Movies like One Way Passage: 20 to watch next
If you loved One Way Passage (1932) — a romance and drama film directed by Tay Garnett — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of One Way Passage most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like ship, pre-code and sea voyage. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Poseidon Adventure 1972★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Ring of Endless Light 2002★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Drama
When 15-year-old Vicky Austin, her sister Suzy and little brother Rob visit their grandfather on Seven Bay Island, Vicky faces several unexpected challenges. Her beloved grandfather, retired Reverend Eaton, seems to be seriously ill, but tries to pretend that nothing is wrong. Vicky met the rich but emotionally troubled Zachary Gray the previous summer, and he reappears to renew the acquaintance. Another boy, 17-year-old Adam Eddington, recruits Vicky to help him with a research project, working with a dolphin called Basil. Vicky discovers she can communicate telepathically with the dolphin and his mate - and possibly with Adam as well
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bad Girl 1931★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Lost Husband 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Secret: Dare to Dream 2020★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Titanic 1953★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nobody Has to Know 2022★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
After a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with his deepest secret : they were in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love in the Time of Cholera 2007★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Persuasion 2007★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
Anne Elliot was once in love with Frederick Wentworth, a commander in the Royal Navy who was rejected by her snobby parents eight years ago. When the family hits hard times and are forced to rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law, Frederick returns as a captain - but will he remember Anne?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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All My Life 2020★ 7.7
Shares: Romance, Drama
It was a chance meeting started by one of Sol’s friends trying to chat up Jennifer. However, in the end, it was those two who hit it off. Sol enjoyed Jen’s smile, her effort, and how silly she could be. Jen enjoyed Sol’s cooking, his athleticism, and that he would join her in fun moments. As you can imagine, love bloomed, and things got serious. Jen’s investment in Sol led to her pushing him to follow his dreams and even move in to save money. Sol’s investment in Jen well, it led to him proposing. But what started as a liver tumor grew into full-on cancer, so with a diagnosis of 6 months to live, Sol and Jennifer try to make the best of it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sailing Into Love 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Romance
A biology teacher’s crusade to save a nearby island from development leads to unexpected romance with the handsome and mysterious young sea captain who is new to the seaside town of Willow Bay.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lucky Star 1929★ 7.6
Shares: Romance, Drama
Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. Home again, Tim is visited by Mary, and they are powerfully attracted to each other; but his physical handicap prevents him from declaring his love for her. Deeper complications set in when Martin, Tim's former sergeant and a bully, takes a shine to Mary.
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta
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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas 1931★ 7.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Valentine's Match 2020★ 7.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiancé thanks to two scheming mothers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present... and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Locket 1946★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Can't Think Straight 2008★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Sleeping Dictionary 2003★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Salome 1953★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending him to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are–contrary to Scripture–nearing conversion to the new religion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Magic of Ordinary Days 2005★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now