Movies Like Monsoon Wedding (2001)

Monsoon Wedding is a 2001 comedy, drama, romance film from Mira Nair with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Corpse Bride and Another Happy Day.

Comedy Drama Romance

Corpse Bride

2005

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

7.6

MagicScore

Another Happy Day

2011

A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

5.5

MagicScore

Ticket to Paradise

2022

Divorced couple Georgia and David find themselves on a shared mission: they team up and travel to Bali to stop their daughter Lily from making the same mistake they once made 25 years ago.

6.4

MagicScore

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy. Mike's brother Richie and his wife Joan are going through a divorce, which is upsetting his overly devout Catholic mother Beatrice. Also, Susan's father is carrying on an affair and her sex starved older sister Wilma is going through her troubles with her husband Johnny. All this is going on while Mike's best friend Jerry is trying to bed the maid of honor, Susan's cousin Brenda.

4.9

MagicScore

Runaway Bride

1999

Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.

6.1

MagicScore

Blind Dating

2006

Danny is a blind man who does not let his impairment get in the way of living his life to the fullest, except when it comes to love. Danny's brother sets him up on a series of blind dates, but all of them go disastrously wrong. Just when Danny is about to give up, he meets Leeza, a nurse who works for Danny's doctor. There is just one catch: Leeza, who is from India, is promised to another man.

6.0

MagicScore

Moonstruck

1987

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

6.8

MagicScore

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

Mother of the Bride

2024

Lana's daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she's getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma's heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

The Piano

1993

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Marie Antoinette

2006

The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Murder Mystery 2

2023

After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Rich Flu

2024

A strange disease kills off some of the richest and most influential people on the planet. First it was the billionaires, then the multi-millionaires and so on progressively... Then it threatens to strike anyone with any sort of fortune. With the whole world panicking, people try to flood the market with assets the world no longer wants.

5.2

MagicScore

#14

Three Floors

2021

Follows the lives of three families who live in a three-story building in a Roman neighbourhood.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

2 States

2014

A man and a woman come from two very different cultural backgrounds, and decide that they won't get married until they convince their parents. As feared, differences between the families pose a hurdle.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Good Grief

2023

When his husband unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

The Big Wedding

2013

To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

She's Out of My League

2010

When he starts dating drop-dead gorgeous Molly, insecure airport security agent Kirk can't believe it. As his friends and family share their doubts about the relationship lasting, Kirk does everything he can to avoid losing Molly forever.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

The Best Man

1999

After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Bulgarian Lovers

2003

Graying Spaniard Daniel has a healthy budget for indulging in the finer things in life. Daniel's favorite luxury is playing sponsor to younger men amid the lights and sights of Madrid's gay club scene. After Daniel shares a night with handsome Bulgarian emigre Kyril, he finds himself consumed with an insatiable lust for the charismatic foreigner. But, as their relationship takes shape, Daniel's latest conquest reveals his own manipulative tendencies.

5.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Monsoon Wedding?

The top films similar to Monsoon Wedding by MovieMagicScore are Corpse Bride (7.6), Another Happy Day (5.5), Ticket to Paradise (6.4). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Monsoon Wedding worth watching?

Monsoon Wedding holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 212 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Monsoon Wedding?

Monsoon Wedding (2001) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Mira Nair, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah.

Where can I find more recommendations like Monsoon Wedding?

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 Monsoon Wedding

This ranked list pairs Monsoon Wedding (2001), a comedy and drama and romance film from Mira Nair, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Naseeruddin Shah 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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