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Movies that feel like Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

If you loved Dil Chahta Hai, the closest films we have are Veer-Zaara (2004), Through the Olive Trees (1995) and I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2011). All three share Dil Chahta Hai's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.

πŸ… 100% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Farhan Akhtarcontemplativeromantictender

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Veer-Zaara
2004 Β· dir. Yash Chopra
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.8drama Β· romance

Both land stillness and romance at once

Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.

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Through the Olive Trees
1995 Β· dir. Abbas Kiarostami
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance

Drama built on tenderness, twice over

When the actor in a scene for his film Life And Nothing More… has to quit, a film director casts another man for the part. However, complications arise since the man and the woman who was cast for the scene know each other.

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I Don't Want to Go Back Alone
2011 Β· dir. Daniel Ribeiro
β˜… 8.2drama Β· romance

Romance with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

The arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.

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Sidewalls
2011 Β· dir. Gustavo Taretto
πŸ… 70%β˜… 7.5drama Β· romance

Romantic drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Martin is a neurotic web designer taking baby steps out of the isolation of his one-room apartment and his virtual reality. Mariana is an artist fresh out of a long relationship. They are perfect for each other, live on the same street, in opposite buildings, but they never meet. Can the movement of a modern city of three million people bring them together?

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Head-On
2004 Β· dir. Fatih Akin
β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

Both lean on tenderness more than on romance

With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.

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Aquarius
2016 Β· dir. Kleber MendonΓ§a Filho
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.4drama

One thread runs through both: urban life

The difference: Not nearly as romantic as Dil Chahta Hai

Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.

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Medicine for Melancholy
2009 Β· dir. Barry Jenkins
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.6drama Β· romance

Contemplative drama in both cases

Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.

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Certified Copy
2010 Β· dir. Abbas Kiarostami
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romance

Romance with a pulse of romance, in both cases

In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.

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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
2012 Β· dir. Yash Chopra
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.7drama Β· romance

Both work the same tenderness

Samar Anand, a London-based struggling musician falls in love with Meera Thappar. After a severe accident, a panicked Meera promises God to leave Samar if he lives. Heartbroken, Samar leaves for India to become a fearless bomb disposal expert in the army.

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With Every Heartbeat
2011 Β· dir. Alexandra-Therese Keining
β˜… 6.8romance Β· drama

Drama approached the same way

After they meet at their parent's engagement party, Mia and Frida are intrigued by and attracted to one another, despite Mia's own upcoming engagement to Tim. Mia must decide whether to continue her life with Tim or to follow her heart with Frida.

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Right Now, Wrong Then
2015 Β· dir. Hong Sang-soo
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance

Both working the same romance territory

By mistake, film director Ham Chunsu arrives in Suwon a day early. With time to kill before his lecture the next day, Chunsu stops by a restored, old palace and meets an artist named Yoon Heejung. Together, they go to Heejung's workshop to look at her paintings, have Sushi with Soju for dinner, and get close. Later, they go to another cafΓ© and have more drinks with Heejung's acquaintances. When asked if he is married, Chunsu is forced to reveal the fact that he is, and Heejung gets deeply disappointed...

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Happy Together
1997 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance

The drama is handled with the same confidence

A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.

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