Movies like Bhowani Junction: 20 to watch next
If you loved Bhowani Junction (1956) — a adventure, romance and drama film directed by George Cukor — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Bhowani Junction most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, train and india. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Sahara 1983★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, 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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Black Gold 2011★ 6.5
Shares: Adventure, Drama
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib adopts Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee against invasion. Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Castaway 1986★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Romance, Drama
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies. Gradually, it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Supercross 2005★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, 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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Copenhagen 2014★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Romance, Drama
After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living relative. Effy’s mix of youthful exuberance and wisdom challenges William unlike any woman ever has. As the attraction builds, he must come to grips with destabilizing elements of his family’s sordid past.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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I Am David 2003★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Adventure
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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A Passage to India 1984★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Adventure
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Wake of the Red Witch 1948★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Elephant Walk 1954★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Adventure, Drama
Colonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, weds lovely English rose Ruth and takes her home to Elephant Walk, Ceylon, where the local elephants have a grudge against the plantation. Ruth's delight with the tropical wealth and luxury of her new home is tempered by isolation as the only white woman in the district; her husband's occasional imperious arrogance; a mutual physical attraction with plantation manager Dick Carver; and the hovering, ominous menace of the hostile elephants.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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North West Frontier 1959★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Drama
In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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Pinocchio 2009★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Drama
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Northanger Abbey 2007★ 6.8
Shares: Romance, Drama
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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True Spirit 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Adventure, Drama
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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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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Tarzan and the Amazons 1945★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Romance
A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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True Grit 1969★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Adventure
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love Me Love Me 2026★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
After her brother's death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start, finding comfort in Will, the perfect honor student at her new international school. But when his troubled best friend James—hiding a dangerous life in clandestine MMA fights—sparks a rivalry that quickly turns into irresistible attraction, June must choose between safety and a love that upends everything she thought she wanted.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
Stream in India on Netflix