
Movies that feel like3 Idiots (2009)
If you loved 3 Idiots, the closest films we have are Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), The Squid and the Whale (2005) and Eighth Grade (2018). All three share 3 Idiots' contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Slums of Beverly Hills (1998).
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If 3 Idiots hit the spot, these will too

Both are working the same pair: growing up, friends

The same preoccupation in both: growing up

Both land stillness and wit at once

The same mix in both: play, then wistfulness

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Both lean on wit more than on comedy
The difference: 30 years apart, and the 1970s show

Playful drama, and it commits to that
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than 3 Idiots does

Wistful comedy in both cases
The difference: Trades the stillness of 3 Idiots for an angle of its own


Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Both run playful where it counts
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

A streak of wistfulness through both
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