Movies like PK: 20 to watch next
If you loved PK (2014) — a comedy, drama and science fiction film directed by Rajkumar Hirani — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of PK most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like friendship, society and christianity. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Strange Brew 1983★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Science Fiction
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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2073 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hindi Medium 2017★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Mita and Raj Batra, an affluent couple from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, are grappling with getting their daughter admission into an English medium school. But there is one big problem. Their zubaan is Hindi, and the elitist snobs won’t let the Hindi speaking hoi-polloi fit in.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Wicked Little Letters 2024★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Burn Your Maps 2016★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A King in New York 1957★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Six Pack 1982★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Here Today 2021★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Payge. Together, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Benny & Joon 1993★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
- 11
Plankton: The Movie 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Science Fiction
Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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The Happiest Millionaire 1967★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her father--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible classes?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Half Brothers 2020★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Mexican aviation exec Renato is shocked to learn that he has an American half-brother he never knew about: free-spirited Asher. They are forced on a road trip together, tracing the path their father took from Mexico to the U.S.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951★ 7.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
Stream in India on Cultpix
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3 Idiots 2009★ 8.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Robot & Frank 2012★ 6.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Comedy
Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. His grown children are concerned about their father’s well-being and buy him a caretaker robot. Initially resistant to the idea, Frank soon appreciates the benefits of robotic support – like nutritious meals and a clean house – and eventually begins to treat his robot like a true companion. With his robot’s assistance, Frank’s passion for his old, unlawful profession is reignited, for better or worse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chang Can Dunk 2023★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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The Cable Guy 1996★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Monkey Business 1952★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Science Fiction
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now