Movies like American Heart: 20 to watch next
If you loved American Heart (1992) — a crime, drama and romance film directed by Martin Bell — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of American Heart most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prisoner, based on novel or book and seattle, washington. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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My Fault: London 2025★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an attraction between them neither can avoid. As Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, her devastating past will catch up with her while falling in love for the first time.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Whisper Man 2026★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Score to Settle 2019★ 5.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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South Central 1992★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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5lbs of Pressure 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Crime, Romance
Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to escape a life of crime living under the thumb of his gangster Uncle.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Barron's Cove 2025★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the kidnapped boy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Stream in India on Zee5
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Back Roads 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jamesy Boy 2014★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance
Based on the true story of teenager James Burns who goes from a suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. He turns his life around in prison thanks to the unexpected friendship he forms with a convicted murderer who becomes his mentor.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wasteman 2026★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Taylor's hopes for a fresh start post-parole are jeopardised by cellmate Dee's arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own chances at freedom.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Unforgivable 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Blue Story 2019★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance
Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman's own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Layer Cake 2004★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Marked Men: Rule + Shaw 2025★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Drama
Shaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — even if she’s the only one who can see the person he truly is. She lives by other people’s rules; he makes his own. But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule must figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love…or each other.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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White Boy Rick 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fire with Fire 1986★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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McVicar 1980★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the highest security prison be able to hold him? This is the true story of his life, his criminal exploits and his eventual rehabilitation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Thousand and One 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Skin 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime, Romance
A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mulligans 2008★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
When Tyler Davidson brings his college buddy Chase home for the summer holidays a secret is revealed that threatens to tear his perfect family apart.
Stream in India on Filmzie