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Movies like Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Finished Silver Linings Playbook and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Silver Linings Playbook, and what it does not.
What did you love about Silver Linings Playbook? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
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67% Reverina match Top pick 1988 · Film · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: family dynamics Also about social isolation Built around the same redemption and self-discovery More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Shares its hopeful and wry register
What's different Not built around love Not really dark comedy or romantic drama Commitment 2h 14m
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Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Silver Linings Playbook.
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2011 · Film · Drama · Romance
Good match
Why it matches Also romantic drama at heart Built around the same love and self-discovery Shares its handheld and naturalistic look Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not built around redemption Not about social isolation or mental illness Add to watchlist Not for me
2009 · Film · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy Built around the same love and self-discovery Shares its handheld and naturalistic look Shares its hopeful and bleak register What's different Not built around redemption Not about social isolation or mental illness Where it streams Hoopla Add to watchlist Not for me
Also dark comedy at heart Shares its naturalistic look The Dink 2026 · 1h 43m
Shares its naturalistic look Built around the same redemption and self-discovery This Is Us 2016
Also about family relationships Built around the same love The Fabelmans 2022
Watched for the same thing: family dynamics Built around the same self-discovery
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