La Dolce Villa is a romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay co-written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy. The 2025 film follows Eric, a successful businessman who travels to Italy to stop her daughter from pouring all her savings into restoring a cheap Italian villa. Still, he soon falls in love with the laid-back lifestyle and a beautiful woman. La Dolce Villa stars Scott Foley, Violante Placido, Maia Reficco, and Giuseppe Futia. So, if you loved the laid-back vibes, romantic story, and charming characters in La Dolce Villa, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
A Good Year (Rent on Prime Video)
A Good Year is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Marc Klein. Based on the 2004 novel by author Peter Mayle, the 2006 film follows Max Skinner, a British investment banker who inherits his uncle’s vineyard estate in France. When he goes there to renovate and sell the estate, he discovers a laid-back and simple lifestyle that reminds him of his childhood because he spent most of it there. A Good Year stars Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hollander, and Freddie Highmore.
Love & Gelato (Netflix)
Love & Gelato is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Brandon Camp. Based on the 2016 young adult novel of the same name by Jenna Evans Welch, the 2022 film follows Lina Emerson, a 17-year-old girl who travels to Rome hoping to find love, adventure, and gelato before starting college to fulfill her mother’s final wish. Love & Gelato stars Susanna Skaggs, Tobia De Angelis, Owen McDonnell, Saul Nanni, and Tobia de Angelis.
Falling Inn Love (Netflix)
Falling Inn Love is a romantic comedy film directed by Roger Kumble from a screenplay co-written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy. The 2019 film follows Gabriela, a young woman from San Francisco who wins a ramshackle inn in New Zealand and finds love when a handsome contractor helps her improve the condition of her inn. Falling Inn Love stars Christina Milian, Adam Demos, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Anna Jullienne, Claire Chitham, and Blair Strang.
Love in the Villa (Netflix)
Love in the Villa is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. The 2022 film follows Julie Hutton, a young woman who fulfills her lifelong dream of going to Verona, Italy after she goes through a painful breakup. Still, when she gets there, she discovers that the villa she was supposed to stay at is double-booked, and she has to share it with Charlie Fletcher, a cynical British man. Love in the Villa stars Kat Graham, Tom Hopper, Raymond Ablack, Laura Hopper, Sean Amsing, Emilio Solfrizzi, and Vincent Riotta.
A Perfect Pairing (Netflix)
A Perfect Pairing is a romantic comedy film directed by Stuart McDonald from a screenplay co-written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy. The 2022 film follows Lola, a young woman working as a wine executive who travels to Australia to impress customers but soon ends up falling for a local man. A Perfect Pairing stars Victoria Justice, Adam Demos, Luca Asta Sardelis, Samantha Tolj, Craig Horner, and Antonio Alvarez.
Find Me Falling (Netflix)
Find Me Falling is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Stelana Kliris. The 2024 film follows John, an aging American rock star, as he begins living in a remote house near a cliff in Cyprus, which he soon finds out is a suicide hotspot. He also finds someone from his past that he loved and an unexpected surprise. Find Me Falling stars Harry Connick Jr., Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Tony Demetriou, Angeliki Philippidou, and Lea Maleni.
Only You (Rent on Prime Video)
Only You is a romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay by Diane Drake. The 1994 film follows Faith Corvatch, a young woman who travels through Italy in hopes of finding Damon Bradley, whom she believes to be her soulmate, but she soon finds love in unexpected ways. Only You stars Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida, and Fisher Stevens.
Under the Tuscan Sun (Rent on Prime Video)
Under the Tuscan Sun is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Audrey Wells. Based on the 1996 memoir of the same name by Frances Mayes, the 2003 film follows Frances Mayes, a recently divorced writer who impulsively decides to move to Tuscany, hoping that will change her life, but it doesn’t get off to get a great start. Under the Tuscan Sun stars Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan, and Raoul Bova.
Happiness for Beginners (Netflix)
Happiness for Beginners is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Vicky Wight. Based on the 2015 film of the same name by Katherine Center, the 2023 film follows Helen, a young divorced woman who books an Appalachian Trail survivalist course to clear her mind but ends up meeting a guy who happens to be a friend of her younger brother. Happiness for Beginners stars Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Nico Santos, Blythe Danner, Ben Cook, and Shayvawn Webster.
A Tourist’s Guide to Love (Netflix)
A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a romantic comedy film directed by Steven K. Tsuchida from a screenplay by Eirene Tran Donohue. The 2023 film follows Amanda Riley, a young woman working as a travel executive who accepts the assignment of going to Vietnam to learn about the travel industry after an unexpected breakup and finds a sense of peace and love there. A Tourist’s Guide to Love stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Ly, Missi Pyle, and Ben Feldman.