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Films like Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

Published: Feb 23, 2026

Bridget Jones's Diary plot: A single 32-year-old woman decides it’s finally time to get her life together and starts keeping a diary of her successes and failures. With family and coworkers constantly trying to set her up, she finds herself in a love triangle between her charming playboy boss and a reserved lawyer who seems arrogant at first.

Keywords: Comedy, Rivalry, Self discovery, Search, Romance, Slow burn, Love triangle, Infidelity, Awkward, Self acceptance

Style characteristics: Romance, Humor, Pacing

Man Up

1. Man Up

Romance Comedy
6.8

2015 · 1h 28min

United Kingdom

Director: Ben Palmer

A single 34-year-old woman, Nancy, mistakenly ends up on someone else’s blind date. Not realizing the mix-up, 40-year-old Jack is charmed by her, and she decides to go along with the adventure.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Romance, Humor, Pacing, Tone, Tropes

Shared keywords

Comedy, Search, Romance

Style

Romance
80%
Humor
75%
Pacing
70%

Love Actually

2. Love Actually

Comedy Romance Drama
7.5

2003 · 2h 15min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Richard Curtis

Ten intertwined stories unfold in London a few weeks before Christmas and, in an extraordinary way, connect with one another. The film explores different expressions and forms of the vast concept of love.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Romance, Tone, Conflict

Style

Romance
88%
Humor
68%
Pacing
62%

Notting Hill

3. Notting Hill

Romance Comedy
7.2

1999 · 2h 4min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Roger Michell

The life of William, the owner of a small bookshop in London, changes dramatically after a famous movie star visits his store. From there, the already unusual encounter grows into a romance.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Romance, Tropes, Tone

Style

Romance
90%
Humor
65%
Pacing
55%

Four Weddings and a Funeral

4. Four Weddings and a Funeral

Comedy Drama Romance
7.1

1994 · 1h 57min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Mike Newell

A 32-year-old bachelor, Charles, does everything he can to avoid getting married—until, at yet another wedding, he meets a charming American woman.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Humor, Romance, Pacing, Conflict, Tone

Shared keywords

Search, Romance

Style

Romance
85%
Humor
75%
Pacing
55%

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

5. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Comedy Romance
6.5

2003 · 1h 56min

United States

Director: Donald Petrie

A journalist is working on an unusual assignment—a piece about the tricks women use to get rid of a man. To do it, she picks a random guy, plans to make him fall for her, and then test every trick in real life. Unfortunately for her, she chooses a man who has just made a bet with his boss that he can make a girl fall in love with him in ten days.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Humor, Pacing, Romance, Tone, Themes

Shared keywords

Comedy, Romance

Style

Romance
85%
Humor
70%
Pacing
65%

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

6. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Drama Comedy Romance
7.0

2008 · 1h 32min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Bharat Nalluri

A London governess is fired yet again. With no other option, she lands a job under false pretenses as the personal secretary to an American actress who has come to Britain in search of fame.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Conflict, Tropes

Notable differences: Humor (-12%), Romance (-12%)

Shared keywords

Comedy, Romance, Love triangle

Style

Romance
70%
Pacing
62%
Humor
60%

What If

7. What If

Drama Comedy Romance
6.8

2013 · 1h 38min

United States, Canada

Director: Michael Dowse

A young man meets a fun, unconventional girl at a party. As they talk, they realize they have a lot in common and decide to keep things as friends. It would all be fine—except over time it turns out to be much harder than they expected.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Humor, Tropes, Conflict

Shared keywords

Romance, Slow burn

Style

Romance
80%
Humor
65%
Pacing
60%

Love, Rosie

8. Love, Rosie

Romance Drama Comedy
7.1

2014 · 1h 42min

United Kingdom, Germany

Director: Christian Ditter

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since childhood. They’ve loved each other for a long time, but indecision and a twist of fate keep them from admitting their feelings. After finishing school, Alex goes off to a university in Boston, and Rosie unexpectedly becomes pregnant by a classmate...

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Conflict, Tone

Notable differences: Humor (-12%)

Shared keywords

Romance, Slow burn

Style

Romance
85%
Pacing
65%
Humor
60%

Definitely, Maybe

9. Definitely, Maybe

Comedy Romance
7.1

2008 · 1h 52min

France, Germany

Director: Adam Brooks

The story follows a man who, while going through a divorce, tells his daughter about his life before marriage—especially his three great love stories. The daughter has to guess which one of them is about her mother.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Conflict, Tone

Notable differences: Humor (-12%)

Shared keywords

Romance, Love triangle

Style

Romance
75%
Humor
60%
Pacing
55%

The Proposal

10. The Proposal

Comedy Romance Drama
6.8

2009 · 1h 48min

United States

Director: Anne Fletcher

Facing the risk of losing her visa and being deported to Canada, a powerful, ambitious boss offers her assistant a fake marriage. What starts as a simple arrangement begins to turn into something more.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Humor, Romance, Pacing, Tone, Themes

Shared keywords

Comedy, Romance, Awkward

Style

Romance
80%
Humor
70%
Pacing
65%

Other films in the series

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

1. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Comedy Romance
6.0

2004 · 1h 48min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Beeban Kidron


Bridget Jones's Baby

2. Bridget Jones's Baby

Drama Comedy Romance
6.4

2016 · 2h 3min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Sharon Maguire