Movies like Backlight: 20 to watch next
If you loved Backlight (2010) — a drama, romance and science fiction film directed by Fernando Fragata — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Backlight most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Vesper 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jonathan 2018★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Science Fiction
Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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How I Live Now 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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When I'm Ready 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Drama, Science Fiction
It's the end of the world. Seeking meaning and thrills in their last days alive, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip to see Rose's grandmother as a devastating asteroid threatens to wipe out life on Earth. Along the way they encounter other lost souls, each with their own very different perspective on the impending doom.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fingernails 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Science Fiction, Drama
Anna and Ryan have found true love together. It's been proven by a controversial test. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she meets Amir.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Marjorie Prime 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Science Fiction
A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Light of My Life 2019★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Winter's Tale 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, 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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Sahara 1983★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love Me 2025★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Drama, Science Fiction
In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Time Is Up 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Drama
Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
Stream in India on Plex
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Supercross 2005★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Frequencies 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Romance, Science Fiction
The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.
Stream in India on Plex
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2073 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Peter Ibbetson 1935★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke and Duchess of Towers. When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary — but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blind 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol 2010★ 8.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mandela Effect 2019★ 6.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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An Autumn Romance 2021★ 7.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who wants to renovate it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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In Secret 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now