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Movies that feel likeAsk Me If I'm Happy (2000)

Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.

If you loved Ask Me If I'm Happy, the closest films we have are Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), Three Men and a Leg (1997) and That's Life (1998). All three share Ask Me If I'm Happy's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Queen (2014).

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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
2013 · dir. Ayan Mukerji
🍅 69%★ 7.3romance · comedyNetflixPrime Video

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Sits closer to romance than Ask Me If I'm Happy does

On a trekking trip, an introverted Naina falls for a charming ex-classmate, whose thirst for adventure drives them apart. Years later, their paths cross again.

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Three Men and a Leg
1997 · dir. Massimo Venier
★ 7.7comedy

Two things both keep coming back to: male friendship and three guys

The difference: Trades the romance of Ask Me If I'm Happy for an angle of its own

Friends Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo cross Italy from north to south for Giacomo's wedding: the father of the bride, a despotic magnate who is both their boss and father-in-law—since Aldo and Giovanni have also married into the family not for love but for money, a fate now awaiting Giacomo—has entrusted them with a priceless piece of modern art, one that looks just like a rather unremarkable wooden leg.

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That's Life
1998 · dir. Massimo Venier
★ 7comedy

Common ground: male friendship

While on the run from the police, an unlikely companionship blossoms between a funny con man who just broke out of jail, the bumbling cop whose car he seized at gunpoint, and a nitpicking civilian he unwittingly took hostage.

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The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005 · dir. Judd Apatow
🍅 85%★ 7.1comedy · romanceStarz

Warm and romantic in the same breath

Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a single mom.

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Queen
2014 · dir. Vikas Bahl
🍅 90%★ 8.1comedy · drama

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Rani, a 24-year-old homely girl, decides to go on her honeymoon alone when her fiancé calls off the wedding. Traveling around Europe, she finds joy, makes friends, and gains new-found independence.

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Bridesmaids
2011 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 89%★ 6.8comedy · romancePrime Video

Playful comedy in both cases

Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.

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That Awkward Moment
2014 · dir. Tom Gormican
🍅 23%★ 6.1comedy · romancePrime Video

Comedy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Best pals Jason and Daniel indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.

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Mr. Deeds
2002 · dir. Steven Brill
🍅 22%★ 5.8comedy · romance

The shared currency is romance

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.

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Bride Wars
2009 · dir. Gary Winick
🍅 10%★ 5.5comedy · romanceParamount+

A streak of wit through both

Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.

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Son of Rambow
2007 · dir. Garth Jennings
🍅 73%★ 7comedyParamount+

Both work the same play

Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.

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Just Go with It
2011 · dir. Dennis Dugan
🍅 20%★ 6.4comedy · romanceParamount+

Both run warm where it counts

While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherine's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.

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Clerks
1994 · dir. Kevin Smith
🍅 90%★ 7.7comedyParamount+

Comedy in the same key

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.

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