Movies like Bajrangi Bhaijaan: 20 to watch next
If you loved Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) — a music and drama film directed by Kabir Khan — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Bajrangi Bhaijaan most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like religion, journey and lost child. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Teen Spirit 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Music, Drama
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lion 2016★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Movie Sphere+
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The Shack 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Movie Sphere+
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The Deep End of the Ocean 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cave Rescue 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time to find them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tigertail 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Dog Gone 2023★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Life of Pi 2012★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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The Last Mimzy 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Way 2010★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Heaven Is for Real 2014★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
After their young son, Colton, undergoes emergency surgery, small-town parents Todd and Sonja Burpo are overjoyed at the child's miraculous recovery. However, the Burpos are unprepared for what happens next... Colton says that during his surgery he went to heaven and back, and tells his parents things that he couldn't possibly know. Can Todd find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world?
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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The Forge 2024★ 8.2
Shares: Drama
19 year old Isaiah Wright lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mother Cynthia, Isaiah is given an ultimatum – to step up or move out. Feeling the pull from his friends and the push from his mom, Isaiah is hired by Moore Fitness, unaware of how the owner will personally impact his life. With the prayers of his mother and unexpected guidance from his new mentor, Isaiah is forced to deal with his past, sacrifice his selfishness and discover how God might have a greater purpose for his life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Coda 2020★ 6.1
Shares: Music, Drama
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Emerald Forest 1985★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. This is when Bill's adventure truly begins.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Almost Famous 2000★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Music
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken 1991★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black Robe 1991★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.
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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I Am David 2003★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lucky 2017★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now