama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    The time is the distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled by an evil emperor (John Carradine) presiding over a trade oligarchy that controls all mining and sale of ice from asteroids and comets.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:35

    Miles buys himself a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing thoughts and emotions after a having champagne spilled down on him. Things start getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, how the computer calls himself, fall in love with Madeline, an attractive neighbour.

    Markimdb: 3.3
    Genrefantastic, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    Hot Bot is the hilarious journey of two sexually repressed and unpopular teenage geeks who accidentally discover a life-like super-model sex bot (Bardot).

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

      On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, music
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:16

      Croydon, 1977. A trio of punk teenagers goes to a party to meet girls, but they find that girls there are very different from what they expected.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrefantastic, comedy, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to her, but he sticks his foot in his mouth and botches the proposal. Being insulted by the defeatist proposal, Anne leaves town on an assignment. After she's gone, he finds out that his recently-deceased grandfather's will stipulates that he gets nothing of a multi-million dollar fortune unless he's married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday: tomorrow! Not being able to find Anne, Jimmie begins backtracking through his past girlfriends to find a wife.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:30

      Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.

      Markimdb: 8.6
      Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
      Duration02:49

        Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:49

        The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in Explorers, the action-fantasy from director Joe Dante, who combines keen humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration02:26

        Phil's new phone comes with an unexpected feature, Jexi...an A.I. determined to keep him all to herself in a comedy about what can happen when you love your phone more than all else.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        Social satire based on the best-seller by Adele Lang humorously chronicles the life of Katya Livingston, a self-centered, obnoxious and conceited 28-year-old ad sales exec who won't let anything or anyone stand in her way in getting to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, short
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration00:06

        Every time the beautiful Regina rejects his advances, James pushes a red button and tries again, all the while unaware of the reality and consequences of his actions.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, crime
        CountryUSA

        Amanda, an employee at an upscale clothing store, is leading a relatively lonely and unremarkable life. All this changes when an alien that's been held a secret military installation excapes by taking over the body of one of the base employees. Amanda finds the fugitive alien and decides to help it hide from the government agents chasing it, a seemingly easy task, as the alien must change host bodies every few days. Will she be able to help her new companion make a clean getaway?

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:23

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

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:55

        Womanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions alongside each other, which leads to a similarly combative local TV show. At the same time their initial indifference to each other looks like it may evolve into something more romantic.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        Sam Clayton's marriage to ex-stripper Freddie comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by Red, a club proprietor who once did her a favor. But Freddie falls in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother, and the pair tries to escape the situation together. It isn't long before both Sam and Red catch up with them, resulting in threats against the two of them -- although tension also starts to build between Sam and Red.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        Danny is hopelessly in love with his teacher Peggy Noble. Of course she doesn't even notice him while she plans to marry the obnoxious coach Roy "Jack-jaw" Kelton. When Danny's friend Lloyd invents a growth accelerator for fruit and vegetables to "solve world hunger", Danny uses it on himself and as an adult tries to show her Roy's real personality. However at his first appearance at school as an adult, he's mistaken for someone else...

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

        A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:26

        Charles Swan III, a successful graphic designer, has it all: fame, money and devilish charm that have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. But when a perplexing beauty named Ivana suddenly ends their relationship, Charles is left heartbroken. With the support of his loyal intimates - Kirby, Saul, and his sister, Izzy – Charles begins a delirious journey of self-reflection to try and come to terms with a life without Ivana. "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" is an unconventional melodrama told in a bold and playful style.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrefantastic, comedy, musical
        CountryUSA

        Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his payment: a device capable of producing a Real Live Girl. Including music by alternative rock group The Billy Nayer Show, this film began life as a live show with a loyal following.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:37

        Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote. But when Marcy arrives in the small village of Ballinagra, she finds herself in the middle of a matchmaking festival, and the local matchmaker is determined to pair her off with one of the local bachelors.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:05

        Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:18

        Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds, who offers Doug a rather unusual solution to his problems: cloning.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
        Duration01:36

          In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA, Germany
          Duration02:06

          Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:54

          Depressed and jaded after being dumped by her married boyfriend, aging beauty Minnie Moore wonders if she'll ever find love. After shaggy-haired parking lot attendant Seymour Moskowitz comes to her defense from an angry and rebuffed blind date, he falls hopelessly in love with her despite their myriad differences. Minnie reluctantly agrees to a date with Moskowitz, and, slowly but surely, an unlikely romance blossoms between the two.

          Markimdb: 5.2
          Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:35

          When New York architect Matt Saunders dumps his new girlfriend Jenny Johnson - a smart, sexy and reluctant superhero known as G-Girl - she uses her powers to make his life a living hell!

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:48

          Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:38

          Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfill a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:34

          Michael and Ellie break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael's class, and discover a strange glowing orb which absorbs electricity. When the orb begins to blend past, present, and future, its up to Michael and Ellie to stop the orb and save mankind.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:48

          Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
          CountrySerbia
          Duration01:25

          On a lonely mission to Alpha Centauri, Milutin is teamed up with Nimani 1345, a female cyborg designed to fulfill his every need. At first thrilled to be able to control her, Sebastian grows tired of having his desires fulfilled so easily. Longing for human intimacy, Sebastian alters Nimani's programmed responses, but in doing so he risks the mission's security — and his own life.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration03:14

          Noah spends the perfect first night with the girl of his dreams Avery but gets relegated to the friend zone. He spends the next three years wondering what went wrong - until he gets the unexpected chance to travel back in time and alter that night, and his fate, over and over again.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, adventure
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Republic of Ireland
          Duration01:35

          John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be multitude of unstoppable and deadly killer robots.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:27

          A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful. So he sends her a letter, but than finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. The only problem is the delivery man will not stop until the package has been delivered.




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