Movies like One Week: 20 to watch next
If you loved One Week (2008) — a adventure and drama film directed by Michael McGowan — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of One Week most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like canada, self-discovery and cancer. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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True Grit 1969★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Adventure
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cave Rescue 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Adventure, Drama
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time to find them.
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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Jungle Run 2021★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure
A brother and sister's journey into the jungle to find their missing father.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Into the Wild 2007★ 7.8
Shares: Adventure, Drama
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jacob 1994★ 6.7
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday 1994★ 6.0
Shares: Adventure
A close friend of MacGyver is murdered. In searching for a reason for this assassination MacGyver discovers a secret nuclear weapons plant right in the center of Britain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lord of the Flies 1963★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Adventure
Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival. Democracy and order soon begin to crumble when a breakaway faction regresses to savagery with horrifying consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Walkabout 1971★ 7.3
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
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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Dirt 2018★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
In search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Electric State 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Adventure
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Adventure, Drama
When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't count on a fast-moving fog that obscures the path. He doesn't count on falling down an embankment that hides him from sight. And he doesn't count on taking a turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nearly two weeks in the empty mountain wilderness.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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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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Remember 2015★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit 2010★ 6.5
Shares: Adventure
Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah’s reign, had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writings
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Before I Fall 2017★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Finch 2021★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Adventure
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon 1997★ 7.2
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Jack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken to the Yukon where he is mistreated until a prospector discovers him and relates to his situation. Although the two are bonded, Buck yearns to run free with the wild dogs in the wilderness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now