Movies like The Road to Guantanamo: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Road to Guantanamo (2006) — a drama film directed by Mat Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Road to Guantanamo most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like muslim, cuba and guantanamo bay. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Camp X-Ray 2014★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive squadmates, she strikes up an unusual friendship with one of the detainees.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mauritanian 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Trials of Cate McCall 2013★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Malcolm X 1992★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Dry White Season 1989★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Mustang 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nowhere to Run 1993★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Survivor 2022★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Breaking 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Papillon 1973★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Septembers of Shiraz 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Iron Jawed Angels 2004★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Strange Weather 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Thirteen Conversations About One Thing 2001★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hounddog 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Unforgivable 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dogville 2003★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Acrimony 2018★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Faithful wife Melinda, who is tired of standing by her devious husband Robert, is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. That's when she lost it, and now she cannot let it go.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+