SimilarScreen
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .

19846.82h 43m

Overview

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Directed by David Lean
Written by E.M. Forster, David Lean
Produced by Richard Goodwin, John Brabourne
Box OfficeBudget: $14.5MRevenue: $40.0M

Top Cast

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Adela Quested

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Mrs. Moore

James Fox

James Fox

Richard Fielding

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Professor Godbole

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Ronny Heaslop

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Mr. Turton

A

Antonia Pemberton

Mrs. Turton

Michael Culver

Michael Culver

Major McBryde

Art Malik

Art Malik

Mahmoud Ali

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcavehindudoctorindia1920smosquebritish rajelefantemacacocavernabarcoreligiãotremestupromédicohinduísmo

About A Passage to India

A Passage to India is a drama, adventure, history film released in 1984 exploring themes of based on novel or book, cave, hindu, doctor, india, 1920s. Directed by David Lean, it stars Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft. Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Movies Similar to A Passage to India

Discover titles like A Passage to India — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to A Passage to India

If you enjoyed A Passage to India, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of A Passage to India.

Gandhi
23% Match

Gandhi(1982)

Movie7.6/10

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Oliver Twist
22% Match

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

Heat and Dust
21% Match

Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.

Ben-Hur
20% Match

Ben-Hur(1959)

Movie7.9/10

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.

The Way Back
20% Match

A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.

The River
18% Match

The River(1951)

Movie7.2/10

Director Jean Renoir’s entrancing first color feature—shot entirely on location in India—is a visual tour de force. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the Bengal river around which their daily lives unfold. Enriched by Renoir’s subtle understanding and appreciation for India and its people, The River gracefully explores the fragile connections between transitory emotions and everlasting creation.

The Tin Drum
17% Match

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

Patch Adams
15% Match

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

Lion
15% Match

Lion(2016)

Movie8.0/10

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

The English Patient
15% Match

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.

Nuremberg
15% Match

Nuremberg(2025)

Movie7.3/10

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.