Best movies like Hindustani
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Plot Summary:
Senapathy, a veteran freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 185 min
Plot tags: political thriller, patriotic, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, entertaining, cult film
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Gentleman (1993)
Plot Summary:
A story of a modern day Robin Hood who takes from the corrupted rich to provide education for the poor. Krishnamoorthy alias Kicha (Arjun) is a respected person in his local community and runs a small business. But Kicha, at the same time, is also a undercover robber.He is accompanied by his friend Mani Goundamani. He has stolen millions of rupees from many victims. The home minister and the police are adamant to catch this mysterious robber yet are unsuccessful. Susheela (Madhoo), a simple Brahmin girl working under Kicha falls for him. Charan Raj is an efficient Police officer who takes charge to nab Kichaa, at one instance Charan Raj challenges to really catch him and makes a plan.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: detective
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Arrambam (2013)
Plot Summary:
The film's plot is set in the backdrop of 26/11 serial blasts in Mumbai, and revolves around Ashok Kumar (Ajith), who is on a mission to expose a scam regarding faulty bullet proof jackets that are provided to security forces, which resulted in many bloody deaths including his best friend and colleague, Assistant Commissioner Sanjay (Rana).
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, tense, captivating, suspenseful, stylized
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Satyameva Jayate (2018)
Plot Summary:
DCP Shivansh has been tasked to catch Vir, the man behind police killings in the city. Both are eventually against the same enemy but divided by a fine line, the law.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: exciting, philosophical, suspenseful, stylized, intense, patriotic
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Citizen (2001)
Plot Summary:
Three prominent members of society, a judge, a police official and a district collector are kidnapped in broad daylight by a man who calls himself 'Citizen'. As CBI Officer Sarojini (Nagma) follows his trail she finds clues to a shocking mystery, of a village called Attipatthi which simply disappeared off the map of India, and to which each of these men is connected.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, crying, weeping
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Shakthi: The Power (2002)
Plot Summary:
A couple visits the husband's family in India and finds itself in the middle of a fratricidal battle.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, realistic, captivating, suspense, hot
Similar in 78%
Sivaji (2007)
Plot Summary:
Corrupt police and politicians target a computer engineer for trying to better the lives of less privileged citizens.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 188 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, tense, suspense, feel good, political thriller, masala, cult film, political drama
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Billa (2007)
Plot Summary:
The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu who shares with Billa, an unusual connection.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Aalavandhan (2001)
Plot Summary:
Aalavandhan is a action and thriller movie. Vijay (Kamal Haasan) is the commander of an anti-terrorist squad. He gets engaged to Tejaswini (Raveena Tandon) who is pregnant with their child. Vijay's brother Nandu (also played by Haasan) is psychotic and is in a mental asylum. Vijay takes Tejaswini to the asylum so that Nandu can meet her. In his delusions, Nandu decides that she is his evil stepmother. Nandu, who killed his stepmother when he was twelve, decides that he must kill Tejaswini to protect Vijay.Nandu escapes from the asylum and begins to look for Tejaswini. In the.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 177 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, captivating, exciting, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, suspense thriller
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Robot 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
An ornithologist who commits suicide returns as fifth force to wreack vengeance on mankind for harming birds with mobile phone radiation. The only thing that is standing in his way is 2.0, the upgraded version of Chitti, the robot.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful, mecha, cult film
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Dasavatharam (2008)
Plot Summary:
Dhasavathaaram (Dus Avtar - in Hindi meaning 10 reincarnations of Lord Vishnu) has Padmashree Kamal Haasan donning 10 different roles ranging from a 12th Century priest to a genius Bio-Scientist and the President of United States. The story starts with an incident taking place in 12th century during the rule of the Chozha dynasty when Hindus were divided into Saivites and Vaishnavites.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 188 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, fast, epic, cult film, disaster movie
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Ghajini (2005)
Plot Summary:
