Movies like The People vs. Larry Flynt: 20 to watch next
If you loved The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) — a drama film directed by Miloš Forman — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The People vs. Larry Flynt most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like pornography, free love and court case. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Auto Focus 2002★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lovelace 2013★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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King Cobra 2016★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kinsey 2004★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lenny 1974★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Marshall 2017★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Lincoln Lawyer 2011★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Street Smart 1987★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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sex, lies, and videotape 1989★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed 2009★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Adulterers 2016★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to learn how far a jealous husband will go.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Miranda's Victim 2023★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Confirmation 2016★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Poker House 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kids 1995★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Swiped 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Whitney Wolfe uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Never Take Sweets from a Stranger 1960★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their idyll is shattered when Jean becomes the victim of an elderly, and extremely powerful, paedophile. The film was neither a box office nor a critical success, it garnered criticism for breaking a significant public taboo.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hardcore 1979★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Primetime 2026★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. When a high stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Getting Go: The Go Doc Project 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Too shy to make a proper introduction, a recent college grad devises to shoot a documentary about the NYC nightlife scene in order to meet the go-go guy he’s cyber-obsessed with.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now