Movies like Network: 20 to watch next
If you loved Network (1976) — a drama film directed by Sidney Lumet — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Network most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like adultery, new york city and corruption. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Bombshell 2019★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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The Apprentice 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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The Assistant 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Money Monster 2016★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Nightcrawler 2014★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
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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Serpico 1973★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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City Hall 1996★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Manhattan Night 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband and father. But when Caroline, a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon, he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail--one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Assault on Wall Street 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for the life taken from him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Believer 2001★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Do the Right Thing 1989★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Raging Bull 1980★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Once Upon a Time in America 1984★ 8.4
Shares: Drama
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Joker 2019★ 8.1
Shares: Drama
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar
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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
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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American Psycho 2000★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play
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Shame 2011★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.
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