Movies Like ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013)

ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi is a 2013 comedy film from Martin Prakkat with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Kerala Cafe and Outsourced.

Comedy

Kerala Cafe

2009

Ten stories meet at Kerala Cafe.

6.7

MagicScore

Outsourced

2007

After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement.

6.4

MagicScore

Far from Home

1989

Charlie Cox should have stopped for gas in California. While he's on a cross-country trip with his teenage daughter, Joleen, his car hits empty in a creepy town in Nevada. With nary a drop of fuel to be found, Charlie and Joleen stop for the night at a dilapidated trailer park. There, Joleen catches the eye of two teenage boys, Jimmy and Pinky -- either of whom could be the serial killer currently terrorizing the town.

5.4

MagicScore

Cookie

1989

Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, all that Dino wants is to settle some old scores, and make up for lost time with his daughter.

5.2

MagicScore

Cold Sweat

1970

During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he encounters his former company commander Captain Ross, jailed for black marketeering. Together with Ross' cohorts Joe agrees to escape with them, but things go wrong and a policeman is killed. An appalled Joe escapes by himself, abandoning the others, who are recaptured. Years later Joe has a boat rental business where he is found by Ross. Now a wanted drug smuggler he wants the use of Joe's boats and to ensure his cooperation, they kidnap his wife and daughter.

5.7

MagicScore

Circus

2000

Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife. Leo does it, but then Julius shows up with the murder on tape, saying Gloria isn't his wife - it's blackmail. Leo's bookie, Troy, is also closing in, wanting to be paid. Bruno and Lily as well as Bruno and Julius have their own scams running, and Leo is their target. Maybe Leo can get Troy off his back, avoid Moose (Bruno's huge enforcer), send Gloria's corpse out of England, turn the tables on Bruno's murderous brother Caspar, and outfox Lily. Or is Lily his fox? It's a three-ring circus.

4.9

MagicScore

The Sucker

1965

In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".

7.4

MagicScore

Unda

2019

SI Manikandan and his police team are dispatched to Basthar, a Maoist area for election duty where they aren't trained to handle the attacks in a territory field filled with land mines while being armed with unnecessary ammunition.

7.1

MagicScore

Daisies

1966

Two teenage girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world around them.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

21-87

1963

This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he worked as an animator), combined with his own black and white 16mm footage shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, among other locations. A commentary on a machine-dominated society, it is often cited as an influence on George Lucas's Star Wars and his conceptualization of "The Force."

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Chocolate City

2015

Life for a struggling college student changes in an instant when he meets the owner of a male strip club who convinces him to give amateur night a whirl.

5.2

MagicScore

#12

Our Lady of the Sphere

1969

Animation using cutout animation to craft a bizarre science fiction experiment. Moving spheres, such as balloons and bubbles, are superimposed on static backgrounds to suggest travel and discovery.

4.9

MagicScore

#13

Bangalore Days

2014

A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!

7.5

MagicScore

#14

Virus

2019

A real life account of the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, and the courageous fight put on by several individuals which helped to contain the epidemic.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case

2023

This true-crime documentary investigates six shocking deaths in the same family and the woman at the center of the unbelievable case: Jolly Joseph.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

L2: Empuraan

2025

Five years after becoming Chief Minister of Kerala, Jathin Ramdas' move to align with communal forces led by Balraj 'Baba' Bajrangi, triggers Stephen Nedumpally aka Khureshi Ab'raam to return with his Man Friday Zayed Masood to save his home state and settle scores.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

The Kerala Story

2023

A converted Muslim woman narrates her ordeal of how she once wanted to become a nurse but was abducted from her home and manipulated by religious vanguards and turned into an ISIS terrorist and landed in Afghanistan jail.

4.4

MagicScore

#18

One, Two, Three

1961

C.R. MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin during the Cold War, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the rebellious daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task when she reveals to be married to a communist.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Welcome Mr. Marshall!

1953

A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish culture with which the visiting foreign officials would be more familiarized, the Castilian citizens don unfamiliar Andalusian costumes, hire a renowned flamenco performer, and re-decorate their town in Andalusian style, meantime waiting for their uncertain arrival.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

Design for Living

1933

An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi?

The top films similar to ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi by MovieMagicScore are Kerala Cafe (6.7), Outsourced (6.4), Far from Home (5.4). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi worth watching?

ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 49 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi?

ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013) is a comedy film directed by Martin Prakkat, starring Dulquer Salmaan, Jacob Gregory, Aparna Gopinath.

Where can I find more recommendations like ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi

This ranked list pairs ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013), a comedy film from Martin Prakkat, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dulquer Salmaan take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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