Movies like Goin' South: 20 to watch next
If you loved Goin' South (1978) — a comedy, western and romance film directed by Jack Nicholson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Goin' South most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like small town, texas and anti hero. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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- 1
North to Alaska 1960★ 6.5
Shares: Western, Comedy, Romance
After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has already married, he returns instead with Angel, a dancer originally from France.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Paint Your Wagon 1969★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Western
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blazing Saddles 1974★ 7.2
Shares: Western, Comedy
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Cheyenne Social Club 1970★ 6.4
Shares: Western, Comedy
Cowboy John O'Hanlan is surprised to learn that someone's left him a business in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He sets out to claim it, only to discover it's a brothel.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Easy Virtue 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Electric Horseman 1979★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Western
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shanghai Noon 2000★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Western
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Intolerable Cruelty 2003★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972★ 6.5
Shares: Western, Comedy
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Whisky Galore 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
The story of the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday, in the Outer Hebrides, where gloom sets in as their wartime rationing of whisky runs out. When cargo ship the SS Cabinet Minister runs aground the shrewd islanders run rings around the buffoonish English Home Guard commander Captain Waggett and conspire to hide away cases of the precious amber nectar.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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McLintock! 1963★ 6.6
Shares: Western, Comedy
Aging rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men and nearby Native Americans. As McLintock tries to juggle his various adversaries, his wife—who left him two years previously—suddenly returns. But she isn't interested in George; she wants custody of their daughter.
Stream in India on Artiflix, JustWatch TV Beta, Tubi TV
- 12
Holiday Harmony 2022★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A likeable and talented underdog gets momentarily sidelined from chasing her musical dreams when her van breaks down in a welcoming small town just before Christmas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Wrong Paris 2025★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 14
A Perfect Pairing 2022★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
To land a major client, an LA wine exec travels to an Australian sheep station, where she signs on as a ranch hand and hits it off with a rugged local.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 15
¡Three Amigos! 1986★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Western
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Heartbreakers 2001★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then it's off to palimony city and the next easy mark.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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A Cinderella Story: Starstruck 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Finley Tremaine, a small-town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an aspiring performer. When a Hollywood film crew arrives in her sleepy town, she is determined to land a role in the production and capture the attention of handsome lead actor Jackson Stone. Unfortunately, a botched audition forces her to change course. Now, disguised as cowboy “Huck,” Finley finally gets her big break. But can she keep the charade a secret from everyone, including her evil stepmother and devious step-siblings?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chasing Papi 2003★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored socialite Patricia -- spiral out of control, he suffers a mental breakdown. His doctor recommends that he choose just one girlfriend -- but can he choose in time before they discover his deception?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Zoey 102 2023★ 6.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Pacific Coast Academy alumni return to Malibu for an over-the-top wedding that turns into a high school reunion for the books.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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G.I. Blues 1960★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open a nightclub once he's discharged. Although he may lack the capital for such a venture, a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But when the friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now