Movies like Car Wash: 20 to watch next
If you loved Car Wash (1976) — a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Michael Schultz — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Car Wash most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like 1970s, musical and los angeles, california. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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My Own Love Song 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
Stream in India on Plex
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American Graffiti 1973★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cooley High 1975★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Corner Office 2023★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In this office satire, Orson, a straight-laced employee, retreats to a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his lackluster colleagues. But why does this seem to upset them so much?
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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SubUrbia 1997★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 6
Burlesque 2010★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to stage, helping restore the club's former glory.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Hair 1979★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Green Book 2018★ 8.2
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nappily Ever After 2018★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Drama
After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 10
West Side Story 2021★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My One and Only 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A mother takes her two sons on an unusual road trip from New York to Pittsburgh, St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Now and Then 1995★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pure Country 1992★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
Dusty Chandler is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. He's helped and hindered by friends and staff, but pushes on in his search for a real music style as well as a real romance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Girl 1991★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Raising Helen 2004★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anchors Aweigh 1945★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Empire Records 1995★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Shortcomings 2023★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
When his girlfriend leaves for New York City on a 3-month-long internship, a strongly opinionated Berkeley arthouse movie theater manager begins exploring life as a bachelor.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Moxie 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now