Movies like Drive My Car: 20 to watch next

If you loved Drive My Car (2021) — a drama film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Drive My Car most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like infidelity, japan and loss of loved one. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Vanya on 42nd Street 1994★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
2
The Greatest 2009★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother, and Rose was left all alone. She has no family to turn to for support, so when she finds out she's pregnant, she winds up at the Brewer's door. She needs their help, and although they can't quite admit it, they each need her so they can begin to heal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
The Shack 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Movie Sphere+
4
Rabbit Hole 2010★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
5
Nobody Knows 2004★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
6
Tokyo Twilight 1957★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
Two sisters learn about the existence of their long-lost biological mother, but the younger is unable to accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
Stream in India on Plex
7
Things We Lost in the Fire 2007★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
8
The Sea of Trees 2016★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
9
Premonition 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
Hamlet 1948★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
11
The Miracle Worker 2000★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Devoted teacher Anne Sullivan leads deaf, blind and mute Helen Keller out of solitude and helps integrate her into the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
Synecdoche, New York 2008★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
13
Eureka 2001★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
14
Killer's Kiss 1955★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
15
Othello 1951★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
16
Hamlet 1996★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
17
Two Weeks in Another Town 1962★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
18
Hello Sister, Goodbye Life 2006★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
19
Hell's Angels 1930★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
As the Great War breaks out in Europe, English brothers Roy and Monte enlist in the Royal Flying Corps to fight for king and country, while their Oxford College friend Karl is ordered back to Germany. As a love triangle develops involving Monte, Roy, and Roy's girlfriend, Helen, the brothers' disparate personalities, and Monte's cowardice in the face of war soon threaten to compromise a top-secret bombing mission over German territory.
Stream in India on Artiflix
20
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