Movies like The Lady: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Lady (2011) — a history, drama and thriller film directed by Luc Besson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Lady most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like police brutality, seer and massacre. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Official Secrets 2019★ 7.2
Shares: Thriller, History, Drama
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Snowden 2016★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, History, Thriller
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ballistic 2026★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Drama
When a soldier's mother discovers the bullet that killed her son in Afghanistan was made at the factory where she works, she sets out on a path of revenge against those responsible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Razor's Edge 1984★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
An American WWI veteran undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, History, Romance
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Jude 1996★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Counterfeit Traitor 1962★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Drama
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Call to Spy 2020★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama
The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Out of Africa 1985★ 7.1
Shares: History, Romance, Drama
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, History, Romance
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tracker 2010★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Thriller
A guerilla fighter from the South African Boer war called Arjan (Winstone) takes on a manhunt in New Zealand for Maori seaman Kereama (Morrison), who is accused of murdering a British soldier. What follows is a cat and mouse pursuit through the varied landscape of New Zealand with both hunter and huntee testing their bushcraft and wits against that of the other. Gradually they grow to know and respect one another but a posse, led by the British Commanding officer is close behind and his sole intention is to see the Maori hang.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The History of Love 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Last Emperor 1987★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, History
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hamnet 2025★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Possession 2002★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Six Minutes to Midnight 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Drama, History
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tower of London 1962★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, History, Thriller
The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ali and Nino 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Peterloo 2018★ 6.7
Shares: History, Drama
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Breathe 2017★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now