Movies like Sad Vacation: 20 to watch next
If you loved Sad Vacation (2007) — a drama film directed by Shinji Aoyama — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Sad Vacation most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like school friend. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Lorelei 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tigertail 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hardball 2001★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pimp 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Charm City Kings 2020★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Passion 2008★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A young couple's announcement of their engagement to their friends is followed by a series of interactions and conflicts that forces everyone to reflect on their lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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All Together Now 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Trials of Cate McCall 2013★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Scarecrow 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hounddog 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cardboard Boxer 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Imperial Dreams 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
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
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Flicka 2006★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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El Chicano 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Not Without Hope 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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True Colors 1991★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hide Your Smiling Faces 2014★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Tommy and his older brother Eric live in the midst of vast remote forests. The death of their friend pushes them close to the edge. Eric doesn’t know how to channel his energy. All at once, nature’s vastness feels stifling.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Young One 1960★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Harmonium 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now