Movies Like Purnima

If you liked Purnima (1965), a movie directed by Narendra Suri, 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
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
★ 7.3/10
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
2
Bajirao Mastani (2015)
★ 7.2/10
Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.
3
Sir (2018)
★ 7.1/10
A prosperous young Indian man falls in love with his servant, a widow with the dream of becoming a fashion designer.
4
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
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.
6
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
★ 7.3/10
A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.
7
Persuasion (1995)
★ 7.2/10
In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening…
8
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994)
★ 6.6/10
Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving behind a baby.
9
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
★ 7.4/10
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron…
10
Aashiqui 2 (2013)
★ 6.8/10
A young woman meets a failing musician who launches her singing career, but their relationship is doomed when people assume he's with her for her fame and fortune.
11
The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5/10
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
12
Possessed (1931)
★ 6.9/10
Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line for a beautiful penthouse apartment. Mark Whitney, a wealthy and influential lawyer, can make her dreams come true, but, there is only one problem; he…
13
Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
★ 6/10
Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin…
14
Past Lives (2023)
★ 7.7/10
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
15
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
★ 7.8/10
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
16
Dream Lover (1994)
★ 6.8/10
Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman…
17
Addicted (2014)
★ 5.9/10
A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.
18
Hounddog (2008)
★ 6.5/10
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
19
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.
20
Max (2002)
★ 6.2/10
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics