Movies like Ek Ladka Ek Ladki (1992)
The best movies like Ek Ladka Ek Ladki (1992) are You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and L.A. Without a Map (1999). If Ek Ladka Ek Ladki hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)7.1/10 from 351 votes
- NewestPersuasion (2022)Released 2022
- In HindiRab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)Also in Hindi
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisRab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
A boring, reserved husband secretly becomes a lively, confident stranger to woo his own unaware wife only to make her fall head over heels for his dashing alter ego.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisL.A. Without a Map (1999)
An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)
A wealthy collegian falls in love with an heir apparent, but her domineering cousin orders her to end the affair.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMadame (2017)
Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne must chase her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Other Sister (1999)
A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994)
A man belongs to a middle-class family and is intent on pursuing his career with a music group, despite his dad's disapproval. He is also in love with the lead singer, but she sees him mainly as a friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Sarah (2020)
A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDedh Ishqiya (2014)
A team of con men fall for a Begum and her female confidante. Does their love fructify?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChupke Chupke (1975)
Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendra and goes to work for him as a driver.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAn Unexpected Christmas (2021)
Jamie hasn’t told his family that he and his now ex-girlfriend Emily broke up. After an inopportune run-in with Emily at the train station in his hometown, Jamie convinces her to pretend they’re still a couple to avoid ruining Christmas for his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDil To Pagal Hai (1997)
Rahul, the director of a successful dance troupe, considers Nisha his best friend, though secretly, she is madly in love with him. He then falls for Pooja, who is engaged to Ajay.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAtrangi Re (2021)
Runaway Rinku gets forcefully married to already engaged Vishu. Both don't want this marriage and make a deal to go on their separate ways. The equation gets weirder when Rinku's lover Sajjad shows up and Vishu starts developing feelings for her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJersey Girl (2004)
Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPersuasion (2022)
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeyy 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGood Newwz (2019)
Two couples with the same surnames pursue in-vitro fertilisation and wait for their upcoming babies. Trouble ensues when they find that the sperms of each couple have been mixed with each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove & Friendship (2016)
From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Two young men, handsome Reginald DeCourcy and wealthy Sir James Martin, severely complicate her plans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPagglait (2021)
Widowed soon after marriage, a young woman grapples with an inability to grieve, quirky relatives and a startling discovery about her late husband.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPardesi Babu (1998)
Raju is a poor guy who wants to marry a rich girl. Her father challenges Raju to earn ₹10,000,000 within a year to prove himself first.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
Fanaa (2006)
Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a casanova and tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling in love with him and he takes her on a private tour of New Delhi. But there is more to Rehan than meets the eye and Zooni will have to make a heartbreaking decision.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisO Teri (2014)
Prantabh and Anand, associated with a news channel in Delhi, are in search of a big scam to prove a point to their senior. A dead body accidentally lands up in their car.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy
Maya (1961)
Disillusioned with his wealthy friends, a man pretends to be poor and goes to live in the slums where he falls in love with a burglar's sister.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Lakhon Mein Ek (1971)
An abused homeless male and a mentally-challenged woman become friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
Lights! Camera! Murder! (2021)
Even after being warned about the danger, a top fashion team plans a murder mystery film shoot at a secluded spooky castle. Alas, nobody in the crew likes or trusts each other. Is it just a coincidence that real murders are taking place just as in the script or was it all planned?? Only the script writer could tell but. – unfortunately he too commits suicide on this cursed night
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
Dharti Ke Lal (1946)
Based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story Annadata by Krishan Chander. A film about the famine that swept through Indian villages in the final years of the war for independence. After natural disasters (floods and droughts), villagers seek refuge in the city.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Farz (2001)
A veteran police officer becomes increasingly agitated when his partner is killed in the line of duty. To add to his woes, his daughter falls in love with his new daredevil partner.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Besharam (1978)
In order to prevent honest Ramchandra from being elected as Mayor, Digvijay Singh alias Dharamdas sets his men upon him, his son, Ram Kumar, and his wife, all in vain, as Ramchandra wins. Shortly after his election, Ramchandra is framed and is forced to quit office after a scandal, and he hangs himself. Ram, his mom, and his sister, Chanda, re-locate and are not heard from again. Then a young man, Prince Chandrashekar from Johanneburg, South Africa, surfaces, claims he is a multi-millionaire, and would like to go into business with Digvijay Singh. This Prince also meets with Digvijay's sister and friend, Renuka, and Manju respectively and has an on-going affair with both at the same time. Digvijay is not happy with what's going on, and he asks his men to investigate the background of this Prince, and what they find will change Digvijay's life forever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Black Bud (2021)
Sanya, a rebellious contemporary girl but a poet at heart, escapes her strict orthodox father's house in search of a new life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ek Ladka Ek Ladki?
The closest matches to Ek Ladka Ek Ladki are You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and L.A. Without a Map (1999). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ek Ladka Ek Ladki?
Start with You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), the closest match to Ek Ladka Ek Ladki.
What is the highest-rated movie like Ek Ladka Ek Ladki?
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), rated 7.1/10 by 351 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ek Ladka Ek Ladki?
Persuasion (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Ek Ladka Ek Ladki?
Yes: Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994).
How are movies similar to Ek Ladka Ek Ladki chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ek Ladka Ek Ladki, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.