Movies like Wild Style: 20 to watch next
If you loved Wild Style (1982) — a drama and music film directed by Charlie Ahearn — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Wild Style most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like graffiti. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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To Write Love on Her Arms 2015★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Music
The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the movie follows Renee on her courageous journey towards recovery.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Suburbia 1984★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Music
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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Lockdown 2000★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mexicali 2026★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Al Capone 1959★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Convict 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crossroads 1986★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Music
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Jawbone 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kill for Me 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Rent’s a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey. The two college students turn out to have something in common, however: abusive men. For Hailey, it’s her dad. For Amanda, it’s a stalkery ex-boyfriend. But problems can be solved and, you know, you scratch my back, I scratch yours. In other words, Kill for Me, I kill for you.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mammal 2016★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Doors 1991★ 7.1
Shares: Music, Drama
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pimp 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Coffy 1973★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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The Devil's Double 2011★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Land of the Blind 2006★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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King of Jazz 1930★ 6.5
Shares: Music
A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Luckiest Girl Alive 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Men in War 1957★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. Benson and Montana can't stand each other, but together they must get the survivors to Hill 465, where they hope the division is waiting. It's a long, harrowing march, fraught with all the dangers the elusive enemy can summon.
Stream in India on Plex
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Walking Tall: Lone Justice 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and takes her to his ranch to protect her life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Death Wish 3 1985★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel