Movies like Aśoka: 20 to watch next
If you loved Aśoka (2001) — a action, adventure and drama film directed by Santosh Sivan — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Aśoka most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like buddhism, emperor and commander. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Flyboys 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, History, War
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Henry V 1989★ 7.1
Shares: War, Drama, History
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Emperor 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, History, War
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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El Cid 1961★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Count of Monte Cristo 2002★ 7.7
Shares: Adventure, Drama, History, Action
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters 1999★ 7.2
Shares: War, Adventure
Lieutenant Hornblower and his shipmates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Pride and the Passion 1957★ 6.0
Shares: War, History, Romance
During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he falls in love with the leader's girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Strings 2004★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Drama
The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny 2016★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Adventure, Drama
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Scarlet and the Black 1983★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, History, War
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Seven Years in Tibet 1997★ 7.2
Shares: Adventure, Drama, History
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
Stream in India on Netflix
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First Knight 1995★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. But Lancelot must balance his loyalty to the throne with the rewards of true love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding 2003★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Drama, Adventure
Mitch Buchannon, believed to have died in a boating accident survived and only has amnesia, he has been recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. His new fiancée, Allison Ford, resembles his old lover, Lt. Stephanie Holden who died years ago.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Taking Chance 2009★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin 2024★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama, War
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Henry V 1944★ 6.7
Shares: History, Drama, War
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rob Roy 1995★ 6.7
Shares: Adventure, History, Drama, Action, War
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Taras Bulba 1962★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Romance, History, War, Drama
Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for his family and his folk and his passion for a Polish woman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Drama
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Waterloo 1970★ 7.1
Shares: History, Drama, War
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now