
Movies that feel likeThe Intouchables (2011)
If you loved The Intouchables, the closest films we have are The Bucket List (2007), 50/50 (2011) and Elling (2001). All three share The Intouchables' contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Queen (2014).
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If The Intouchables hit the spot, these will too

Opposites from different worlds teaching each other to live
The difference: Terminal-diagnosis sentiment, broader strokes

Friendship as the medicine no doctor prescribes
The difference: Cancer comedy, younger and rawer


An outsider's charm dissolving an institution's cold rules
The difference: Spielberg whimsy, one-location fable

Prickly outsiders finding odd companionship on the margins
The difference: Deadpan and melancholy — the warmth arrives in small doses

Strangers thrown together on the road, bickering into friendship
The difference: A minor Italian comedy that's hard to even track down

A mismatched pair whose loyalty outlasts every disaster
The difference: Lowbrow gags on repeat — 31% on RT, none of the heart

A feelgood reinvention powered by unexpected friendships
The difference: A Bollywood solo journey — self-discovery over odd-couple sparks

An unlikely pair whose friendship redraws both their worlds
The difference: A small British childhood story — whimsy, not wit under pressure

Two stalled lives jolted awake by a shared reckless lark
The difference: A broad dude comedy — 18% on RT, friendship played for dumb laughs

Both keep coming back to the same thing: friendship
The difference: Easier on the stillness than The Intouchables

Two men from different worlds trading lessons on a long ride
The difference: Its feel-good race politics drew real controversy
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