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Movies that feel likeDangal (2016)

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

If you loved Dangal, the closest films we have are Paper Planes (2014), Alibi.com (2017) and English Vinglish (2012). All three share Dangal's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Red Dog (2011).

🍅 89% Rotten Tomatoes★ 8.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Nitesh Tiwaricontemplativewarmcozywittyplayfulgritty
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Paper Planes
2014 · dir. Robert Connolly
🍅 85%★ 6.2comedy · family · dramaStarz

Both land stillness and warmth at once

The difference: Easier on the grit than Dangal

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

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Alibi.com
2017 · dir. Philippe Lacheau
🍅 67%★ 6.5comedy · familyRent or buy

Cozy where it counts, witty underneath

Greg founded a company called Alibi.com that creates any type of alibi. With his associate, Augustin, and Medhi his new employee, they devise unstoppable stratagems and stagings to cover their clients. But meeting Flo, a pretty blonde who hates men who lie, will complicate Greg's life, which begins by hiding the true nature of his activity. During the presentation to parents, Greg understands that Gérard, the father of Flo, is also one of their clients.

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English Vinglish
2012 · dir. Gauri Shinde
🍅 83%★ 7.8comedy · drama · family

Playful drama in both cases

In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

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Coyote vs. Acme
2026 · dir. Dave Green
🍅 96%★ 7.6comedy · adventure · familyRent or buy

Both lean on warmth more than on family

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Dangal does

After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.

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Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · dir. George Seaton
🍅 96%★ 7.9comedy · drama · familyPrime VideoDisney+

One thread runs through both: parents and children

The difference: Made in the 1940s, in a different era of the craft

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

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Red Dog
2011 · dir. Kriv Stenders
🍅 84%★ 7.3drama · comedy · familyPrime Video

Comedy with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.

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Fala Sério, Mãe!
2017 · dir. Pedro Vasconcelos
★ 6.1comedy · family

Family built on comfort, twice over

Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, has to deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter during one of the most complicated stages of life.

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Tolo Tolo
2020 · dir. Checco Zalone
★ 5.7comedy · drama · family

Witty drama, and it commits to that

Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.

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Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 47%★ 6comedy · family

Both lean on play more than on comedy

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.

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Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 · dir. Steve Bendelack
🍅 50%★ 6.4family · comedy

Warm family in both cases

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.

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Just Another Christmas
2020 · dir. Roberto Santucci
★ 6.7comedy · drama · fantasyNetflix

Contemplative drama in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Dangal does

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.

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Paddington 2
2017 · dir. Paul King
🍅 99%★ 7.8adventure · comedy · familyMax

Cozy comedy, and it commits to that

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

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