Movies Like Boitarani

If you liked Boitarani (2021), a movie directed by Anindya Dutta, 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 Secret Life of Bees (2008)
★ 7.5/10
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with…
2
Safe Haven (2013)
★ 7.2/10
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
3
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.
4
You, Me & Tuscany (2026)
★ 7.3/10
When a woman crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner's fiancée, she discovers an unexpected romance that could transform her life.
5
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
★ 6.9/10
A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.
6
Game of Love (2022)
★ 6.1/10
Follows Vivien and Roy as their love story continues and leads them to Roy’s childhood home in Sicily to prepare for the sale of the family estate. During the visit, a mysterious woman arrives and befriends Vivien…
7
Odd Thomas (2013)
★ 7/10
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
8
Moon the Panda (2025)
★ 6.5/10
Due to his poor academic performance, twelve-year-old Tian is sent to live with his grandmother in the remote mountains of Sichuan. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, he finds himself immersed in nature and…
9
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.
10
About Schmidt (2002)
★ 6.9/10
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
11
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.
12
The Village (2004)
★ 6.5/10
When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.
13
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
★ 6.9/10
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local…
14
Bhowani Junction (1956)
★ 6.1/10
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.
15
Passion of Mind (2000)
★ 5.8/10
A psychological romantic thriller where fantasy and reality become indistinguishable for a woman leading a double life in her dreams.
16
Home by Spring (2018)
★ 6.4/10
When an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can’t refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she left behind, she pulls off the…
17
Northfork (2003)
★ 6/10
The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the…
18
Every Day (2018)
★ 7.2/10
16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…
19
The Wonder (2022)
★ 6.6/10
Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.
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Hideaways (2011)
★ 6.1/10
The elder one of each generation in the Furlong family is equipped with an extraordinary capacity. James discovers the nature of his at the time of an accident which causes the death of his father and his grandmother…