Movies like The Farewell: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Farewell (2019) — a comedy and drama film directed by Lulu Wang — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Farewell most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like grandparent grandchild relationship, family relationships and wedding. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Death at a Funeral 2007★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
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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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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A Real Pain 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Grandma's Boy 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Girl 2 1994★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Vada Sultenfuss has a holiday coming up, and an assignment: to do an essay on someone she admires and has never met. She decides she wants to do an assignment on her mother, but quickly realises she knows very little about her. She manages to get her father to agree to let her go to LA to stay with her Uncle Phil and do some research on her mother.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Black or White 2015★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hard Truths 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.
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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Another Year 2010★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Almost Christmas 2016★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Miss You Already 2015★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crimes of the Heart 1986★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ramona and Beezus 2010★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The War with Grandpa 2020★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
Peter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his Grandpa, he wants his room back - so he has no choice but to declare war.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Savages 2007★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hannah and Her Sisters 1986★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Church 2016★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Cassandra's Dream 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Spirited 2022★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel