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Movies that feel like English Vinglish (2012)

If you loved English Vinglish, the closest films we have are Paper Planes (2014), Queen (2014) and Fala Sério, Mãe! (2017). All three share English Vinglish's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Disney Plus and FXNow and others, checked against today's data.

In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

🍅 83% Rotten Tomatoes7.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Gauri Shindewittyplayfulcontemplativewarmcozyromantic
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If English Vinglish hit the spot, these will too

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Paper Planes
2014 · dir. Robert Connolly
🍅 85%6.2comedy · family · drama

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Not nearly as romantic as English Vinglish

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

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Queen
2014 · dir. Vikas Bahl
🍅 90%8.1comedy · drama

Both land stillness and warmth at once

Rani, a 24-year-old homely girl, decides to go on her honeymoon alone when her fiancé calls off the wedding. Traveling around Europe, she finds joy, makes friends, and gains new-found independence.

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Fala Sério, Mãe!
2017 · dir. Pedro Vasconcelos
6.1comedy · family

Both lean on comfort more than on comedy

Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, has to deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter during one of the most complicated stages of life.

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A Letter to Momo
2012 · dir. Hiroyuki Okiura
🍅 80%7.2comedy · fantasy · animation

Drama with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than English Vinglish does

A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

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We Bought a Zoo
2011 · dir. Cameron Crowe
🍅 64%7drama · comedy · family

Family built on romance, twice over

Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.

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Dangal
2016 · dir. Nitesh Tiwari
🍅 89%8.3drama · family · comedy

Playful comedy in both cases

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

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Red Dog
2011 · dir. Kriv Stenders
🍅 84%7.3drama · comedy · family

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.

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Love Is All You Need
2012 · dir. Susanne Bier
🍅 75%6.5comedy · romance · drama

The same preoccupation in both: wedding

The difference: Sits closer to romance than English Vinglish 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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Meu Passado Me Condena: O Filme
2013 · dir. Julia Rezende
5.8comedy

Family built on wit, twice over

The immature and cheap douche bag Fábio Clóvis marries the pseudo-intellectual Miá and they travel in a cruise to Europe on board of a fancy passenger vessel. Fabio and Miá are invited to have dinner with the wealthy Beto Assunção and his gorgeous wife Laura in a VIP restaurant on the vessel. Soon Fábio discovers that Beto was Miá's boyfriend and Miá learns that Fábio had a crush on Laura that was his classmate. Meanwhile the cynical chamber maid Suzana Mello and her estranged husband, the entertainer Wilson, make a bet that Fábio and Miá will split before the end of the trip and poison their relationship. When the ship arrives in Casablanca, Fábio meets his bothersome childhood friend Cabeça that affects their honeymoon.

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Just Another Christmas
2020 · dir. Roberto Santucci
6.7comedy · drama · fantasy

Warm comedy in both cases

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.

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Barfi!
2012 · dir. Anurag Basu
🍅 81%8.1drama · romance · comedy

Both are built on the same subject: wedding

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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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2011 · dir. Zoya Akhtar
🍅 89%8.2drama · comedy · romance

Both lean on romance more than on drama

Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?

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