Movies Like People, Places, Things (2015)

People, Places, Things is a 2015 comedy, drama, romance film from Jim Strouse with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Manhattan and Synecdoche, New York.

Comedy Drama Romance

Manhattan

1979

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

7.7

MagicScore

Synecdoche, New York

2008

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

7.5

MagicScore

Do the Right Thing

1989

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

7.8

MagicScore

TMNT

2007

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City.

6.1

MagicScore

One Day

2011

A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.

7.4

MagicScore

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003

After a rough divorce, Frances, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together starting with the villa and finds that life sometimes has unexpected ways of giving her everything she wanted.

6.9

MagicScore

Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012

Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.

6.1

MagicScore

Young Adult

2011

A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.

5.8

MagicScore

Turtles Forever

2009

Whoa, dude! Worlds collide when the Turtles from one dimension meet the Turtles from another dimension! What the shell is going on? The two Turtle teams must work together to find the Technodrome and undo this multi-dimensional mess!

7.3

MagicScore

#10

After the Storm

2016

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

Love Streams

1984

Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

The Chronology of Water

2025

Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

She-Devil

1989

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

The Woman in the Fifth

2011

An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

Stepmom

1998

Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Secret Window

2004

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

7.6

MagicScore

#18

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

2023

The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Something from Tiffany's

2022

One woman's life is forever changed by an engagement ring meant for someone else.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

You Hurt My Feelings

2023

A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like People, Places, Things?

The top films similar to People, Places, Things by MovieMagicScore are Manhattan (7.7), Synecdoche, New York (7.5), Do the Right Thing (7.8). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is People, Places, Things worth watching?

People, Places, Things holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 205 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is People, Places, Things?

People, Places, Things (2015) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Jim Strouse, starring Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Stephanie Allynne.

Where can I find more recommendations like People, Places, Things?

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About movies like People, Places, Things

This ranked list pairs People, Places, Things (2015), a comedy and drama and romance film from Jim Strouse, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jemaine Clement 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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