Movies like Lenny: 20 to watch next

If you loved Lenny (1974) — a drama film directed by Bob Fosse — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Lenny most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like adultery, husband wife relationship and court case. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Auto Focus 2002★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
2
American Beauty 1999★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
The Ledge 2011★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist who shares an apartment with a gay friend escalates into a lethal battle of wills.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
4
Permanent Midnight 1998★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
5
...And Justice for All 1979★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Faces 1968★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they've lost -- love, excitement, passion -- this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.
Stream in India on Sun Nxt
7
The Hero 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
8
Factory Girl 2006★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
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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Adulterers 2016★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to learn how far a jealous husband will go.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
Marshall 2017★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bosco 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Based on the true story of Quawntay “Bosco” Adams. Sentenced to 35 years for attempted possession of marijuana, Adams miraculously escaped from a Federal maximum-security prison while under 24-hour surveillance in solitary confinement with the help of an older woman he met through a lonely-hearts ad.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things 2004★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Salvation comes in the form of the boy's ultrareligious grandparents, but soon Jeremiah's mother returns. Maternal love binds the pair together on the road until Sarah's desperate and depraved lifestyle finally consumes her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
13
The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
14
Nightmare Alley 2021★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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May December 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
16
The Poker House 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Where the Truth Lies 2005★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Brutalist 2024★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar
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Addicted 2014★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Rampage 1987★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now