Movies like Personal Effects: 20 to watch next
If you loved Personal Effects (2009) — a drama and tv movie film directed by David Hollander — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Personal Effects most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like dying and death, cemetery and autopsy. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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I Am Elizabeth Smart 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, TV Movie
The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Horns 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Embattled 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Reservation Road 2007★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men react in unexpected ways as a reckoning looms in the near future.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Beast 2026★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Road to Paloma 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
While Native American Wolf is being pursued by the FBI for having taken the law into his own hands, when his mother was raped and killed on their reservation he crosses paths with Cash, a down and out musician who is coping with the end of his marriage. An unlikely friendship develops, as they ride together towards the Teton mountain range, where Wolf will spread his mothers ashes.
Stream in India on Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel
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Hunting Season 2025★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Dry White Season 1989★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
- 9
The Good Neighbor 2022★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Jawbone 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stolen 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jane Got a Gun 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 1999★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, TV Movie
An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Crossing Guard 1995★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Iron Jawed Angels 2004★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, TV Movie
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Suburbicon 2017★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Scum 1977★ 7.2
Shares: TV Movie, Drama
Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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180 2026★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 19
The Quick and the Dead 1987★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, TV Movie
In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Above the Rim 1994★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now