Movies like Strange Cargo: 20 to watch next
If you loved Strange Cargo (1940) — a drama, romance and adventure film directed by Frank Borzage — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Strange Cargo most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like escape and convict. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Devil at 4 O'Clock 1961★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Drama
A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Supercross 2005★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Defiant Ones 1958★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Adventure
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Ring of Endless Light 2002★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Drama
When 15-year-old Vicky Austin, her sister Suzy and little brother Rob visit their grandfather on Seven Bay Island, Vicky faces several unexpected challenges. Her beloved grandfather, retired Reverend Eaton, seems to be seriously ill, but tries to pretend that nothing is wrong. Vicky met the rich but emotionally troubled Zachary Gray the previous summer, and he reappears to renew the acquaintance. Another boy, 17-year-old Adam Eddington, recruits Vicky to help him with a research project, working with a dolphin called Basil. Vicky discovers she can communicate telepathically with the dolphin and his mate - and possibly with Adam as well
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Salome 1953★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending him to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are–contrary to Scripture–nearing conversion to the new religion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Peter Ibbetson 1935★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke and Duchess of Towers. When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary — but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Christmas Cottage 2008★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in danger of losing the family home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sahara 1983★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Secret: Dare to Dream 2020★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Autumn Leaves 1956★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
A woman falls for a younger man with severe mental problems.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Sheik 1921★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta
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A Shoe Addict's Christmas 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Drama
As Christmas approaches, a department store worker whose life lacks fulfillment meets her guardian angel, who offers her a chance to change her circumstances by magically transporting her to Christmases past whenever she tries on a new pair of shoes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Test Pilot 1938★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance, Adventure
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Journey of Natty Gann 1985★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Drama
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flamingo Road 1949★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Elephant Walk 1954★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Adventure, Drama
Colonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, weds lovely English rose Ruth and takes her home to Elephant Walk, Ceylon, where the local elephants have a grudge against the plantation. Ruth's delight with the tropical wealth and luxury of her new home is tempered by isolation as the only white woman in the district; her husband's occasional imperious arrogance; a mutual physical attraction with plantation manager Dick Carver; and the hovering, ominous menace of the hostile elephants.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Brilliant Career 1979★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Northanger Abbey 2007★ 6.8
Shares: Romance, Drama
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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True Grit 1969★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Adventure
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now