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Movies that feel likeDrinking Buddies (2013)

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.

If you loved Drinking Buddies, the closest films we have are Take This Waltz (2011), Beginners (2011) and Let the Sunshine In (2017). All three share Drinking Buddies' romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Toscana (2022).

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If Drinking Buddies hit the spot, these will too

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

Common ground: relationship

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

One thread runs through both: relationship

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

Romantic and tender in the same breath

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

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

Both land stillness and wit at once

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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Toscana
2022 · dir. Mehdi Avaz
🍅 83%★ 5.7comedy · romance · dramaNetflix

Both lean on play more than on romance

When a Danish chef travels to Tuscany to sell his father's business, he meets a local woman who inspires him to rethink his approach to life and love.

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

Romantic drama in both cases

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

Comedy built on tenderness, 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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Airplane Mode
2020 · dir. César Rodrigues
★ 5.2comedy · drama · romanceNetflix

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

When Ana, an influencer, crashes her car while talking on the phone, she's shipped to her grumpy grandfather's farm -- and forced into a digital detox.

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

Drama with a pulse of wit, 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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The Family Stone
2005 · dir. Thomas Bezucha
🍅 52%★ 6.3comedy · drama · romancePrime Video

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

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

Both lean on romance more than on romance

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

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Through My Window: Across the Sea
2023 · dir. Marçal Forés
★ 5.2romance · drama · comedyNetflix

Tender drama, and it commits to that

After a year of long-distance, Raquel and Ares reunite on a steamy beach trip. Faced with fresh flirtations and insecurities, will their love prevail?

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