Movies like Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus: 20 to watch next
If you loved Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) — a drama and history film directed by Steven Shainberg — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like photographer, biography and hair. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Dalíland 2022★ 5.9
Shares: History, Drama
In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Queen of the Ring 2025★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama
In a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the country, a small town single mother embraces the danger to change culture as she dominates America's most masculine sport to become the first million dollar female athlete in history.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Selena 1997★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, History
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Mouthful of Air 2021★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Julie is a new mom and children's book author, who escapes into the bright Crayola-colored world of her creation in order to leave behind the darkness caused by her post-partum depression.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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The Crush 1993★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Sunset Song 2015★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, History
The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Adventures of a Mathematician 2021★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, History
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nocturnal Animals 2016★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar
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Factory Girl 2006★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, History
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 Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Brew, JustWatch TV Beta
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The Saint of Fort Washington 1993★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gorillas in the Mist 1988★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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First Snow 2006★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Effie Gray 2014★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Honey: Rise Up and Dance 2018★ 6.9
Shares: 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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Cadillac Records 2008★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, History
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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Hard Candy 2006★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shirley 2020★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Crossroads 1986★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
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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The Bang Bang Club 2011★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, History
In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense of purpose, worked together to chronicle the violence and upheaval leading up to the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela as president. Their work is risky and dangerous, potentially fatally so, as they thrust themselves into the middle of chaotic clashes between forces backed by the government (including Inkatha Zulu warriors) and those in support of Mandela's African National Congress.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now