Movies like Ninotchka: 20 to watch next
If you loved Ninotchka (1939) — a comedy and romance film directed by Ernst Lubitsch — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Ninotchka most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like capitalist, paris, france and capitalism. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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¿Quieres ser mi hijo? 2023★ 8.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Henry & June 1990★ 6.0
Shares: Romance
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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One Night Only 2026★ 6.4
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Two love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Desperados 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.
Stream in India on Netflix
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French Girl 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Sweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back. But their future is thrown into limbo when she interviews for an executive chef position in her hometown of Quebec City. To Gordon’s dismay her future boss also happens to be her former lover, a celebrity Chef with oceanic eyes and a hit TV show. Good luck Gordon.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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2 Days in Paris 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents — and several of her ex-boyfriends.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Knack... and How to Get It 1965★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Feast of the Seven Fishes 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A slice of life story that follows a large Italian family on Christmas Eve as they prepare for the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes, reminisce about the past and seek love in the future.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Right Kind of Wrong 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cuban Fury 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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All Over the Guy 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Touch of Class 1973★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Steve, a happily married American man living in London meets Vicki, an English divorcée and run off to Marbella for a rollicking week of sex. They then return to London to set up a cozy menage, despite the fact that he loves his wife and children, and now realize that he and Vicki have also fallen in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Puppy Love 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
After a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole and socially-anxious Max vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs found a love match, and now puppies are on the way! The hilariously mismatched Nicole and Max are forced to become responsible co-parents, but may end up finding love themselves.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play
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Dinner in America 2022★ 7.8
Shares: Romance, Comedy
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Long Weekend 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Bart's chance encounter with the enigmatic Vienna leads to a whirlwind weekend together. The two fall fast and hard, but both carry secrets that could be their undoing or the chance for a fresh start.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Night at the Opera 1935★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sex Appeal 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dean 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family home in the wake of his mother's death.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Someone Like You... 2001★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane begins an extensive study of the male animal, including her womanizing roommate Eddie. Jane puts her studies and romantic misadventure to use as a pseudonymous sex columnist -- and becomes a sensation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now