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Movies Like UnWoman

If you liked UnWoman (2023), a movie directed by Pallavi Roy, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Lost Ladies

    Lost Ladies (2024)

    ★ 7.8/10

    In 2001, somewhere in rural India, two young brides get accidentally swapped on a train. In the ensuing chaos, they both encounter a host of colourful characters, resulting in hilarious and unexpected consequences.

  2. 2A Nice Indian Boy

    A Nice Indian Boy (2025)

    ★ 7.3/10

    When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.

  3. 3My Name Is Khan

    My Name Is Khan (2010)

    ★ 8/10

    Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a…

  4. 4Monsoon Wedding

    Monsoon Wedding (2001)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

  5. 5What's Love Got to Do with It?

    What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

  6. 6City Lights

    City Lights (1931)

    ★ 8.2/10

    A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

  7. 7The Diplomat

    The Diplomat (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10

    The Deputy High Commissioner, J.P. Singh, faces an unusual crisis when a mysterious woman rushes inside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, claiming forced marriage in Pakistan and seeking a return to India.

  8. 8Vivah

    Vivah (2006)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Poonam, a traditionally brought-up young woman, is to marry Prem, a groom chosen by her uncle. Poonam and Prem's faith and love are to be tested however, when an accident occurs and Poonam might be scarred for life.

  9. 9The Magic of Ordinary Days

    The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

  10. 10X

    X (2011)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.

  11. 11Marnie

    Marnie (1964)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he…

  12. 12Dhadkan

    Dhadkan (2000)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Anjali and Dev are in love with each other and plan to marry, but her family gets her married to Ram. Years later, Dev shows up to reunite with Anjali, however, she has fallen in love with Ram.

  13. 13The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice (2004)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to…

  14. 14Devdas

    Devdas (2002)

    ★ 7.5/10

    In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.

  15. 15Masaan

    Masaan (2015)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for…

  16. 16The Namesake

    The Namesake (2007)

    ★ 6.8/10

    The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

  17. 17Tumbbad

    Tumbbad (2018)

    ★ 7.6/10

    India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that…

  18. 18Superintelligence

    Superintelligence (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10

    When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to…

  19. 19A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

    A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10

    In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.

  20. 20Love Everlasting

    Love Everlasting (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.

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