Movies like The Dirty Picture: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Dirty Picture (2011) — a comedy and drama film directed by Milan Luthria — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Dirty Picture most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like biography. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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In the Soup 1992★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
Stream in India on Brew
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Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hooking Up 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jawbone 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pretty Persuasion 2005★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Louis C.K.: Oh My God 2013★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Somewhere in Queens 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Family Weekend 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Clique 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
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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Lockdown 2000★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Accident Man 2018★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ricky Gervais: Mortality 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Goltzius & the Pelican Company 2012★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hard to Die 1990★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years 2025★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Balls Up 2026★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy
Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Ricky Gervais: Armageddon 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics 2004★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
A year after Animals, Ricky Gervais comes back with his second stand up comedy tour: Politics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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...All the Marbles 1981★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now