The film's story is around a rich business entrepreneur falling in love with an ad film actress. The entrepreneur and the actress fall in love, though she does not know that he is an entrepreneur. When she successfully saves a bunch of children who were in danger, she is brutally murdered by a gang leader and the entrepreneur himself gets hit hard on the head when he tries to save his lover, eventually leading him into a state of short term memory loss. He is later studied about and helped by a psychology student to take revenge on the one who murdered his lover.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, realistic, rough, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, entertaining, remake of american film
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Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home (2004)
Plot Summary:
Major Ranvir Kaul (Amitabh Bachchan) is a POW who was captured along with over 50 soldiers by Pakistani soldiers in 1971 during the war between India and Pakistan. 33 years later Ranvir's son Gaurav (Akshaye Khanna) decides to go on a rescue mission to Pakistan and bring back his father who he has not seen since he was a child. Helping him on his mission is Khan (Sanjay Dutt) who had successfully escaped from the same prison. They steal, kill, and plan to get the prisoners out. This movie is inspired by the film The Great Escape.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, realistic, patriotic, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Madras Cafe (2013)
Plot Summary:
An Indian Intelligence agent journeys into a war torn coastal island, to break a resolute rebel group. He deftly maneuvers his resources to make significant breakthroughs, amidst a scenario where the enemy has no face and the only counsel is 'Don't get caught.' At various junctions, he meets a charismatic and passionate journalist who is following her will to reflect the truth behind the civil war. The story unfolds as their quest for the truth reveals a deeper conspiracy, by a faceless enemy, united to seize a common nemesis - India.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, patriotic, political, independent film, action thriller, banned
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Call (2000)
Plot Summary:
Major Jaidev Rajvansh (Anil Kapoor) and his fellow officer Hussein (Om Puri) manage to rescue a leading politician as well as capture his kidnapper, Abhrush (Danny Denzongpa). The terrorist has been wanted for years and he is finally captured by the two officers. Jai returns to a joyous welcome, and is declared a national hero. He takes a break from the army and returns to his hometown. There he meets his childhood friend Anjali (Madhuri Dixit) who has always harboured love for Jai. Anjali is determined to make sure she and Jai stay together 24/7. At a party, he meets Miss India, Pooja Mallapa (Namrata Shirodkar). As they spend more time together, he begins to love her and she too begins to love him. In the mean time, Jai's parents are arranging his marriage to Anjali but when they find out about Jai's love for Pooja, they realise that they have to tell Anjali everything.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, romantic, emotional
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Kaththi (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he comes across his doppelganger Jeevanandham, fighting for his life after being shot at by unknown men. Kathir decides to pass off as Jeeva and make away with a lump sum amount but once he realizes who Jeeva really is, Kathir turns a crusader.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, feel good, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Virumaandi (2004)
Plot Summary:
A reporter researching the death penalty in India is recounted the story of a farm owner Virumandi whose role in a clan feud between Naicker and Kothalla Devar leads him to death row. As the story unfolds, there is a riot in the jail, and the only one who can get the reporter safely out of the prison is Virumandi.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, exciting, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, feel good, non-linear
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Mission Kashmir (2000)
Plot Summary:
A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, patriotic, political
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Ambition (2005)
Plot Summary:
Elaan (Hindi: एलान, translation: Manifesto) is a 2005 Bollywood action thriller film. Elaan is a mission film about five characters and their plan against one man. Produced by Ganesh Jain and Ratan Jain and directed by Vikram Bhatt, the film stars Rahul Khanna, Arjun Rampal, John Abraham, Amisha Patel, Lara Dutta and Mithun Chakraborty. The film marked the return of Mithun Chakraborty to the Bollywood film industry after starring in low budget productions based at Ooty, known as Mithun's Dream Factory for a decade. It managed to do well and was a 'average' grosser at the Box-office.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting
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Shool (1999)
Plot Summary:
Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Motihari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent of Police, as well as his subordinates and fellow officers.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: dark, exciting, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, tragic ending
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Anniyan (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ambi, a meek lawyer, ends up being a vigilante named Anniyan, and a supermodel named Remo, after suffering with multiple personality disorder due to the society.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 181 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, feel good, suspense, twist ending, masala, surprise ending
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Indian (2001)
