Movies like Forever My Girl: 20 to watch next
If you loved Forever My Girl (2018) — a romance, drama and music film directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Forever My Girl most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like small town, country music and musician. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Tender Mercies 1983★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Music, Romance
Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crazy Heart 2009★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Music, Romance
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ruth & Boaz 2025★ 7.3
Shares: Romance, Drama, Music
A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can't escape the past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Star Is Born 1954★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Music, Romance
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Raise Your Voice 2004★ 6.6
Shares: Music, Drama, Romance
A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Country Strong 2010★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance, Music
Soon after the rising young singer-songwriter Beau Williams gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star Kelly Canter, the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager James and featuring a beauty queen-turned-singer Chiles Stanton. Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Best of Me 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Still Believe 2020★ 7.6
Shares: Music, Drama, Romance
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Saw the Light 2016★ 6.2
Shares: Music, Drama
Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Music
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pure Country 1992★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Music, Romance
Dusty Chandler is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. He's helped and hindered by friends and staff, but pushes on in his search for a real music style as well as a real romance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Purple Hearts 2022★ 8.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Back to Black 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Music, Drama
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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If Only 2004★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+, Tubi TV
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Coal Miner's Daughter 1980★ 7.2
Shares: Music, Drama
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer who went from poverty to fame.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Blind 2023★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
Long before Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson became a reality TV star, he fell in love with Miss Kay and started a family, but his demons threatened to tear their lives apart. Set in the backwoods swamps of 1960s Louisiana, 'The Blind' shares never-before-revealed moments in Phil's life as he seeks to conquer the shame of his past, ultimately finding redemption in an unlikely place. This stunning cinematic journey chronicles the love story that launched a dynasty, the turmoil that nearly brought it crashing down, and the hope that rose from the ashes to create a foundation for generations to come.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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New York, New York 1977★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Drama, Music
An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Yellow Handkerchief 2009★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Teen Spirit 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Music, Drama
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Man in the Moon 1991★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel