Movies like Five Easy Pieces: 20 to watch next
If you loved Five Easy Pieces (1970) — a drama film directed by Bob Rafelson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Five Easy Pieces most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like musician, diner and road trip. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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They Drive by Night 1940★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Scarecrow 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Easy Rider 1969★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Man with No Past 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Waking up in an unfamiliar city, a man with no memory must confront the mysteries of his own identity. However, his desperate search to uncover the past pits him against a powerful enemy, leading to a showdown that ultimately reveals the truth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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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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Advantageous 2015★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Interstate 60 2002★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Doors 1991★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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El Gringo 2012★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Thelma & Louise 1991★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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El Chicano 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Good Neighbor 2022★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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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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Imperial Dreams 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black Snake Moan 2006★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Falling Down 1993★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wanda 1970★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
After a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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End of the Road 2022★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Recently widowed mom Brenda fights to protect her family during a harrowing road trip when a murder and a missing bag of cash plunge them into danger.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Black Gold 2011★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib adopts Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee against invasion. Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now