Movies like The Pod Generation: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Pod Generation (2023) — a science fiction, comedy and romance film directed by Sophie Barthes — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Pod Generation most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like future, marriage crisis and child labour. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Back-Up Plan 2010★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance
After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Superintelligence 2020★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Real Men 1987★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Science Fiction
A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Date with an Angel 1987★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his heavenly houseguest, Jim must cope with a dangerously jealous fiancée, an exploitive future father-in-law and a group of buddies with an outrageous business plan!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Stepmother Is an Alien 1988★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Science Fiction
Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Moonshot 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
In a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best humanity has to offer, two very different college students wind up joining forces and sneak onboard a space shuttle to the red planet in order to be united with their significant others.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Father's Little Dividend 1951★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
Stream in India on Brew, JustWatch TV Beta, Artiflix
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The Adjustment Bureau 2011★ 6.8
Shares: Science Fiction, Romance
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Comet 2014★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance
When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time — from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call — an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Other End of the Line 2007★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chasing Papi 2003★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored socialite Patricia -- spiral out of control, he suffers a mental breakdown. His doctor recommends that he choose just one girlfriend -- but can he choose in time before they discover his deception?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What Women Want 2000★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Movie Sphere+
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Speechless 1994★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy
In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Long Story Short 2021★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. Trapped in an endless cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, he is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Houseboat 1958★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sleeper 1973★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Science Fiction
Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Out-of-Towners 1999★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Happiest Season 2020★ 7.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Status Update 2018★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy, Science Fiction
After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now