Movies like North West Frontier: 20 to watch next
If you loved North West Frontier (1959) — a adventure and drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of North West Frontier most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like army, muslim and escape. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet 2013★ 6.9
Shares: Adventure, Drama
A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003★ 7.1
Shares: Adventure
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Mio in the Land of Faraway 1987★ 6.0
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hidalgo 2004★ 6.9
Shares: Adventure
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Railway Children Return 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Adventure
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Strings 2004★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Drama
The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pinocchio 2009★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Drama
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Night Crossing 1982★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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North by Northwest 1959★ 8.0
Shares: Adventure
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The First Great Train Robbery 1978★ 6.7
Shares: Adventure, Drama
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Passage to Marseille 1944★ 6.7
Shares: Adventure, Drama
A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Robbery 1967★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Am David 2003★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Adventure
A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Journey of Natty Gann 1985★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Drama
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tom Thumb 1958★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Call of the Wild 1972★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Drama
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part of how he survives.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves 1996★ 6.2
Shares: Adventure
Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrifying threats and make some exciting last-minute escapes pursuing the King Of Thieves and his villainous crew.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Damsel 2024★ 7.0
Shares: Adventure
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Dark of the Sun 1968★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Drama
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003★ 7.8
Shares: Adventure
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
Stream in India on JioHotstar