Movies like The April Fools: 20 to watch next
If you loved The April Fools (1969) — a drama, comedy and romance film directed by Stuart Rosenberg — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The April Fools most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like infidelity, boss and trophy wife. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Chéri 2009★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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L.A. Without a Map 1999★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sidewalks of New York 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cousins 1989★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cairo Time 2009★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Which Brings Me to You 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Two romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours together, trading candid confessions of messy histories and heartbreak, on the off chance that this fling might be the real thing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Not Easily Broken 2009★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Picture Perfect 1997★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
A young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A California Christmas: City Lights 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph back to the city.
Stream in India on Netflix
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He Said, She Said 1991★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Womanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions alongside each other, which leads to a similarly combative local TV show. At the same time their initial indifference to each other looks like it may evolve into something more romantic.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blind 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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The Other Woman 2014★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Love You to Death 1990★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Proposal 2009★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Drama
When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Before We Go 2014★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Drama, Comedy
A chance encounter between two strangers in Grand Central Terminal sparks a life-changing, nighttime sojourn through New York City. They grow into each other's most trusted confidants when an evening of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blue Sky 1994★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Twelfth Night 1996★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Young Adult 2011★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now