How To Date Billy Walsh is a teen romantic comedy directed by Alex Pillai. The Prime Video film follows the story of two high schoolers Amelia and Archie who have been friends since childhood. Archie is harboring secret feelings for Amelia but hasn’t told her and when he decides to do so, Amelia falls for the new transfer student Billy. Will Amelia end up choosing Billy or Archie? How To Date Billy Walsh stars Sebastian Croft, Charithra Chandran, and Tanner Buchanan in the lead roles with Daisy Jelley, Kunal Nayyar, Nick Frost, Lucy Punch, Guz Khan, and Charles Camrose starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the love triangle in How To Date Billy Walsh here are some similar films you should check out next.
The Kissing Booth (Netflix)
The Kissing Booth is the first film in a trilogy directed by Vince Marcello. Based on a 2012 novel of the same name by Beth Reekles, the film follows the story of a high school girl who comes face to face with her long-time crush when she opens a kissing booth, but the only problem is that her crush is her best friend’s big brother who also has hidden feelings for her. The Kissing Booth stars Joey King in the lead role with Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney, Meganne Young, Molly Ringwald, and Carson White starring in supporting roles.
The DUFF (Showtime & Prime Video Add-On)
The DUFF is a teen romantic comedy film directed by Ari Sandel. Based on a 2010 young adult novel of the same name by Kody Keplinger, the 2015 film follows the story of a frumpy high-school girl who finds out that she is the DUFF (designated ugly fat friend) of her friend group. She decides to change that with the help of a charming but dumb jock, with whom she falls in love but he has a complicated relationship with the mean girl of their class. The DUFF stars Mae Whitman in the lead role with Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Ken Jeong, and Allison Janney starring in supporting roles.
Crush (Hulu)
Crush is a coming-of-age LGBTQ+ romantic comedy film directed by Sammi Cohen. The 2022 film follows the story of a high school girl Paige Evans, who is forced to join the track team which she uses to woo her long-time crush but she soon finds herself falling for someone unexpected. Crush stars Rowan Blanchard in the lead role with Isabella Ferreira, Tyler Alvarez, Teala Dunn, Samsara Yett, Auli’i Cravalho, and Megan Mullally starring in supporting roles.
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (Netflix)
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is the first film in a trilogy of coming-of-age romantic comedy films directed by Susan Johnson. Based on a 2014 novel of the same name by Jenny Han, the Netflix film follows the story of high school student Lara Jean, who wrote five soul-baring letters to her crushed but when they are accidentally sent to her crushes, her whole life changes. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before stars Lana Condor in the lead role with Noah Centineo, Anna Cathcart, Israel Broussard, Janel Parrish, Emilija Baranac, Madeleine Arthur, and John Corbett starring in supporting roles.
Old Boys (Rent on Prime Video)
Old Boys is a coming-of-age film about friendship, love, and misunderstandings directed by Toby MacDonald. The 2018 film is a modern twist on the classic story of Cyrano de Bergerac. Old Boys is set at an all-boys boarding school where we follow the story of a nerdy guy who plays matchmaker for the school jock and recently arrived daughter of the new French teacher but soon finds himself falling for her. Old Boys stars Alex Lawther in the lead role with Jonah Hauer-King, Pauline Etienne, Denis Ménochet, Eros Vlahos, Nicholas Rowe, and Joshua McGuire starring in supporting roles.
Alex Strangelove (Netflix)
Alex Strangelove is a coming-of-age LGBTQ+ romantic comedy film directed by Craig Johnson. The 2018 Netflix film follows the story of a high school student Alex Truelove who plans to lose his virginity to his girlfriend, but things become complicated when he meets a charming gay kid from the other side of town who forces him to go on a discovery of sexual identity. Alex Strangelove stars Daniel Doheny in the lead role with Antonio Marziale, Madeline Weinstein, Daniel Zolghadri, Nik Dodani, and Isabella Amara starring in supporting roles.
Love, Rosie (Paramount+, Showtime & Prime Video Add-On)
Love, Rosie is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Christian Ditter. Based on a 2004 novel titled Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern, the 2014 film follows the story of two childhood best friends Rosie and Alex in Dublin, who were separated when Alex’s parents moved to America. Will their friendship survive the distance and will it ever become something more? Love, Rosie stars Lily Collins and Sam Claflin in the lead role with Suki Waterhouse, Christian Cooke, Lily Laight, Jaime Winstone, Tamsin Egerton, Jamie Beamish, and Art Parkinson starring in supporting roles.