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Movies that feel likeThis Means War (2012)

Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

If you loved This Means War, the closest films we have are No Hard Feelings (2023), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) and Bridesmaids (2011). All three share This Means War's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000).

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No Hard Feelings
2023 · dir. Gene Stupnitsky
🍅 71%★ 6.3comedy · romanceMaxHulu

Both are working the same pair: friendship, animal shelter

The difference: Reviewed even better

On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.

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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
2013 · dir. Ayan Mukerji
🍅 69%★ 7.3romance · comedyNetflixPrime Video

One thread runs through both: friendship

The difference: Trades the momentum of This Means War for an angle of its own

On a trekking trip, an introverted Naina falls for a charming ex-classmate, whose thirst for adventure drives them apart. Years later, their paths cross again.

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Bridesmaids
2011 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 89%★ 6.8comedy · romancePrime Video

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.

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Friends with Benefits
2011 · dir. Will Gluck
🍅 69%★ 6.5romance · comedy

Romantic where it counts, warm underneath

Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true love. When the two become friends they decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual attraction - but without any emotional attachment.

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Ask Me If I'm Happy
2000 · dir. Giacomo Poretti
★ 7.2comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.

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The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005 · dir. Judd Apatow
🍅 85%★ 7.1comedy · romanceStarz

Romance built on play, twice over

Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a single mom.

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That Awkward Moment
2014 · dir. Tom Gormican
🍅 23%★ 6.1comedy · romancePrime Video

Common ground: dating

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.

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Bride Wars
2009 · dir. Gary Winick
🍅 10%★ 5.5comedy · romanceParamount+

Romantic action in both cases

Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.

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Just Go with It
2011 · dir. Dennis Dugan
🍅 20%★ 6.4comedy · romanceParamount+

Warm comedy, and it commits to that

While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherine's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.

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Mr. Deeds
2002 · dir. Steven Brill
🍅 22%★ 5.8comedy · romance

Both lean on wit more than on romance

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.

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Chennai Express
2013 · dir. Rohit Shetty
🍅 57%★ 6.3romance · comedy · actionNetflix

Both lean on momentum more than on action

Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

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Kopps
2003 · dir. Josef Fares
★ 6.7action · comedy

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.

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