Movies like Wild Boys of the Road: 20 to watch next
If you loved Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — a drama film directed by William A. Wellman — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Wild Boys of the Road most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like rape, amputation and freight train. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Journey of Natty Gann 1985★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken 1991★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Emperor of the North 1973★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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3:10 to Yuma 1957★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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All Together Now 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hombre 1967★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Railway Children 1970★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet 2013★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Omaha 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A young girl and her brother are awoken by their father and loaded into the car on an early morning in 2008. As they road trip across the American West, she discovers the truth about their seemingly spontaneous journey.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Roaring Twenties 1939★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sounder 1972★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Stream in India on Brew, JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
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Come Back, Little Sheba 1953★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Union Pacific 1939★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Deep End of the Ocean 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nomadland 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Man from Colorado 1948★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Where the Day Takes You 1992★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg. When Heather, a beautiful girl from Chicago, starts hanging out with King and his crew, it changes the dynamic of the gang. However, it seems as though nothing will alter their dangerous lifestyle.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Standing Up 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Based on one of the most beloved Young Adult novels of all time: Two kids are stripped naked and left together on an island in a lake - victims of a vicious summer camp prank; But rather than have to return to camp and face the humiliation, they decide to take off, on the run together. What follows is a three day odyssey of discovery and self-discovery.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Railway Children Return 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Same Kind of Different as Me 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now