Movies like Hard Miles: 20 to watch next
If you loved Hard Miles (2024) — a drama film directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Hard Miles most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like grand canyon, based on true story and road trip. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Dog Pound 2010★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Boy Erased 2018★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Unconditional 2012★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childhood have become published books. When her husband Billy is killed in a senseless act of violence, Sam loses her faith and her will to live. But a death-defying encounter with two children leads to a reunion with Joe, her oldest friend. As Sam watches “Papa” Joe care for and love the kids in his under-resourced neighborhood, she begins to realize that no matter life’s circumstances, the love of God is always reaching out to us.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Into the Wild 2007★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Great Escape 1963★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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East of Eden 1955★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The True Adventures of Wolfboy 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Follows a young boy who runs away from home in the search of his estranged mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hud 1963★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Cowboys 1972★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Biker Boyz 2003★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Almost Famous 2000★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Of Mice and Men 1939★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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Newsies 1992★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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An Unfinished Life 2005★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate, and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure, and forgiveness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sing Sing 2024★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gerry 2002★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Two friends named Gerry become lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn. Their attempts to find their way home only lead them into further trouble.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Changing Lanes 2002★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cave Rescue 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time to find them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Way Back 2010★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chasing Mavericks 2012★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now