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Movies that feel like Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

If you loved Welcome to the Sticks, the closest films we have are Welcome to the South (2010), The Postman (1994) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). All three share Welcome to the Sticks' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV and others, checked against today's data.

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

πŸ… 67% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Dany Boonwittyplayfulcontemplativeromantictenderdread
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Welcome to the South
2010 Β· dir. Luca Miniero
β˜… 6.6comedy

Two things both keep coming back to: lie and postman

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as Welcome to the Sticks

Alberto, post office manager of a small town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Sylvia, is willing to do anything to get the transfer to Milan. Even pretending to be disabled to climb in the ranking. But the trick does not work and as punishment, he is transferred in a small town in Campania, which to an inhabitant of the north is equivalent to a nightmare ...

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The Postman
1994 Β· dir. Michael Radford
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: postman

The difference: Reviewed even better

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

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

Both land wit and play at once

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

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

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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I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
2006 Β· dir. Park Chan-wook
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.9drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Tender comedy, and it commits to that

Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.

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

Both lean on wit more than on drama

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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Volver
2006 Β· dir. Pedro AlmodΓ³var
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Romance with a pulse of play, in both cases

Three generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death.

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Jab We Met
2007 Β· dir. Imtiaz Ali
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Contemplative comedy in both cases

A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.

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

Drama built on romance, twice over

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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Late Marriage
2001 Β· dir. Dover Koshashvili
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both lean on tenderness more than on romance

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 divorcΓ©e 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.

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 Β· dir. Nicholas Stoller
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Witty comedy in both cases

When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.

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Secretary
2002 Β· dir. Steven Shainberg
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.9romance Β· drama Β· comedy

Drama built on play, twice over

A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.

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