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Movies like Jio Pagla (2017)

The best movies like Jio Pagla (2017) are Yoh! Bestie (2026), Desperados (2020) and Sex Appeal (2022). If Jio Pagla hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Yoh! Bestie (2026)

    Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  2. Desperados (2020)

    A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  3. Sex Appeal (2022)

    Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  4. What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)

    Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  5. Girl on a Bicycle (2013)

    Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

  6. A Nice Girl Like You (2020)

    Lucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind and surprising journey of self-discovery, friendship, and new love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

  7. Easy Virtue (2008)

    A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  8. ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

    Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  9. Bye Bye Love (1995)

    With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wife's parents, while Donny has a shaky bond with his teen daughter, Emma. Dave, meanwhile, has an enviable problem -- he has more dates than he can handle. As they confront their post-marital challenges, the men take solace in one another's plights.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  10. A Hollywood Christmas (2022)

    Jessica, a young, up-and-coming filmmaker in Hollywood has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies. But when handsome network executive Christopher shows up threatening to halt production on her latest movie, Jessica’s assistant, Reena, points out the irony: Jessica isn’t just trying to save her Christmas movie, she’s actually living in one. Jessica must now juggle all the classic tropes—her actors falling in and out of love, a wayward elf dog, and her own stirring romantic feelings for her perceived nemesis—in order to get her movie and her life to their happy endings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  11. The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)

    One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  12. Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)

    A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  13. Let's Make Love (1960)

    When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  14. Little Italy (2018)

    Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  15. Wedding Season (2022)

    Pressured by their immigrant parents to find spouses, two Indian-Americans pretend to date in order to survive a summer of weddings – but find themselves falling for each other as they struggle to balance who they are with who their parents want them to be.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  16. Luka Chuppi (2019)

    The story of a television reporter in Mathura who falls in love with a headstrong woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  17. Watching the Detectives (2007)

    Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  18. Relative Values (2000)

    A comedy of discriminating taste and dirty little secrets. In 1952 England, Nigel, the Earl of Marshwood, woos Hollywood star Miranda, upsetting both Nigel's mother, Countess Felicity, and Miranda's former love fellow Hollywood star Don. Right before the engagement party at Marshwood, Moxie, the Countess's personal maid and best friend, reveals that Miranda is her estranged sister. Crestwell, the Countess's butler, devises a plan - but an inebriated Don's arrival at Marshwood to talk to Miranda causes all chaos to break loose.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  19. Good Advice (2001)

    An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's really important in life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

  20. The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)

    A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

  21. Heyy Babyy (2007)

    Three womanisers find a baby left at their doorstep. Chaos ensues as they try to contact their former girlfriends to determine who is the father amongst them.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance

  22. Sanam (1951)

    An honest but unemployed young man, Yogen, falls for the wealthy, independent Sadhana after a chance encounter, but his desperate circumstances lead to a crime tried by Sadhana's own father, the prosecutor, creating a profound social and legal barrier to their love.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance

  23. Jab We Met (2007)

    A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance

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  24. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

    Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & comedy

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  25. Love 86 (1986)

    Laxmi Devi is a strict mother having two daughters named Leena and Isha. She wants them to get married in a prosperous and rich family with two brothers so that they can be together for life. But two orphaned boys named Omi and Vikram Doshi who are thieves by profession, fall for these two sisters. Now Laxmi Devi wants to control the fate of her daughters but can she do this?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  26. Freddy (2022)

    Introverted and awkward Dr. Freddy Ginwala desperately searches for a soulmate. When he finally finds her, the relationship becomes as painful as a root canal.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  27. Taqdeer Ka Tamasha (1990)

    A single mother, Geeta, must deal with her two sons, the elder a Police Inspector Suryapratap; while the younger, Satya, a hoodlum, when both get into conflicts. Things only get worse after Satya gets arrested, arguments ensue and he leaves. He gets hired by Sheshnaag for the sole purpose of exacting vengeance against his rival, Deva. Both brothers are fated to meet again when Suryapratap decides to accumulate evidence to arrest Deva. Neither of the brothers know that Deva has an alias. What will the details of his past life reveal?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  28. Marne Bhi Do Yaaron (2019)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  29. Dillagi (1999)

    Two brothers -- Ranvir and Rajvir along with their parents move to Mumbai. They endure numerous hardships, but their will to survive prevails and they succeed. Soon, their parents pass away, leaving young Rajvir in the care of Ranvir. Now wealthy beyond any means, Ranvir runs the business and Rajvir lives recklessly. When Rajvir falls in love, Ranvir arranges his marriage, but to his dismay finds out that he has arranged his brother to marry the girl he loves.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  30. Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De... (2010)

    From the moment Rashi (Manisha Koirala) decides not to get on a train home from her job, her life turns in a new direction. But what about what could have been if she did board that train? This drama about destiny and life's turns traces Rashi's parallel lives. Her current beau (Moammar Rana) may not be her true love, as she's about to find out -- or &NFi;not&NFi_; find out. Partho Ghosh (Mr. Hot Mr. Kool) directs.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Jio Pagla?

The closest matches to Jio Pagla are Yoh! Bestie (2026), Desperados (2020) and Sex Appeal (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Jio Pagla?

Start with Yoh! Bestie (2026), the closest match to Jio Pagla.

What is the highest-rated movie like Jio Pagla?

¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023), rated 8.4/10 by 378 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Jio Pagla?

Yoh! Bestie (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Hindi movies like Jio Pagla?

Yes: Luka Chuppi (2019), Heyy Babyy (2007) and Sanam (1951).

How are movies similar to Jio Pagla chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Jio Pagla, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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