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Movies that feel likeVolver (2006)

Three generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death.

If you loved Volver, the closest films we have are Talk to Her (2002), The Man Who Copied (2003) and The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013). All three share Volver'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 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008).

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Talk to Her
2002 · dir. Pedro Almodóvar
🍅 91%★ 7.9drama · romance

Pedro Almodóvar directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Easier on the wit than Volver

Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

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The Man Who Copied
2003 · dir. Jorge Furtado
🍅 68%★ 7.6comedy · drama · romance

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Volver does

A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money.

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🍅 60%★ 7.1romance · comedy · crime

Both land stillness and romance at once

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

While Arturo tries to gain the love of Flora, he witnesses the history of Sicily from 1969 to 1992, miraculously dodging the crimes of the Mafia and supporting as a journalist the heroic struggle of the judges and policemen who fought this infamous organization.

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

Comedy with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

The difference: Trades the grit of Volver for an angle of its own

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

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Love Me If You Dare
2003 · dir. Yann Samuell
🍅 45%★ 7.5drama · comedy · romance

Witty drama in both cases

As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.

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

Romance built on play, twice over

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

Both lean on stillness more than on comedy

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

Romantic drama, and it commits to that

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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3-Iron
2004 · dir. Kim Ki-duk
🍅 87%★ 7.9drama · romance · crime

Both lean on grit more than on romance

A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.

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

From the 2000s, and it lands the same way

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

Another one that scratches it

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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Beginners
2011 · dir. Mike Mills
🍅 86%★ 7.2drama · romance · comedy

Playful romance, and it commits to that

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

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