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Movies that feel likeAway We Go (2009)

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.

If you loved Away We Go, the closest films we have are Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) and Revolutionary Road (2008). All three share Away We Go'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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If Away We Go hit the spot, these will too

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

The same mix in both: stillness, then wit

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

Playful where it counts, romantic underneath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

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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Revolutionary Road
2008 · dir. Sam Mendes
🍅 67%★ 7.3drama · romance

Sam Mendes working the same nerve twice

The difference: Trades the wit of Away We Go for an angle of its own

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

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

Drama built on tenderness, twice over

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

Contemplative comedy in both cases

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

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

Witty romance, and it commits to that

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

Drama with a pulse of play, 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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Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 · dir. Nikkhil Advani
🍅 75%★ 7.9comedy · drama · romanceNetflixPrime Video

Both lean on romance more than on comedy

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

Both lean on tenderness more than on romance

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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Let the Sunshine In
2017 · dir. Claire Denis
🍅 87%★ 6comedy · drama · romance

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.

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

Comedy with a pulse of wit, 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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Drinking Buddies
2013 · dir. Joe Swanberg
🍅 84%★ 6.1romance · drama · comedyNetflixPrime Video

Romance with a pulse of play, in both cases

Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.

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