Movies like Athadu: 20 to watch next
If you loved Athadu (2005) — a action, thriller and family film directed by Trivikram Srinivas — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Athadu most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like assassination, corruption and escape. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Fugitive 1993★ 7.5
Shares: Action, Thriller
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blacklight 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Thriller
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Amateur 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Thriller, Action
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Bourne Supremacy 2004★ 7.3
Shares: Action, Thriller
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Mechanic 1972★ 6.7
Shares: Action, Thriller
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Bourne Ultimatum 2007★ 7.4
Shares: Action, Thriller
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hostile Takeover 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Action, Thriller
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 2011★ 7.1
Shares: Action, Thriller
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Jason Bourne 2016★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Thriller
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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No Name on the Bullet 1959★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Thriller
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Retribution 2023★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Action
When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks — all with his kids trapped in the back seat.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Man on a Ledge 2012★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Thriller
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Indemnity 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Thriller
An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Expendables 3 2014★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Thriller
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.
Stream in India on Zee5, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Fast Five 2011★ 7.2
Shares: Action, Thriller
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar
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Thick as Thieves 2009★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Thriller
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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HIT: The First Case 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller, Action
Vikram Rudraraju is a 30-year-old cop working for the Telangana State Police. While Vikram is battling with his own traumatic past, the stakes get high when a girl called Preethi mysteriously disappears in Hyderabad and Vikram has to solve the case at any cost.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MX Player
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16 Blocks 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Thriller
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Figures in a Landscape 1970★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Action
Two escaped convicts are on the run in an unnamed Latin American country. But everywhere they go, they are followed and hounded by a menacing black helicopter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Arabesque 1966★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Action
When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now