Movies like Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India: 20 to watch next
If you loved Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) — a adventure, drama and history film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like countryside, sports and patriotism. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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83 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, History
On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Drums Along the Mohawk 1939★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, History
Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Lost City of Z 2017★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Drama, History
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rob Roy 1995★ 6.7
Shares: Adventure, History, Drama
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Tenzing 2026★ 8.2
Shares: Drama, History, Adventure
A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, History
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Wake of the Red Witch 1948★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Drama, History
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dances with Wolves 1990★ 7.8
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Against the Ice 2022★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Adventure, History
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Call to Spy 2020★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama
The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bilal: A New Breed of Hero 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, History
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Worth 2021★ 6.7
Shares: History, Drama
Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Everest 2015★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Drama, History
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Way West 1967★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Drama
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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The Man Who Would Be King 1975★ 7.5
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Victoria & Abdul 2017★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, History
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rosewood 1997★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, History
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cave Rescue 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Adventure, 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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Flyboys 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, History
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Palestine 36 2025★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, History
Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe and some arriving with nefarious Zionist-colonial ambitions, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now