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Movies that feel likeHe's Just Not That Into You (2009)

Remember that really cute girl/guy who said they'd call – and didn't? Maybe they lost your number. Maybe they're in the hospital. Maybe they're awed by your looks, brains or success. Or maybe... They're just not that into you.

If you loved He's Just Not That Into You, the closest films we have are About a Boy (2002), Love, Rosie (2014) and Italian for Beginners (2000). All three share He's Just Not That Into You'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 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011).

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About a Boy
2002 · dir. Chris Weitz
🍅 93%★ 7.1drama · comedy · romance

One thread runs through both: friendship

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.

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Love, Rosie
2014 · dir. Christian Ditter
🍅 32%★ 7.1romance · drama · comedyStarz

Both are built on the same subject: friendship

Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different directions. As each navigates the complexities of life, love, and everything in between, they always find their way back to each other - but is it just friendship, or something more?

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Italian for Beginners
2000 · dir. Lone Scherfig
🍅 87%★ 7comedy · drama · romance

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.

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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2011 · dir. Zoya Akhtar
🍅 89%★ 8.2drama · comedy · romanceNetflix

Romantic and tender in the same breath

Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?

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Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011 · dir. Glenn Ficarra
🍅 79%★ 7.4comedy · drama · romanceMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: relationship

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

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Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994 · dir. Mike Newell
🍅 92%★ 7.1comedy · drama · romance

Both land stillness and warmth at once

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

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As Good as It Gets
1997 · dir. James L. Brooks
🍅 86%★ 7.7drama · comedy · romance

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

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Muriel's Wedding
1994 · dir. P.J. Hogan
🍅 82%★ 7.3comedy · drama · romance

Both lean on play more than on romance

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her oppressive politician father, Muriel has never even been on a date. Ostracized by her more socially adept friends, Muriel runs into fellow outcast Rhonda Epinstalk, and the two move from their small Australian town to the big city of Sydney, where Muriel changes her name and begins the arduous task of redesigning her life to match her fantasies.

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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998 · dir. Karan Johar
🍅 71%★ 7.5romance · drama · comedyNetflixPrime Video

Romantic drama, and it commits to that

Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him.

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Three Steps Above Heaven
2010 · dir. Fernando González Molina
★ 6.8romance · drama

Tender romance in both cases

The difference: Lighter on wit

Babi, a sheltered upper-class girl, and Hache, a reckless rebel obsessed with illegal motorcycle races, fall into a forbidden love that pulls them deeper into passion and risk.

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

The same preoccupation in both: relationship

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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Silver Linings Playbook
2012 · dir. David O. Russell
🍅 92%★ 7.7drama · comedy · romance

Comedy built on stillness, twice over

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.

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