Movies like Moonrise: 20 to watch next
If you loved Moonrise (1948) — a drama film directed by Frank Borzage — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Moonrise most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like difficult childhood, harassment and self-defense. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Chronology of Water 2025★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Brew, JustWatch TV Beta
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Eye for an Eye 1996★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nocturnal Animals 2016★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar
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M 1951★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
In the city, someone is murdering children. The police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Natural Born Killers 1994★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Acrimony 2018★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Faithful wife Melinda, who is tired of standing by her devious husband Robert, is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. That's when she lost it, and now she cannot let it go.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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180 2026★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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
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The Whole Truth 2016★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Embattled 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Dry White Season 1989★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Silent Night 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son's death.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Dead Man's Shoes 2004★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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This Boy's Life 1993★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Cape Fear 1991★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Palmer 2021★ 8.1
Shares: Drama
After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Luckiest Girl Alive 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now