Movies like Distance: 20 to watch next
If you loved Distance (2001) — a drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Distance most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like lake, sadness and cult. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Mourning Forest 2007★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A young woman working at a retirement home takes an elderly man living there on an excursion into the countryside, but the two wind up stranded in the titular forest.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flashbacks of a Fool 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, and the movie, into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970s Britain.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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A Question of Faith 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Requiem for a Dream 2000★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Hounddog 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Maborosi 1995★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ordinary People 1980★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hereafter 2010★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Helen 2009★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Church 2016★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Goodbye June 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Where the Red Fern Grows 2003★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Safety of Objects 2002★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Lovely Bones 2009★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Parallel 2024★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe and realizes the multiverse gates hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Upstream Color 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Young One 1960★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mean Creek 2004★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Secret Life of Bees 2008★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now