Movies like Stronger: 20 to watch next
If you loved Stronger (2017) — a drama film directed by David Gordon Green — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Stronger most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, boston, massachusetts and rehabilitation. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Asphalt City 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
A young paramedic is paired with a seasoned partner on the night shift in New York revealing a city in crisis. Discovering the chaos firsthand, he is tested with the ethical ambiguity that can be the difference between life and death.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1973★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mystic River 2003★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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UNABOMBER 2026★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Follow Ted Kaczynski's transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray, Kaczynski's troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller, brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Thank You for Your Service 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Passion Fish 1992★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bringing Out the Dead 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Twelve O'Clock High 1949★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Goldfinch 2019★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Town 2010★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Dear Zoe 2022★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Tess enlists her biological father – a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks – and the charming juvenile delinquent next door to help her come to grips with the death of her little sister.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Million Little Pieces 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
A young drug-addled writer approaching the bottom of his descent submits to two months of agonizing detox at a treatment center in Minnesota.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dead Presidents 1995★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Requiem for a Dream 2000★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Pain Hustlers 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Misery 1990★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Cherry 2021★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Father Stu 2022★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization that he's meant to be a Catholic priest.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Bennett's War 2019★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
After surviving an IED explosion in combat overseas, a young soldier with the Army Motorcycle Unit is medically discharged with a broken back and leg. Against all odds he trains to make an impossible comeback as a motocross racer in order to support his family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lone Survivor 2013★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now