Movies like Young Adam: 20 to watch next
If you loved Young Adam (2003) — a drama, thriller and crime film directed by David Mackenzie — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Young Adam most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like dying and death, adultery and individual. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Unfaithful 2002★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller, Drama, Romance
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Asylum 2005★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Romance
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Querelle 1982★ 6.6
Shares: Romance, Crime, Drama
French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband: if you win, you are allowed to make love with Lysiane; if you lose, you have to make love with Nono... Querelle loses on purpose.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Intimacy 2001★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Drama
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows her and learns about her. This eventually disrupts their relationship.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Below Her Mouth 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Time Is Up 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Drama
Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
Stream in India on Plex
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Sweet Sixteen 2002★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Boys Don't Cry 1999★ 7.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Too Late for Tears 1949★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Brew, JustWatch TV Beta
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Kill the Irishman 2011★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cleveland Abduction 2015★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lizzie 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Crash 1996★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Red Road 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Jackie is a CCTV operator. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she hoped never to see again. Now she has no choice and is compelled to confront him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Convict 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, 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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Hemingway & Gellhorn 2012★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Original Sin 2001★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Drama, Romance
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Dolores Claiborne 1995★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Luckiest Girl Alive 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller
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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Mona Lisa 1986★ 6.9
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now