Movies like Critical Care: 20 to watch next
If you loved Critical Care (1997) — a comedy and drama film directed by Sidney Lumet — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Critical Care most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like nun, satire and hospital. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Britannia Hospital 1982★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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About Alex 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Landline 2017★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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CQ 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bottle Rocket 1996★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In trouble with the local authorities, Mabel Simmons, notoriously known as Madea, is on the run from the law. With no place to turn, she moves in with her friend Bam who is recovering from surgery. Unbeknownst to Bam however, Madea is only using the "concerned friend" gag as a way to hide out from the police.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Juniper 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Comedy
When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Playing God 2021★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Adults 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Eric returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As the trip extends, Eric finds it increasingly difficult to avoid confrontations and revelations as his carefully constructed façade of his adulthood gives way to old childhood conflicts.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Somewhere in Queens 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Infidel 2010★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a devout Muslim, he drinks alcohol, and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Standing Up, Falling Down 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
An unlikely friendship kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A. — forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs — and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering to be kindred spirits, each helps the other find healing, in addition to the confidence to face the "failures" in their lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Life During Wartime 2010★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Legend of Barney Thomson 2015★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Soul Food 1997★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's turn sour when sisters Teri, Bird and Maxine start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Family Weekend 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Joneses 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Code 3 2025★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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O. Henry's Full House 1952★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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American Fiction 2023★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads