Movies like 3 Idiots
3 Idiots (2009) is a comedy movie directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
★ 7.5 · 4,114 votes · Family, Fantasy, Comedy
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
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2. Accepted (2006)
★ 6.5 · 1,863 votes · Comedy
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
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3. Home Alone (1990)
★ 7.5 · 12,948 votes · Comedy, Family
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
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4. Barbie (2023)
★ 6.9 · 11,680 votes · Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
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5. The Breakfast Club (1985)
★ 7.7 · 8,778 votes · Comedy, Drama
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
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6. Ghost World (2001)
★ 7.1 · 1,648 votes · Comedy, Drama
Two quirky, cynical, teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives following high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle-aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.
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7. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
★ 6.8 · 2,281 votes · Comedy
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
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8. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)
★ 7.1 · 525 votes · Comedy, Drama
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.
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9. The Kid (1921)
★ 8.1 · 2,465 votes · Comedy, Drama
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
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10. My Man Godfrey (1936)
★ 7.6 · 409 votes · Comedy
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
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11. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
★ 6.3 · 621 votes · Comedy
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-It notes, Romy and Michele descend on their alma mater, but their façade crumbles quickly.
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12. Carnage (2011)
★ 7.2 · 3,241 votes · Comedy, Drama
Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.
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