Movies like The Jewellery Box: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Jewellery Box (2013) — a family, drama and comedy film directed by Aparna Sen — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Jewellery Box most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like family and woman director. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Clique 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
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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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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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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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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Band Aid 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice 1969★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Eulogy 2004★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Dirt 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Life Is Sweet 1991★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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Citizen Ruth 1996★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Comedy
"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.
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
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Super 2010★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Totally F***ed Up 1994★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Kinds of Kindness 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Irresistible 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Road Within 2014★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Human Tornado 1976★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee, whose nightclub is threatened by the Mafia.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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Sister Midnight 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
An arranged marriage in Mumbai, a cowardly, slacker husband and a slum of a house: the very ingredients that cause Uma to slowly transform into a feral and ruthless figure guided by her wildest impulses.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar