Movies Like Baghban (2003)

Baghban is a 2003 drama film from Ravi Chopra with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Love the Coopers and Gırgıriye.

Drama

Love the Coopers

2015

When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

6.0

MagicScore

Gırgıriye

1981

A bear-leading gypsy from the slums struggles to get back his sweetheart who works for a pavilion runner in the city, until she feels a wistful longing for where she thinks she is belong to and turns recalcitrant against the pavilion runner.

6.2

MagicScore

Our Family

1975

A love story between a poor man and a rich girl. The rich girl's father tries to prevent their marriage and he declares a war against the poor boy's family.

7.7

MagicScore

The Family Stone

2005

An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

6.3

MagicScore

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

6.3

MagicScore

There's No Place Like Home

2018

An extended family reunites on an idyllic island to celebrate their grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. However, a storm causes them to get stuck in there longer than expected, causing secrets and long-held grudges to break out.

6.2

MagicScore

Encanto

2021

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

7.6

MagicScore

Spencer's Mountain

1963

Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister, he's building the house he's always promised Olivia. He is overjoyed when he learns his eldest son will be the first Spencer to attend college, if he can resist the charms of a pretty local girl and rustle up the money for tuition.

6.7

MagicScore

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Veeram

2014

A straightforward man, who uses violence to settle disputes, decides to mend his ways for the sake of his lover, but when he learns that her family is in danger, he decides to save them at all cost.

5.3

MagicScore

#11

Yours, Mine & Ours

2005

Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

Family United

2013

Five siblings gather to celebrate a wedding at their family estate on the day Spain plays the final of the 2010 World Cup.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

Inside Out

2015

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

7.9

MagicScore

#14

The Straight Story

1999

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

The Iron Claw

2023

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

My Family

1995

Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

The Big Sick

2017

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

We Live in Time

2024

An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

Moving On

2020

During a summer vacation, Ok-ju and Dong-ju move into their grandpa's house. While Dong-ju adapts to his new home, Ok-ju feels awkward about this new environment. Once their soon-to-be-divorced aunt also moves in, and as Ok-ju spends time with her family, the house and her grandpa start to grow on her.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela

2017

Sheela Chacko's leads a regular life as a mother, wife and a college lecturer. All this turns around when she learns about a serious affliction facing her. The comedy-drama carries on about how her insecure husband and her three children react to the enfolding situation.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Baghban?

The top films similar to Baghban by MovieMagicScore are Love the Coopers (6.0), Gırgıriye (6.2), Our Family (7.7). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Baghban worth watching?

Baghban holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 111 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Baghban?

Baghban (2003) is a drama film directed by Ravi Chopra, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan.

Where can I find more recommendations like Baghban?

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

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About movies like Baghban

This ranked list pairs Baghban (2003), a drama film from Ravi Chopra, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Amitabh Bachchan 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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