Movies Like Pyaasa
If you liked Pyaasa (1957), a drama and romance movie directed by Guru Dutt, 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.
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Sir (2018)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceA prosperous young Indian man falls in love with his servant, a widow with the dream of becoming a fashion designer.
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Kitty Foyle (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceA hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.
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The Lost Husband (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceTrying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
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Aashiqui 2 (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceA 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.
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Peter Ibbetson (1935)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceWhen his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…
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Bright Star (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceIn 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she…
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and romanceA married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
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Departure (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceAn English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from…
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Parineeta (2005)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and dramaChildhood sweethearts Lalita and Shekhar wish to get married someday. However, Shekhar's growing suspicions about Lalita coupled with his conniving father's antics threaten to tear them apart.
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The History of Love (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceThe story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
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The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceA widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
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Great Expectations (1946)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceIn this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first…
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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceWhen Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with…
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Cheeni Kum (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaBuddhadev Gupta, a 64-year-old chef, falls in love with a 34-year-old software engineer, Nina. However, their future becomes uncertain when he discovers that her father is six years his junior.
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Bad Girl (1931)
★ 6/10Also romance and dramaA man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
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The Whole Wide World (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceIn 1930s Texas, pulp fiction master Robert E. Howard is introduced to Novalyne Price, a teacher with aspirations of becoming an author herself, and they begin a unique relationship filled with conversation and…
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceSamar Anand, a London-based struggling musician falls in love with Meera Thappar. After a severe accident, a panicked Meera promises God to leave Samar if he lives. Heartbroken, Samar leaves for India to become a…
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Persuasion (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceAnne Elliot was once in love with Frederick Wentworth, a commander in the Royal Navy who was rejected by her snobby parents eight years ago. When the family hits hard times and are forced to rent out their mansion to…
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Autumn in New York (2000)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceWill Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together the pair pursue a passionate affair that forces them both to…
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Sunset Boulevard (1950)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaA hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.