Movies like The Lucky One: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Lucky One (2012) — a drama and romance film directed by Scott Hicks — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Lucky One most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like husband wife relationship, based on novel or book and iraq war veteran. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Dear John 2010★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Purple Hearts 2022★ 8.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Choice 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Firebird 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blind 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Random Harvest 1942★ 7.3
Shares: Romance, Drama
Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Megan Leavey 2017★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Their Finest 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Romance, Drama
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Racing with the Moon 1984★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blue Sky 1994★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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One Day 2011★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Lost Husband 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rebel in the Rye 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
The life of celebrated but reclusive author J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel The Catcher in the Rye.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Private Peaceful 2012★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anna Karenina 1997★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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The Man from Elysian Fields 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Suite Française 2015★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Not Easily Broken 2009★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Last Station 2009★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now