Movies like English Vinglish: 20 to watch next
If you loved English Vinglish (2012) — a comedy, drama and family film directed by Gauri Shinde — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of English Vinglish most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like classroom, housewife and speech. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Tully 2018★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chloe and Theo 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Trading Mom 1994★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Family
The Martin kids learn of a magic spell that will take them to the 'mommy market' so they can get a more user friendly model. After giving a few other moms a try, they want their own back. But that is not so easy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pieces of April 2003★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Girlfriends 1978★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Moxie 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Thunderstruck 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Family
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, VI movies and tv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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My Mother's Wedding 2025★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Three sisters return to their home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother. But the mother and daughters are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Meddler 2016★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Superboys of Malegaon 2025★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
The residents of Malegaon look to Bollywood cinema for a much-needed escape from daily drudgery. Amateur filmmaker Nasir Shaikh gets inspired to make a film for the people of Malegaon, by the people of Malegaon. He bands together his ragtag group of friends to bring his vision to life, thereby bringing a fresh lease of life into the town.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Addams Family Values 1993★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Family
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars 2012★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Family
A young girl struggles to maintain her school grades while competing as a gymnast.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Please Give 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Longshots 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Family, Comedy
The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Gnome-Mobile 1967★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Family
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because he's seeing gnomes! He's committed, and the niece and nephew and the gnomes have to find him and free him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Buffaloed 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Set in the underworld of debt-collecting, homegrown hustler Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Braid 2023★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy
India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smita, Giulia and Sarah are unknowingly linked by their most intimate and singular bond.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now