Movies like The Grand Master: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Grand Master (2026) — a drama film directed by Vettri Cheliyan — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Grand Master most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like underdog, chess and caste system. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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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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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Queen of Katwe 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Eleanor the Great 2025★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Beautiful Game 2024★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A group of advocates to end homelessness organize an annual tournament for homeless people to compete in a series of football matches known as The Homeless World Cup.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Pawn Sacrifice 2015★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Adopt a Highway 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shirley 2024★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Winged Creatures 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 10
Asuran 2019★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenaged son kills a rich man from the upper caste. Can the pacifist father be able to save his hot-blooded son?
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Goldmines Play Amazon Channel
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Resurrecting the Champ 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Vanya on 42nd Street 1994★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Goal! 2005★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Dinner with Hervé 2018★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
- 15
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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Fast Girls 2012★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 2004★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Won't Back Down 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gigi & Nate 2022★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Goal II: Living the Dream 2007★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin Harris, though they must compete to be on the team, and estranged from fiancee Roz, whose nursing career keeps her back home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now