Movies like Shine: 20 to watch next
If you loved Shine (1996) — a drama film directed by Scott Hicks — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Shine most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like australia, letter and child prodigy. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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TÁR 2022★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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What's Love Got to Do with It 1993★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Piano Lesson 2024★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.
Stream in India on Netflix
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People Like Us 2012★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Last Ride 2009★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Swimming Upstream 2003★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 7
I Never Sang for My Father 1970★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pay It Forward 2000★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What Maisie Knew 2013★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Doubt 2008★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dead Poets Society 1989★ 8.3
Shares: Drama
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Maria 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Map of the World 1999★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.
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
- 16
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears 2020★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, an Australian adventuress, together with her devoted police detective friend, begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, an ancient curse and the disappearance of the girl's mother and massacre of her tribe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tyson's Run 2022★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father's approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Where Hope Grows 2014★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Holland's Opus 1995★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dad 1989★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now