Movies like A Bride for Rip Van Winkle: 20 to watch next
If you loved A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016) — a drama and romance film directed by Shunji Iwai — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of A Bride for Rip Van Winkle most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like japan and social network. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Purple Hearts 2022★ 8.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Racing with the Moon 1984★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love Everlasting 2016★ 7.4
Shares: Romance, Drama
Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Lost Husband 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Man from Elysian Fields 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Not Easily Broken 2009★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Salome 1953★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending him to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are–contrary to Scripture–nearing conversion to the new religion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Home Run 2013★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
Stream in India on Netflix
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 2004★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 1960★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Really Love 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Drama
A rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected romance with an ambitious law student.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story 2003★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I'm in Love with a Church Girl 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
Miles Montego has it all - cars, boats, good looks, mansion, money, women, but more importantly, he has a past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Center Stage: Turn It Up 2008★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes more than precision and perfection to succeed in the dance world.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Moonlight Mile 2002★ 6.3
Shares: Romance, Drama
As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sakuran 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fireworks 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Romance, Drama
Moshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set out to find it out.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ali and Nino 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now