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The Invite (2026)

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

Directed byOlivia Wilde

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  1. 01

    Life Itself

    Shared cast

    2018 · 118 min · Drama · Romance

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    As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  2. 02

    The Drama

    Strong story similarity

    2026 · 105 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 04

    The Roses

    Strong story similarity

    2025 · 105 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 05

    The Best You Can

    Strong story similarity

    2025 · 103 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    Cynthia Rand is a buttoned-up New Yorker married to a brilliant professor 25 years her senior. She begins feeling the effects of her husband’s advancing age on their relationship, just as her world is turned upside down by the arrival of sharp but chronically underachieving security guard Stan Olszewski in this smart rom-com that reunites Bacon and Sedgwick on screen for the first time in 20 years.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 06

    First Blush

    Strong story similarity

    2020 · 108 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    Nena and Drew are a young, happy-ish married couple whose relationship is thrown off its axis when they meet Olivia. The trio's attraction to each other is undeniable, but when they become romantically involved, they struggle to navigate the complications of a polyamorous relationship. The three push each other's boundaries to the limits as they discover painful truths about who they are, what they want, and how to love in turbulent times.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  6. 07

    Happiest Season

    Strong story similarity

    2020 · 102 min · Comedy · Romance

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    A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  7. 08

    Friendship

    Strong story similarity

    2025 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 09

    Stuck in Love

    Strong story similarity

    2013 · 97 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  9. 10

    I Want You Back

    Strong story similarity

    2022 · 116 min · Comedy · Romance

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    Peter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to learn that the loves of their lives have already moved on, Peter and Emma hatch a hilarious plan to win back their exes with unexpected results.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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