Movies like Fanny: 20 to watch next
If you loved Fanny (2026) — a drama, history and comedy film directed by Karlijn Milder and Lotte Milder — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Fanny most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like court, hairdresser and europe. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Radium Girls 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, History
Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Amadeus 1984★ 8.0
Shares: Drama, History
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy, History
A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Julia 1977★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, History
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
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The Current War 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, History
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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Educating Rita 1983★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.
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On the Basis of Sex 2018★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, History
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
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Miss Austen Regrets 2008★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, History
Jane Austen is about to turn 40, but she still hasn't found her ideal man. When Jane is approached by her niece Fanny and asked to help select the perfect husband for the young girl, the aging spinster begins to wonder why it is that she never found a man to share her own life with.
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Les Misérables 2012★ 7.3
Shares: History, Drama
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Grey Gardens 2009★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 1974★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, History
The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.
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The Four Musketeers 1974★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
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The Last Rifleman 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, History
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Marie Antoinette 2006★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, History
A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Safety 2020★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, History
The story of Ray-Ray McElrathbey, a freshman football player for Clemson University, who secretly raised his younger brother on campus after his home life became too unsteady.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Mr. Morgan's Last Love 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.
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Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, History
Desperate to help her son, Rabiye Kurnaz, a housewife and loving mother from Bremen, goes to the police, notifies authorities and almost despairs at their impotence and in the end, against all the odds, something truly remarkable happens.
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Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, History
Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Teen Spirit 2011★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Amber, a mean popular girl who gets electrocuted and dies, is not allowed to enter into heaven unless she helps the least popular girl in school become Prom Queen within a week, but things do not go as planned.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Where Is Anne Frank 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, History
The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to find Anne, who she believes is still alive, in today's Europe. While the young girl is shocked by the modern world, she also comes across Anne's legacy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now