Movies like Life in a Metro: 20 to watch next
If you loved Life in a Metro (2007) — a drama and romance film directed by Anurag Basu — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Life in a Metro most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like marriage, anthology and fear of commitment. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Fire 1997★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Unfaithful 2002★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jungle Fever 1991★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Time Is Up 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Drama
Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
Stream in India on Plex
- 5
Fifty Shades Freed 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
- 6
The Man from Elysian Fields 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Petulia 1968★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David, whose father is a powerful society figure. As Petulia and Archie's feelings for each other grow, they must decide what it is they truly want.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Newness 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dhobi Ghat 2010★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.
Stream in India on Brew, JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
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Fair Play 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Monday 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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London 2005★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Duke of Burgundy 2015★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Below Her Mouth 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fifty Shades of Grey 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair -- and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Middle of the Night 1959★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty. The relationship is dismissed by his daughter, Lillian, discouraged by his sister, Evelyn, and denounced by Betty's mother. But when Jerry begins to mention marriage, even Betty is forced to confront her ambivalence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Omkara 2006★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, but their lives and those of their associates as well.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Brew
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Crash 1996★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Suburbia 1984★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex