Movies like Elmer Gantry: 20 to watch next
If you loved Elmer Gantry (1960) — a drama film directed by Richard Brooks — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Elmer Gantry most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, con man and fraud. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Apostle 1997★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Catch Me If You Can 2002★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Come Sunday 2018★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Case for Christ 2017★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife... with unexpected, life-altering results.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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7 Days in Entebbe 2018★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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90 Minutes in Heaven 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Good Lie 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Do You Believe? 2015★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a journey that impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness 2018★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Night of the Hunter 1955★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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The Best of Enemies 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sling Blade 1996★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hud 1963★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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God's Not Dead 2014★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor will fail him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Outfit 1973★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Resurrection 1980★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sarah's Oil 2025★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
Sarah Rector, a Black girl born in early 20th-century Oklahoma Indian Territory, believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted, and her faith proves right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation's first Black female millionaires—at eleven years old.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Long, Hot Summer 1958★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jesus Revolution 2023★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
In the 1970s, aimless teenager Greg Laurie searches for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippie/street preacher. Together with local pastor Chuck Smith, they open the doors of a languishing church to an unexpected revival.
Stream in India on Netflix
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An Interview with God 2018★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
An up-and-coming journalist finds his world and faith increasingly challenged when he's granted the interview of a lifetime – with someone who claims to be God.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now