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Movies Like Dear Zindagi

If you liked Dear Zindagi (2016), a drama and romance movie directed by Gauri Shinde, 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. 1Collateral Beauty

    Collateral Beauty (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of…

  2. 2The Art of Getting By

    The Art of Getting By (2011)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred…

  3. 3Life in a Year

    Life in a Year (2020)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and romance

    A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

  4. 4Me Before You

    Me Before You (2016)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama and romance

    Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchair-bound from an accident two years…

  5. 5Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

  6. 6Turtles All the Way Down

    Turtles All the Way Down (2024)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    17-year-old Aza Holmes tries be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her…

  7. 7Breathe

    Breathe (2017)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance

    Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.

  8. 8Lars and the Real Girl

    Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars'…

  9. 9When Nietzsche Wept

    When Nietzsche Wept (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    Viennese doctor Josef Bruer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair.

  10. 10A Perfect Ending

    A Perfect Ending (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect…

  11. 11Equals

    Equals (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.

  12. 12The Fabelmans

    The Fabelmans (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him…

  13. 13Purple Hearts

    Purple Hearts (2022)

    ★ 8/10Also romance and drama

    An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

  14. 14Love Everlasting

    Love Everlasting (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance and drama

    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.

  15. 15Departure

    Departure (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    An 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…

  16. 16Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

    Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?

  17. 17The Lost Husband

    The Lost Husband (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    Trying 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.

  18. 18We Live in Time

    We Live in Time (2024)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance and drama

    An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

  19. 19Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester…

  20. 20Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

    Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.

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