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Movies that feel like The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

If you loved The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, the closest films we have are We Bought a Zoo (2011), English Vinglish (2012) and Igby Goes Down (2002). All three share The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Hulu, Peacock Premium and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

Mia Thermopolis is now a college graduate and on her way to Genovia to take up her duties as princess. Accompanied by her friend Lilly, Mia continues her 'princess lessons', like riding horses side-saddle and archery. But her already complicated life is turned upside down once again when she learns that she is to take the crown as queen earlier than expected, all while she meets a mysteriously charming young man.

πŸ… 25% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Garry Marshallwittyplayfulcontemplativewarmcozyromantic
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We Bought a Zoo
2011 Β· dir. Cameron Crowe
πŸ… 64%β˜… 7drama Β· comedy Β· family

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

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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English Vinglish
2012 Β· dir. Gauri Shinde
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama Β· family

Contemplative and warm in the same breath

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

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

One thread runs through both: falling in love

The difference: Without the same warmth

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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A Cinderella Story
2004 Β· dir. Mark Rosman
πŸ… 11%β˜… 5.9comedy Β· family Β· romance

Both land comfort and romance at once

The difference: Lighter on stillness

Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.

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Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 Β· dir. Steve Bendelack
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.4family Β· comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.

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Cheaper by the Dozen
2003 Β· dir. Shawn Levy
πŸ… 25%β˜… 5.9comedy Β· family

Both lean on play more than on family

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

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Paper Planes
2014 Β· dir. Robert Connolly
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.2comedy Β· family Β· drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

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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Valentine's Day
2010 Β· dir. Garry Marshall
πŸ… 18%β˜… 5.8comedy Β· romance

Both are Garry Marshall's work, and they rhyme

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

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Bedtime Stories
2008 Β· dir. Adam Shankman
πŸ… 27%β˜… 6fantasy Β· comedy Β· family

Romance built on warmth, twice over

The difference: Played as fantasy first

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

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Evan Almighty
2007 Β· dir. Tom Shadyac
πŸ… 24%β˜… 5.4fantasy Β· comedy Β· family

Common ground: marriage

God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

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Home Alone 3
1997 Β· dir. Raja Gosnell
πŸ… 36%β˜… 4.6comedy Β· family

Cozy comedy, and it commits to that

9-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret microchip. Now Alex must fend off the spies as they try to break into his house to get it back.

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Tolo Tolo
2020 Β· dir. Checco Zalone
β˜… 5.7comedy Β· drama Β· family

Both lean on wit more than on drama

Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.

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