Movies like Patch Adams: 20 to watch next
If you loved Patch Adams (1998) — a comedy and drama film directed by Tom Shadyac — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Patch Adams most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, nurse and 1970s. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Awakenings 1990★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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JOY 2024★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Housekeeping 1987★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Good Half 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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No Way Out 1950★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Something the Lord Made 2004★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
- 8
SubUrbia 1997★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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If I Stay 2014★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Dead Like Me: Life After Death 2009★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy
When George and her colleagues get a new boss whose focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences, the team begins to break the strict reaper rules. While her friends fall victim to their desires for money, success, and fame, George breaks another rule by revealing her true identity to her living family.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Chloe and Theo 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.
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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Moxie 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Fathers and Daughters 2015★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Woman of Straw 1964★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Little Sister 2016★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enough to see her, but her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse since returning home from the Iraq war.
Stream in India on Brew, Plex
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, VI movies and tv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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The Sunchaser 1996★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 2009★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Dog Year 2009★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?
Stream in India on JioHotstar