Movies like Four Minutes: 20 to watch next
If you loved Four Minutes (2006) — a drama and music film directed by Chris Kraus — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Four Minutes most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prison, friendship and classical music. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The United States of Leland 2003★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mustang 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Whiplash 2014★ 8.4
Shares: Drama, Music
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Coda 2020★ 6.1
Shares: Music, Drama
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Half Nelson 2006★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chloe 2010★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Catherine and David Stewart are a well-to-do couple living in a posh area of Toronto, but all is not well in paradise. Catherine suspects that David is cheating on her, so she hires an escort named Chloe to meet David and see if he gives in to temptation — but events spin out of control when Chloe spills the details of her torrid encounters.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Return to Sender 2015★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and turns her life upside down. The woman works to reclaim her life and exact revenge on her assailant after he's paroled from prison.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Hungama Play, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Lost Highway 1997★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Stream in India on MUBI
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Killer: A Journal of Murder 1996★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Shawshank Redemption 1994★ 8.7
Shares: Drama
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Class of 1984 1982★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
Stream in India on Hungama Play
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Factory Girl 2006★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Unforgivable 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Late Quartet 2012★ 6.7
Shares: Music, Drama
When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert — quite possibly their last — only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy.
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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Honey: Rise Up and Dance 2018★ 6.9
Shares: Music, Drama
Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Foxfire 1996★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cadillac Records 2008★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Music
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Crossroads 1986★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Music
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Stream in India on Zee5