Movies like Dead Poets Society
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
6 movies that share Dead Poets Society's heartwarming and slow-burn feel, all streaming in India. Languages: English (6). Available on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV. Picked by taste similarity and what Dead Poets Society fans also watched.
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1. Mr. Church (2016)
Movie · English · 1h 44m · Drama · IMDb 7.6 (35.1K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
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2. Finding Forrester (2000)
Movie · English · 2h 16m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.3 (96.2K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnLow-stakes
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
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3. Penguin Bloom (2021)
Movie · English · 1h 35m · Drama · IMDb 6.8 (13.9K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingLow-stakesFamily-friendly
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.
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4. A Walk to Remember (2002)
Movie · English · 1h 42m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.3 (2.3L votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlySlow-burnLow-stakes
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.
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5. Wonder (2017)
Movie · English · 1h 53m · U · Family, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (2.0L votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
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6. Ithaca (2015)
Movie · English · 1h 36m · Drama · IMDb 5.5 (3.5K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendly
In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has gone to war, leaving Homer to look after his widowed mother, his older sister and his 4-year-old brother, Ulysses. And so it is
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