Two movies out in theaters this week — the charming “Superboys of Malegaon” (a real joy) and the nerve-racking “Last Breath” — draw inspiration from documentaries.

We review both as well as indie gems, “Cold Wallet” and “The Accidental Getaway Driver.”

Here’s our roundup.

“Superboys of Malegaon” >> A handful of films turn me into an emotional, sobbing wreck: Pixar’s “Up,” “Brokeback Mountain” and, yes, “The Notebook.” They get me every time. Now you can add director Reema Kagti’s splendid tale about friendship, cinematic love and creative ambition to that tearjerker list. It’s a sentimental crowd pleaser based on the 2008 documentary “Supermen of Malegaon” and gets told with a wide open heart that you can’t help but love.

Screenwriter Varun Grover spins off that documentary and emulates 1988 cinephile classic “Cinema Paradiso” and even “Stand By Me” — with the adults subbing for the boys. Initially, “Superboys” seems like it’ll subsist on pure goofiness and pratfalls as movie fan and photographer Nasir Shaikh (Adarsh Gourav of Netflix’s “The White Tiger”) takes his passion and taps the neighborhood’s love of movies for some profit and notoriety. His idea is to splice together VHS scenes from Bollywood movies with Buster Keaton and Chaplin flicks, a crime waiting to be discovered. The screenings become a hit with movie fans in his hometown of Malegeon, a more rural region in the shadows of Mumbai, but not so much with the cops who shut them down. Undaunted, Nasir hits on a plan to make a spoof of the Bollywood blockbuster “Sholay.” He taps his friends to do so, including nascent high-minded screenwriter Farogh (Vineet Singh) who dares to make something more original and meaningful, and his loyal but often passed-over best friend Shafique (Shashank Arora). Nasir is drawn to commercial success and gets caught up in his own ambitions, setting him at odds with his aspirations and his friends. A late development turns the tables on all the fractured relationships, leading to a funny and moving finale that is as sweet as it is lovely.

Details >> 3½ stars out of 4; opens in select theaters Friday.

“Last Breath” >> Everything about Alex Parkinson’s claustrophobic deep-sea adventure reflects competency and a lot of respect for its real-life heroes. Not once does it veer off course into manipulative overstatement, even when the soundtrack swells like the ocean during a truly emotional moment. The straightforward approach serves this solid docudrama suitably, but also makes you want to seek out the same-titled 2019 documentary Parkinson made to perhaps gain even more depth and insight. Both recount the miraculous story of how saturation diver Chris Lemons (played with heightened likability by Finn Cole) survived for nearly a half hour at the bottom of the North Sea near Scotland when his connecting cable got caught and he became stranded without oxygen. It’s an incredible story and perfect fodder for a nail-biter, and that’s what we get here. Co-screenwriters Parkinson and David Brooks offer brief talking points that approximate character development for two diving companions — the ready-to-retire Duncan Allcock (Woody Harrelson, who looks like he’s dressed for a slumber party the first time we meet him) and the no-nonsense but calming force David Yuasa (Simu Liu).

Parkinson’s movie is at its best when it leaves the onshore life behind; those brief lovey-dovey exchanges between Lemons and his fiancé Morag (Bobby Rainsbury) that anchor the opening moments but don’t do much. When “Last Breath” focuses on Lemons’ perilous plight and re-creates the stress that the crew members on the storm-battered ship feel, “Last Breath” grabs on and won’t let you go. The underwater sequences are harrowing, and director of photography Nick Remy Matthews and underwater director of photography Ian Seabrook are the reason why. “Last Breath” does follow a formula in its telling, but given that’s based on a true story, that seems like a wise approach.

Details >> 3 stars; in theaters Friday.

“Cold Wallet” >> Of-the-moment thrillers that warn of the potential traps of new technology oscillate from the great (Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina”) to downright silly (Sandra Bullock’s 1995 “The Net”). Should anyone harbor doubts that a bang-up thriller could be made out of cryptocurrency, check out Cutter Hodierne’s nifty little moralizing gem. It turned skeptics such as myself into believing a crypto-themed suspense film could work. Part of the reason it does is indie actor Raul Castillo. He makes Billy, an unraveling crypto investor, believable and somewhat likable, at the beginning. Billy has lost everything, including his wife, his savings and his dreams thanks to shady entrepreneur Charles Hegel (Josh Brener) who hoodwinked him. He seeks vengeance by invading one of Hegel’s homes and enlists other avengers — hacker Eva (Melonie Diaz) and fledging gym owner Dom (Tony Cavalero) — to help retrieve the cold cash Robin Hood-style. The Steven Soderbergh-backed production serves as a cautionary tale about the fickle crypto scene but is equally at home as a sharp parable on the dangers of greed, revenge and avarice, akin to “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” “A Simple Plan” and even, in a more metaphorical way, “Moby Dick.” John Hibey strips any flab out of his chiseled screenplay and serves up terrific lines and fully developed characters to the cast, while director Hodierne paces it like a lightning bolt. And how refreshing it is that it’s told in under 90 minutes. Other filmmakers should take note.

Details >> 3½ stars, in select theaters Feb. 28, also available to rent)