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Movies like The Proposal (2009) Finished The Proposal 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 The Proposal, and what it does not.
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Immigration issues Workplace hierarchy Rom com Fish out of water Social class differences Class Power dynamics Investigator Your best matches Ranked against what The Proposal is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 1999 · Film · Drama · Comedy
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy Shares its naturalistic look Built around the same identity More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Barbie 2023
Built around the same identity Shares its playful and wry register Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 139 candidates
Shares its playful and wry register What's different Not built around power dynamics or class Not really fish out of water or rom com Darkness Fairly light
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The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against The Proposal.
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2004 · Film · Comedy · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Also fish out of water at heart Built around the same class and identity Shares its playful and wry register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around power dynamics Does not promise romantic comedy or opposites attract Darkness Fairly light
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1993 · Series · Comedy · Family
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Why it matches Also fish out of water at heart Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy Shares its high contrast look Shares its playful and wry register What's different Not built around power dynamics or identity Not about social class differences or immigration issues A series rather than a single film Where it streams Amazon Prime Video Hulu Amazon Prime Video with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Proposal.
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Who's That Girl 1987 · 1h 33m
Also about social class differences Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy You, Me and Dupree 2006
Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy Shares its naturalistic and high contrast look XO, Kitty 2023
Also fish out of water at heart Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy
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