Movies like A Child Is Waiting: 20 to watch next
If you loved A Child Is Waiting (1963) — a drama film directed by John Cassavetes — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of A Child Is Waiting most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like children's home, down syndrome and school. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he hands the second child over to Caroline without his wife's knowledge. Henry's fateful decision yields grave consequences for his family over the next 20 years.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Where Hope Grows 2014★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Resurrecting the Champ 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 1972★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Miracle Worker 2000★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Devoted teacher Anne Sullivan leads deaf, blind and mute Helen Keller out of solitude and helps integrate her into the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ladybird Ladybird 1994★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her past still haunts her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Detachment 2011★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Sound of Silence 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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All Together Now 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
Stream in India on Netflix
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Phoebe in Wonderland 2008★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, even as her brilliant but anguished mother looks to Phoebe herself for inspiration.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Come Sunday 2018★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Adopt a Highway 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What Maisie Knew 2013★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Pumpkin Eater 1964★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dad 1989★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Never Sang for My Father 1970★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Parked 2010★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Across the Tracks 1991★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it easy on him and his buddy Louie tries to make him go astray again. His brother Joe, quite the opposite of Billy, is a good runner and determined to win a track scholarship. He suggests Billy to join his school's track team, which pits the two brothers against each other.
Stream in India on Plex
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Miracle Run 2004★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Corinne is a single mother of twin 5-year-old boys, Steven and Phillip, who are diagnosed with autism. Public school officials threaten to remove them from school due to their behavior, but through therapy, the boys are able to make major strides in their capabilities. A decade later, teens Steven and Phillip seek to prove they can handle high school while still struggling with their disorder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Miracle Worker 1962★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now