Movies like Roxanne: 20 to watch next
If you loved Roxanne (1987) — a comedy and romance film directed by Fred Schepisi — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Roxanne most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like love letter, nose and inferiority complex. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Little Italy 2018★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Lonely Guy 1984★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Deeds 2002★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Pillow Talk 1959★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Yoh! Bestie 2026★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
Stream in India on Netflix
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before 2018★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.
Stream in India on Netflix
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What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Grass Is Greener 1960★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and takes a liking to more than the house. Soon, Hattie Durant gets involved and they have a good old fashioned love triangle.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Keeping the Faith 2000★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Seven Year Itch 1955★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
Stream in India on Brew, Tubi TV
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The Wrong Paris 2025★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Speechless 1994★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy
In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Girl on a Bicycle 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Electric Dreams 1984★ 6.4
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Miles Harding buys a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing conscious thought and emotion after an interaction with spilled champagne. Things begin getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer, fall in love with beautiful neighbor Madeline Robistat.
Stream in India on Plex
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 2007★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar
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Man's Favorite Sport? 1964★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love, Weddings & Other Disasters 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Along Came Polly 2004★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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The Other End of the Line 2007★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Whatever Works 2009★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now