Movies like One Year to Live, Buy a Man (2026)

Name: One Year to Live, Buy a Man
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after One Year to Live, Buy a Man, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Given a year to live, frugal 40-year-old Yui finally lets herself spend: "buying" nightclub host Sena. What begins as a contract takes an unexpected turn.

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Spoiler Alert (2022)

Fit 65%

Shares Romance, Comedy and Drama with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Our Friend (2019)

Fit 61%

Shares Drama and Romance with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.
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Ode to Joy (2019)

Fit 59%

Shares Comedy, Drama and Romance with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test when he falls in love.
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Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

Fit 57%

Shares Comedy, Drama and Romance with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
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Funny People (2009)

Fit 57%

Shares Comedy and Drama with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
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The Good House (2021)

Fit 55%

Shares Romance, Drama and Comedy with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

When wry New England realtor Hildy Good rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell, it ignites long-buried emotions and family secrets that propel Hildy toward a reckoning with the one person she's been avoiding for decades: herself. Based on the best-selling novel by Ann Leary.
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Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)

Fit 51%

Shares Romance, Comedy and Drama with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

A young woman's hilariously confessional voicemails to her late sister are unknowingly redirected to a stranger, who begins to fall in love from afar.
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Friends with Kids (2012)

Fit 49%

Shares Comedy, Drama and Romance with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.
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In the Land of Women (2007)

Fit 46%

Shares Romance, Comedy and Drama with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.
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Choke (2008)

Fit 42%

Shares Comedy and Drama with One Year to Live, Buy a Man.

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.