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Movies that feel like Om Shanti Om (2007)

If you loved Om Shanti Om, the closest films we have are Sleepless Night (2011), Happy New Year (2014) and Whisky (2004). All three share Om Shanti Om's playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 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.

In the early 70s, aspiring actor Om Prakash Makhija, and a famous starlet Shantipriya, are murdered. Thirty years later, his reincarnation Om Kapoor sets out to discover the mystery of their demise.

🍅 81% Rotten Tomatoes6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Farah Khanwittyplayfultensecontemplative
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Sleepless Night
2011 · dir. Frédéric Jardin
🍅 97%6.6drama · thriller

Playful where it counts, tense underneath

The difference: None of the wit Om Shanti Om is built on

Vincent, a police officer, and his partner Manuel steal a large amount of cocaine from José Marciano, a ruthless crime lord who is quick to seek revenge, endangering Vincent's life, career and family.

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Happy New Year
2014 · dir. Farah Khan
🍅 48%5crime · comedy

Both are Farah Khan's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.

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Whisky
2004 · dir. Juan Pablo Rebella
🍅 100%7.1comedy · drama

Both land wit and stillness at once

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.

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The Trip
2011 · dir. Michael Winterbottom
🍅 89%7comedy · drama

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

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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Pieces of April
2003 · dir. Peter Hedges
🍅 83%7comedy · drama

Playful drama, and it commits to that

Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.

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Gloria
2013 · dir. Sebastián Lelio
🍅 100%6.9comedy · drama

Both lean on stillness more than on thriller

Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée. Her children have all left home but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone. Determined to defy old age and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a whirl of singles’ parties on the hunt for instant gratification – which only leads to repeated disappointment and enduring emptiness. But when Gloria meets Rodolfo, an ex-naval officer seven years her senior, she begins to imagine the possibility of a permanent relationship.

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Le Week-End
2013 · dir. Roger Michell
🍅 89%6.4comedy · drama

Witty comedy in both cases

Nick and Meg Burrows return to Paris, the city where they honeymooned, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and rediscover some romance in their long-lived marriage. The film follows the couple as long-established tensions in their marriage break out in humorous and often painful ways.

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Soul Kitchen
2009 · dir. Fatih Akin
🍅 73%7.2drama · comedy

Drama built on play, twice over

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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Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
2003 · dir. Rajkumar Hirani
8.1comedy · drama

Contemplative thriller, and it commits to that

A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.

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Day of the Wacko
2002 · dir. Marek Koterski
8.1comedy · drama

Comedy in the same key

It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 49 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently.

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Taxi
2015 · dir. Jafar Panahi
🍅 96%7.3comedy · drama

Both know what they want from drama

A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive…

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Sunshine Cleaning
2008 · dir. Christine Jeffs
🍅 74%6.8comedy · drama

The same comedy instincts

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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