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Movies that feel like Chennai Express (2013)

If you loved Chennai Express, the closest films we have are Jab We Met (2007), Minha Vida em Marte (2018) and Obvious Child (2014). All three share Chennai Express' romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

πŸ… 53% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Rohit Shettyromantictenderwittyplayfulkinetic
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If Chennai Express hit the spot, these will too

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Jab We Met
2007 Β· dir. Imtiaz Ali
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Two things both keep coming back to: romcom and elopement

The difference: Reviewed even better

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

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Minha Vida em Marte
2018 Β· dir. Susana Garcia
β˜… 6.5comedy Β· romance

Both land romance and tenderness at once

The difference: None of the momentum Chennai Express is built on

Fernanda is married to Tom, with whom she has a five-year-old daughter, Joana. The couple is in the midst of wear and tear caused by living together for many years, which generates constant friction. Who helps Fernanda to overcome the crisis is her partner AnΓ­bal, inseparable partner during the arduous journey between saving the marriage or putting an end to it.

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Obvious Child
2014 Β· dir. Gillian Robespierre
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.7comedy Β· romance

Witty and playful in the same breath

An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.

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Dilwale
2015 Β· dir. Rohit Shetty
πŸ… 19%β˜… 5.1crime Β· action Β· comedy

Rohit Shetty working the same nerve twice

The difference: Sits closer to crime than Chennai Express does

Raj is a Mafia member. One day he meet a girl (Meera) while chasing by his rival gang and falls in love with her. Later he finds out that this girl is the daughter of the leader of his rival gang. Yet their love story continues until he was shot by his girlfriend upon a deep misunderstanding. After that incident these two lovers lives separate until their siblings fallen in love. With this new love story their paths intertwines again.

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Dragons Forever
1988 Β· dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7.1action Β· comedy Β· romance

Romance with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 1980s show

A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.

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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
2013 Β· dir. Ayan Mukerji
πŸ… 64%β˜… 7.3romance Β· comedy

Common ground: romcom

On a trekking trip, an introverted Naina falls for a charming ex-classmate, whose thirst for adventure drives them apart. Years later, their paths cross again.

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Love Is All You Need
2012 Β· dir. Susanne Bier
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.5comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Romantic comedy in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Chennai Express does

Ida, a Danish hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, returns home from the hospital one day to find her husband is cheating on her. She decides to travel to Italy on her own for her daughter's wedding, but discovers on arriving that the wedding gathering will present its own challenges.

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Gorgeous
1999 Β· dir. Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
β˜… 6adventure Β· action Β· comedy

Both lean on tenderness more than on action

When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming, Albert, happens to be gay. But all is not lost when Ah Bu meets the dashing Chi Wu. Meanwhile, Ah Bu's boyfriend from Taiwan comes looking for her, as the action and romance follow Ah Bu back to Taiwan.

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Squared Love
2021 Β· dir. Filip Zylber
πŸ… 20%β˜… 5.1romance Β· comedy

Romance built on wit, twice over

A celebrity journalist and renowned womanizer starts to rethink his life choices after he falls for a mysterious model who leads a double life.

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DJ Cinderella
2019 Β· dir. Bruno Garotti
β˜… 4.7romance Β· comedy

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

Cintia is modern princess, she's connected, decided and loves music. This "pop" princess used to live with their parents in a huge castle with a nice view to the city. Every night she looked through the window and watch the view dreaming with a prince she didn't met yet. But one day her castle crumbles with everything around her, after her parents divorce she went to live with her aunt and stops believing in love. What she didn't knew was that there was a charming prince in her history, that wanted to break the ice around our modern day cinderella.

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Take This Waltz
2011 Β· dir. Sarah Polley
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.5drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Action with a pulse of romance, in both cases

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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Let the Sunshine In
2017 Β· dir. Claire Denis
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both lean on tenderness more than on romance

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

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