Movies like My Sister's Keeper: 20 to watch next
If you loved My Sister's Keeper (2009) — a drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of My Sister's Keeper most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like sibling relationship, court case and parent child relationship. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Marvin's Room 1996★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he hands the second child over to Caroline without his wife's knowledge. Henry's fateful decision yields grave consequences for his family over the next 20 years.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sleepwalking 2008★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James. Joleen soon runs off with a truck driver, and James is unable to meet his responsibilities. After Child Protective Services takes possession of Tara, James abducts her from a foster home, and the two travel from California to Utah, where his abusive father lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Light of My Life 2019★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Judge 2014★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Hello Sister, Goodbye Life 2006★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Streetcar Named Desire 1951★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blue Jasmine 2013★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.
Stream in India on Zee5, Lionsgate Play
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What Maisie Knew 2013★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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To Kill a Mockingbird 1962★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cassandra's Dream 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nell 1994★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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John Q 2002★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rocks 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and with the help of her loyal friends, she evades the authorities and navigates the most defining days of her young life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Never Sang for My Father 1970★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jonathan 2018★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Question of Faith 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Zoe 2019★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Isabelle, a geneticist recovering from a toxic marriage, is raising her only daughter, Zoe, with her contentious ex-husband. Zoe means everything to her mother and so when tragedy strikes the fractured family, Isabelle travels to Russia in seeking the help of a world-renowned fertility physician who Isabelle believes can help bring back her little girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Radio Flyer 1992★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Short Term 12 2013★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now