Movies like Capernaum: 20 to watch next
If you loved Capernaum (2018) — a drama film directed by Nadine Labaki — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Capernaum most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like child abuse, slum and refugee. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete 2013★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Coming of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Chamber 1996★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Night Always Comes 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Bird 2024★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Ride 2018★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
The story of John Buultjens, who has dedicated his life to the sport of BMX.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Honey Boy 2019★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lakeview Terrace 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their relationship. A tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly aggressive to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives cause the couple to fight back.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Gardens of the Night 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Die My Love 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets in, Grace struggles with loneliness, creative frustration, and unresolved emotional wounds. What begins as an attempt at renewal gradually turns into an intense psychological descent, placing strain on their relationship and exposing the fragile balance between love, identity, and motherhood.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial 1995★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestation. The family run a school for infants. An unqualified child cruelty "expert" videotapes the children describing outrageous stories of abuse. One of the most expensive and long running trials in US legal history, exposes the lack of evidence and unprofessional attitudes of the finger pointers which kept one of the accused in jail for over 5 years without bail.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Butterfly on a Wheel 2007★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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I Was a Stranger 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage, their choices, and their humanity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mommie Dearest 1981★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gimme Shelter 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sleepers 1996★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
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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A Thousand and One 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
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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Damage 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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House of Sand and Fog 2003★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The King 2006★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
When Elvis Valderez is honourably discharged from the Navy, he heads to the small Texas town of Corpus Christi, where he introduces himself to Pastor David Sandow, his long-lost father, soon becoming a stalwart member of the church.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now