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Movies that feel like Little White Lies (2010)

If you loved Little White Lies, the closest films we have are Igby Goes Down (2002), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and The Farewell (2019). All three share Little White Lies' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and MUBI and others, checked against today's data.

Despite a traumatic event, a group of friends decide to go ahead with their annual beach vacation. Their relationships, convictions, sense of guilt and friendship are sorely tested. They are finally forced to own up to the little white lies they've been telling each other.

πŸ… 41% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Guillaume Canetwittyplayfulcontemplativeromantic

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Igby Goes Down
2002 Β· dir. Burr Steers
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· drama

The same preoccupation in both: parents and children

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
2001 Β· dir. Karan Johar
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· drama

One thread runs through both: parents and children

Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.

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The Farewell
2019 Β· dir. Lulu Wang
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· drama

Both land wit and play at once

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

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The Descendants
2011 Β· dir. Alexander Payne
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama

Common ground: beach house

The difference: None of the romance Little White Lies is built on

With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

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Beginners
2011 Β· dir. Mike Mills
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romance Β· comedy

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

The difference: Leans harder into romance than Little White Lies does

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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Away We Go
2009 Β· dir. Sam Mendes
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Comedy built on wit, twice over

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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Soul Kitchen
2009 Β· dir. Fatih Akin
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.2drama Β· comedy

Playful drama in both cases

In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.

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The Trip
2011 Β· dir. Michael Winterbottom
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7comedy Β· drama

Contemplative comedy, and it commits to that

When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.

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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
2008 Β· dir. Aditya Chopra
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both lean on romance more than on drama

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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August: Osage County
2013 Β· dir. John Wells
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.

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Sunshine Cleaning
2008 Β· dir. Christine Jeffs
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· drama

Both lean on play more than on drama

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.

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

Both work the same stillness

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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