Movies like A Ghost Story: 20 to watch next
If you loved A Ghost Story (2017) — a drama, fantasy and romance film directed by David Lowery — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of A Ghost Story most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like sadness, house and loss. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Endless 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Romance, Drama, Fantasy
When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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Hereafter 2010★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What Dreams May Come 1998★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After Chris Nielsen dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by his spirit guide, Albert. His new world is beautiful and can be whatever Chris imagines. Even his children are there. But, when his wife, Annie, commits suicide and is sent to hell, Chris ignores Albert's warnings and journeys there to save her. Upon arrival, Chris finds that rescuing Annie will be more difficult than he'd imagined.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Collateral Beauty 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Restless 2011★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.
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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Ghost 1990★ 7.3
Shares: Fantasy, Romance
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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What if... 2010★ 6.8
Shares: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Fifteen years ago, Ben Walker made a decision to leave his college sweetheart and ultimately his faith, in order to pursue a lucrative business opportunity. Now with a high-paying career and a trophy fiancé, he is visited by an angel, who gives him a glimpse into what his life would look like had he followed his calling.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The In Between 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Romance, Drama
After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he's attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
Stream in India on Netflix
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It's a Wonderful Life 1946★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Always 1989★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Lovely Bones 2009★ 7.1
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Disappearing Acts 2000★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Drama
A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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City of Angels 1998★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her 2014★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Northfork 2003★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the responsibility of a six-man Evacuation Committee to relocate the townsfolk to higher ground. Most have duly departed, but a few stubborn stragglers remain – among them a priest caring for a sickly orphan, a boy whose fevered visions are leading him to believe he is a member of a roaming band of lost angels desperately searching for a way home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Spirit of Christmas 2015★ 7.0
Shares: Romance, Drama, Fantasy
A woman falls in love with a man who is somewhat unavailable.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Winter's Tale 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Somewhere in Time 1980★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.
Stream in India on Plex