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Movies that feel like Late Marriage (2001)
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.
If you loved Late Marriage, the closest films we have are Jab We Met (2007), Home for the Holidays (1995) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). All three share Late Marriage's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Medicine for Melancholy (2009).
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If Late Marriage hit the spot, these will too
Both keep coming back to the same thing: arranged marriage
Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath
23 years apart, and the 1970s show
Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases
Playful romance, and it commits to that
Comedy built on stillness, twice over
Both lean on romance more than on drama
Tender romance in both cases
Witty comedy, and it commits to that
Leans harder into fantasy than Late Marriage does
Playful drama, and it commits to that
Romance built on stillness, twice over
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