Movies Like 3 Idiots

If you liked 3 Idiots (2009), a drama and comedy movie directed by Rajkumar Hirani, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also 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.
2
Accepted (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also 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.
3
Sky High (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
4
Old Boys (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
In the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.
5
Sixteen Candles (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her…
6
Zapped (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Zoey is a talented dancer whose organized life is rudely disrupted when she moves in with her new step-dad and three step-brothers, until she discovers a dog-training app that can get boys to obey her every command…
7
The Kid (1921)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and 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.
8
Leo (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
Jaded 74-year-old reptile Leo has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the…
9
Carnage (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and 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.
10
Half Brothers (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
Mexican aviation exec Renato is shocked to learn that he has an American half-brother he never knew about: free-spirited Asher. They are forced on a road trip together, tracing the path their father took from Mexico to…
11
Like Stars on Earth (2007)
★ 8/10Also drama
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things…
12
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
13
Sleepover (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Desperate to improve their social status, four best friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.
14
Sacramento (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
When free-spirited Rickey suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sacramento.
15
PK (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama
A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.
16
The Kings of Summer (2013)
★ 7/10Also comedy and drama
Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules. In a hidden clearing, they build a makeshift house and attempt to create an independent…
17
Fukrey Returns (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
A year after the first movie, the four friends are enjoying their lives to the fullest, get in trouble once again with Bholi, who is released from prison earlier than expected and is broke.
18
Delhi Belly (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
Three unsuspecting, average guys find themselves on the hit list of one of India's most-powerful crime syndicates.
19
Hindi Medium (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Mita and Raj Batra, an affluent couple from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, are grappling with getting their daughter admission into an English medium school. But there is one big problem. Their zubaan is Hindi, and the elitist…
20
Fatherhood (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedy
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.