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Movies that feel likeRang De Basanti (2006)

After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.

If you loved Rang De Basanti, the closest films we have are Jab We Met (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). All three share Rang De Basanti's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Late Marriage (2001).

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Jab We Met
2007 · dir. Imtiaz Ali
🍅 100%★ 7.9drama · comedy · romance

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Takes it somewhere less epic than Rang De Basanti does

A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.

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Jodhaa Akbar
2008 · dir. Ashutosh Gowariker
🍅 81%★ 7.5romance · history · drama

Contemplative and epic in the same breath

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.

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Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 · dir. Nikkhil Advani
🍅 75%★ 7.9comedy · drama · romanceNetflixPrime Video

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.

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Barfi!
2012 · dir. Anurag Basu
🍅 84%★ 8.1drama · romance · comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

The heartwarming tale of Barfi, a charming deaf-mute young man from 1970s Darjeeling, and two unalike women who can't help but fall for him.

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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
2008 · dir. Aditya Chopra
🍅 78%★ 7.2comedy · drama · romanceNetflix

Drama built on play, twice over

A boring, reserved husband secretly becomes a lively, confident stranger to woo his own unaware wife only to make her fall head over heels for his dashing alter ego.

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I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
2006 · dir. Park Chan-wook
🍅 92%★ 6.9drama · comedy · romance

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.

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My Sassy Girl
2001 · dir. Kwak Jae-yong
★ 7.9drama · comedy · romance

History with a pulse of romance, in both cases

A young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.

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Late Marriage
2001 · dir. Dover Koshashvili
🍅 88%★ 7.1comedy · drama · romanceRent or buy

Both lean on tenderness more than on comedy

Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to choose a young virgin. She must be beautiful and from a good family, preferably rich. Zaza's parents, Yasha and Lily drag Zaza to meet potential brides and their families. Zaza has no choice. He plays along with his family, advocates of the suffocating traditions of their Georgian Jewish heritage. But Zaza always manages to somehow get out of being engaged. What his parents don't know is that Zaza is already in love. Judith is sensuous, strong and intriguing. She's also a divorcée with a 6-year-old daughter. So Zaza has kept Judith a secret from his family. He will have to choose between respect of the strict confines of family and tradition, or the love of his life.

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Bajirao Mastani
2015 · dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
🍅 68%★ 7.3history · romance · drama

Drama with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.

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Away We Go
2009 · dir. Sam Mendes
🍅 67%★ 7drama · comedy · romance

Romance built on wit, twice over

Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.

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Take This Waltz
2011 · dir. Sarah Polley
🍅 79%★ 6.5drama · comedy · romanceNetflix

Both lean on play more than on history

Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.

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A Royal Affair
2012 · dir. Nikolaj Arcel
🍅 90%★ 7.5drama · history · romance

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

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