Movies Like Love Stinks (1999)

Love Stinks is a 1999 comedy, romance film from Jeff Franklin with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with La La Land and The Road to Wellville.

Comedy Romance

La La Land

2016

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

7.9

MagicScore

The Road to Wellville

1994

An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.

5.6

MagicScore

I Saw the TV Glow

2024

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

6.1

MagicScore

Mars Needs Women

1968

Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.

3.8

MagicScore

The Cure

1917

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

6.8

MagicScore

The Bachelorette Party

2021

Five women celebrate one of the girl's bachelorette party but one of them doesn't show up.

5.5

MagicScore

A Cure for Wellness

2017

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

6.3

MagicScore

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

1971

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

6.1

MagicScore

Agatha

1979

England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Spa Night

2016

A young Korean-American man works to reconcile his obligations to his struggling immigrant family with his burgeoning sexual desires in the underground world of gay hookups at Korean spas in Los Angeles.

5.6

MagicScore

#11

Death Spa

1988

Michael's health club is beseiged with a series of terrible murders involving killer saunas and other grisly devices. Michael's wife killed herself a while before and her brother holds Michael responsible. Michael needs to stop the bloodshed before he loses all of his clients.

5.2

MagicScore

#12

Love at Second Sight

2019

A man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Plan B

2010

Bruno's plan to win back his ex-girlfriend hits a snag when he becomes attracted to her boyfriend.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

The Last Days of Disco

1998

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007

Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Happy Together

1989

Christopher is an ambitious college freshman, striving to become a writer. Through a computer fault he's assigned the same room as Alex, a real party freak and... a girl! He's annoyed and tries to get a different room as soon as possible, but when he learns to know her, he also starts to like her. She not only improves his sexual life, but also his writing skills

5.8

MagicScore

#17

Three to Tango

1999

Oscar and Peter land a career-making opportunity when a Chicago tycoon chooses them to compete for the design of a cultural center. The tycoon mistakenly believes that Oscar is gay and has him spy on his mistress Amy. Oscar goes along with it and ends up falling in love with Amy.

5.7

MagicScore

#18

Eating Out

2004

After getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb's roommate, Gwen thinks he's gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc.

5.6

MagicScore

#19

Freshman Orientation

2004

A bored college student sees a prime opportunity to score with a hot coed who has made the assumption that he is gay, and he decides to play along when she follows her sorority leader's assignment to seduce then cut loose a series of misfits and losers.

5.1

MagicScore

#20

Kung Fu Hustle

2004

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Love Stinks?

The top films similar to Love Stinks by MovieMagicScore are La La Land (7.9), The Road to Wellville (5.6), I Saw the TV Glow (6.1). Each shares comedy/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Love Stinks worth watching?

Love Stinks holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 62 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Love Stinks?

Love Stinks (1999) is a comedy, romance film directed by Jeff Franklin, starring French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Tyra Banks.

Where can I find more recommendations like Love Stinks?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Love Stinks

This ranked list pairs Love Stinks (1999), a comedy and romance film from Jeff Franklin, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of French Stewart take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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