Plot Summary:
DCP Raksekhar Azad (Raj) is an invincible cop with a great aim. He arrests a terrorist by the name of Khan. But Khan lands in a prison cell that looks cushier than the Buckingham Palace. However, this gets Raj promoted, and he is congratulated by none other than his father-in-law, who is also a very high ranking policeman. Then all of a sudden, Raj finds out that many policemen would like to see Khan go free. He discusses this issue with his father-in-law, and to his surprise, does not find any support from him. Disagreements and arguments ensue, and as a result, his father-in-law gets killed. The Police suspect Raj of killing him, they begin the process of arresting him, he runs away, while Khan is all set to get freed to do whatever he likes.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic
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Family: Ties of Blood (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story is on the concept of karma and bad deeds. It follows Viren Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan), underworld don who rules over India. His son Abhir (Sushant Singh) is spoilt and believes he can do anything due to his father's power. When Viren's enemy Khan (Kader Khan) attacks Abhir, Viren demands revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious
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The Youth of the Land (2004)
Plot Summary:
Michael , Arjun and Lallan are three young men in Kolkata , with different ideals and objectives . Michael is an idealistic youth leader who dreams of a better India being created by the youth power . Arjun is a self-centered , opportunistic , easygoing fellow whose objective is to immigrate to a developed country and make big money . Lallan is a goon who works for Prosenjit Chatterjee, an immoral politician . The lives of these three different people become intertwined following a murder attempt and an accident in broad daylight on the Hooghly bridge.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, captivating, realistic, inspirational, political, cult classic, epic
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Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)
Plot Summary:
TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attempts to get back to his normal life, but it is not as easy as he thought it to be, with the lives of his near and dear ones now in danger on account of his honesty.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 187 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, political, inspirational, biting, suspense
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Kidnap (2008)
Plot Summary:
A fortnight before her eighteenth birthday, Sonia goes missing. Her family receives a call informing them that she has been kidnapped and her estranged father, a US-based businessman, must now follow the kidnapper’s instructions to the letter if he is to entertain any hopes of seeing her alive again. Is this a mere kidnapping or is there more to it than what meets the eye?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, China
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
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Kill Dil (2014)
Plot Summary:
Once upon a time in North India, two killers – Dev (Ranveer Singh) and Tutu (Ali Zafar) - roamed free. Abandoned when young and vulnerable, Bhaiyaji (Govinda) gave them shelter and… nurtured them to kill! All is normal in their lives until destiny throws free-spirited Disha (Parineeti Chopra) into the mix. What follows is a game of defiance, deception and love.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, exciting, realistic
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Enthiran (2010)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Vasi invents a super-powered robot, Chitti, in his own image. The scientific body, AIRD, that must approve the robot, declines it based on its not having emotions and the ability to make rational judgment. A sudden flash of lightning evokes emotions in the robot, and Chitti is seemingly ready for integration into the human world. Then, Chitti falls in love with Dr. Vasi's fiancée Sana and turns on his creator.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, captivating, surreal, cyber, masala, not serious, fast, entertaining
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Company (2002)
Plot Summary:
Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, realistic, offbeat, entertaining, experimental, captivating, cult film
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Martyr (1999)
Plot Summary:
Ajay Rathore is a no-nonsense police officer from Mumbai Crime Branch. Long time ago his elder brother was killed by terrorists which caused him to quit his medical studies and join Indian Police Service. He is a great admirer of Pakistan-based ghazal singer Gulfam Hassan. During one of Hassan's concerts, they meet for the first time and become great friends. Meanwhile, Ajay's investigation into the Pakistan-supported cross-border terrorism takes him to Rajasthan and reveals an unsettling truth about someone close to his heart.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: inspirational, patriotic, political, entertaining, action thriller, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, cult film
Similar in 87%
The Uniform (2004)
Plot Summary:
Just as he is preparing for his daughter's wedding, a veteran policeman is assigned to a crack team transporting a Pakistani secret agent to trial.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, bleak, suspenseful, masala, serious, realistic, surprise ending, freeze frame