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Movies like It All Starts Today: 20 to watch next

If you loved It All Starts Today (1999) — a drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of It All Starts Today most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like teacher. 1 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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  1. 1Chaos poster

    Chaos 2001★ 6.4

    Shares: Drama

    A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for her dignity and freedom. Stormy encounters for everyone involved.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  2. 2The River poster

    The River 1984★ 6.4

    Shares: Drama

    Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  3. 3TalhotBlond poster

    TalhotBlond 2012★ 6.3

    Shares: Drama

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  4. 4Promises poster

    Promises 2022★ 6.3

    Shares: Drama

    Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  5. 5Eleanor the Great poster

    Eleanor the Great 2025★ 6.8

    Shares: Drama

    94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  6. 6My Little Princess poster

    My Little Princess 2011★ 6.5

    Shares: Drama

    Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer who lives off of the generosity of others. When Hannah forces her daughter to pose as a model, Violetta finds her life with her loving grandmother turned upside down.The resulting pictures quickly become a sensation for the trendy 70's Paris art scene, and Violetta finds herself caught in between her new stature as an art muse and her dull childhood.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  7. 7Blue Chips poster

    Blue Chips 1994★ 6.1

    Shares: Drama

    Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  8. 8Sky poster

    Sky 2016★ 6.2

    Shares: Drama

    A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  9. 9Young Mothers poster

    Young Mothers 2025★ 6.5

    Shares: Drama

    Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julia, Ariane, and Naïma, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  10. 10Juliette in Spring poster

    Juliette in Spring 2024★ 6.8

    Shares: Drama

    Juliette goes back in her hometown to spend some time with her family. She finds herself between a loving but moody father, a New Age mother, a sister in the midst of an existential crisis, and a grandmother slowly losing her mind. Buried memories and family secrets rise to the surface in this sweet, tender and sometimes extravagant family portrait.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  11. 11Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius poster

    Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 2004★ 5.9

    Shares: Drama

    The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  12. 12Gigi & Nate poster

    Gigi & Nate 2022★ 7.6

    Shares: Drama

    A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  13. 13Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story poster

    Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story 2003★ 7.3

    Shares: Drama

    Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  14. 14The Girl in the Book poster

    The Girl in the Book 2015★ 5.8

    Shares: Drama

    The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  15. 15Time Out poster

    Time Out 2001★ 6.7

    Shares: Drama

    An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  16. 16All Together Now poster

    All Together Now 2020★ 6.7

    Shares: Drama

    An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?

    Stream in India on Netflix

  17. 17At Work poster

    At Work 2026★ 6.5

    Shares: Drama

    A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  18. 18Normal poster

    Normal 2003★ 6.7

    Shares: Drama

    A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  19. 19The Sound of Silence poster

    The Sound of Silence 2019★ 5.9

    Shares: Drama

    A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  20. 20Call Me Crazy: A Five Film poster

    Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 2013★ 7.0

    Shares: Drama

    A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now