20 best movies like Playing for Keeps (2012)


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Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
CountryUSA, Germany

When relaxed and charming Ben Wrightman meets workaholic Lindsey Meeks she finds him sweet and charming, they hit it off and when it is winter Ben can spend every waking hour with Lindsey, but when summer comes around the corner Lindsey discovers Ben's obsession with the Boston Red Sox. She thinks it is perfect until everything goes downhill for them.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:47

Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer, Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:15

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:55

After a distastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have is common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:41

It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.

Markimdb: 5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

Seven close friends reunite for the wedding of two of their friends. Problems arise because the bride and the maid of honor have had a long rivalry over the groom.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:52

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.

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: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:36

    A young playboy who learns he has one month until he becomes infertile sets out to procreate as much as possible.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    Maggie, an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
    CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
    Duration01:34

    Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine dies of heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of team. Some time later, Antoine returns as a ghost and helps Kenny in game and in life, but Kenny changes in the process and doesn't quite like it.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Otto Wall is just a little unlucky in life, and unbeknownst to him, in love. When his wife suddenly asks for a divorce, he bounces between a search for answers, desperate attempts to stay connected to his daughter, and his fateful reentry into the dating pool.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Corey refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl, who notices that Jimmy has a special talent: he is a "wizard" at video games and can achieve the high score on absolutely everything he plays. Evading their parents and a sinister bounty hunter, the trio head for a climactic showdown at the national video game championships in California.

    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: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada, Australia
    Duration01:51

    An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

      A woman who is robbed on her way to catch the 1:30 train to Boston is left stranded in New York City. She meets a man who helps her during the course of the night and the two form a romance.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he meets at his mattress store. As their relationship flourishes, unbeknownst to them, a hitman is trying to kill Brian.

      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: 7.4
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom
      Duration01:26

      A man without attachments or responsibilities suddenly finds himself with an abandoned baby and leaves for London to try and find the mother. Eight years later after he and his daughter become inseparable Gloria's mother reappears.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China, Japan
      Duration02:19

      Breaking up with Mark Darcy leaves Bridget Jones over 40 and single again. Feeling that she has everything under control, Jones decides to focus on her career as a top news producer. Suddenly, her love life comes back from the dead when she meets a dashing and handsome American named Jack. Things couldn't be better, until Bridget discovers that she is pregnant. Now, the befuddled mom-to-be must figure out if the proud papa is Mark or Jack.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryMexico, Spain, Denmark, USA
      Duration01:30

      To celebrate his 90th birthday, an old single journalist, Sabio, who accustomed to intimacy with whores since childhood, decides to gift himself with an intense night of love with a virgin teenager. Rosa Cabarcas, his old friend as a brothel madam arranges him the ideal young woman, Delgadina, a factory worker, who sells her virginity to support her family, but when he sees her sleeping angelically, he loses interest in pure pleasure and falls in love with her. That love was not meant to be true, but fate changes, and that hope is born of an opportunity for unbridled love.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      Jamie is a New York-based executive recruiter who entices Dylan, an art director from Los Angeles, to take a job at the New York office of GQ magazine. Finding that they have much in common, the two become fast friends. Feeling jaded by a number of broken romances, Dylan and Jamie decide that they are ready to quit looking for true love and focus on having fun. However, complications unfold when the two best pals add sex to their relationship.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:27

      Intersecting stories with different moms collide on Mother's Day.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada

      A divorcee has a passionate affair with a much younger surfing instructor in Hawaii.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, short
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France

      Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, actually exists.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      One man does all he can to veil his Asian heritage; the other takes great pains to hide his sexual orientation. Both of these things begin to change when Ryan is hired to prepare film star Ning for a fashion shoot, and the men develop a bond.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:46

      Ally Darling (Anna Faris) is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then she reads an eye-opening magazine article that warns that 96 percent of women who've been with 20 or more lovers are unlikely to find a husband. Determined to turn her life around and prove the article wrong, Ally embarks on a mission to find the perfect mate from among her numerous ex-boyfriends.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryTaiwan, USA
      Duration04:38

      A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration02:04

      Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever after. However, this engaged couple just keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:54

      A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
      CountryUSA

      Uptight French chef, Sara Westbrook, gets fired up when her upscale café, Chez Varenne, is suddenly overshadowed by a new restaurant moving in next door run by a group of rowdy firemen. Led by handsome former fire fighter Gill Callahan and his friend Danny, The Five Alarm Grill is soon a big success while Sara and Patsy, her pastry chef, struggle to bring in customers. Sara suddenly softens when she meets Gill's ten-year-old daughter Hannah. Ignoring the obvious tension between her dad and Sara, Hannah is soon playing matchmaker. Can Gill and Sara's burgeoning romance survive the temptation to compete with each other, or will the heat of competition drive them apart?

      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: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:23

      In his funky California beach enclave, Chip's the go-to guy for personal insights. But he isn't quite as enlightened when it comes to his own baggage.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a sweet, funny and like-minded man. But things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex–husband of Marianne...

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genremelodrama, drama, military, history, sport
      CountryMacedonia, Czech Republic, USA
      Duration01:53

      Spitz is the German-Jewish coach of the football team Macedonia during World War II. Under his leadership, the team fights to become the champion of Bulgaria's National Football League

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:47

      A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:35

        All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

        Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

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

        A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.




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