Movies like Avaraachan & Sons: 20 to watch next
If you loved Avaraachan & Sons (2026) — a drama film directed by Thamby — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Avaraachan & Sons most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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All Day and a Night 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Above the Rim 1994★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lorelei 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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El Chicano 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Nest 2020★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Young One 1960★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inside I'm Dancing 2004★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Imperial Dreams 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cardboard Boxer 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Visit 1964★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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That Evening Sun 2009★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Kindness of Strangers 2019★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Siberian Education 2013★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Farming 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Burning Sands 2017★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Short History of the Long Road 2019★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gracie 2007★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hounddog 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Beautiful Country 2004★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Charm City Kings 2020★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now