Movies like Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets: 20 to watch next
If you loved Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971) — a drama film directed by Shūji Terayama — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like dysfunctional family, art house and avant-garde. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Pastoral: To Die in the Country 1974★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Intentions of Murder 1964★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021★ 8.2
Shares: Drama
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997★ 8.3
Shares: Drama
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.
Stream in India on Netflix, Anime Times Amazon Channel
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Love & Pop 1998★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Zero Theorem 2013★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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After the Storm 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Here 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hellion 2014★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for their actions and each other in order to bring Wes home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Female Yakuza Tale 1973★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a gang of female thieves.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1977★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Stream in India on Plex
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Shoplifters 2018★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Patema Inverted 2013★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Helen 2009★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bullet Ballet 1998★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Little Boy Blue 1998★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. K 2025★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo 2012★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Under the Silver Lake 2018★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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All About Lily Chou-Chou 2001★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now