Ed's Next Move is a 1996 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Walsh, and starring Matt Ross, Callie Thorne and Kevin Carroll.

After being dumped by his girlfriend, twentysomething scientist Eddie decides to uproot himself from his home state of Wisconsin and takes a job in New York City.

John Walsh wrote the script in 1991, then titled More Bad Times, and shopped it around to film studios; after receiving no interest due to its lack of a big-name star, Walsh resolved the make the film himself.

[2] The film's budget, reportedly $93,000, was primarily financed on Walsh's credit cards.

[5] The Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan called the movie "one of the most appealing, audience friendly films at Sundance,"[6] while Roger Ebert referred to the film as "a truth telling comedy with quiet wit and bright dialogue.