Movies like Bandit Queen: 20 to watch next
If you loved Bandit Queen (1994) — a action, crime and drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Bandit Queen most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like guerrilla warfare, 1970s and biography. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Al Capone 1959★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Death Wish 3 1985★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Switchblade Sisters 1975★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
The leader of an inner city girl gang is challenged when a new girl moves into the neighborhood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hobo with a Shotgun 2011★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Action
A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how - with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sonchiriya 2019★ 8.0
Shares: Crime, Action, Drama
A legion of warring bandits terrorizes India's Chambal Valley.
Stream in India on Zee5
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Satya 1998★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 2012★ 7.8
Shares: Crime, Action
After the death of his father and brother Danish, Faizal Khan vows to take revenge by destroying Ramadhir Singh's gang.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shootout at Lokhandwala 2007★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Crime, History
An account of the gangster Maya Dolas and his gang which terrorized Mumbai City, and the ensuing standoff between Mumbai Police and the gang on 16 November 1991.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Hungama Play, VI movies and tv
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The Krays 1990★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Crime, History
Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two become notorious crime lords who rule over the East End club scene. But at the height of their power, the brothers veer into different lives, giving the older crime bosses a chance to reclaim what the Krays took from them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Walking with the Enemy 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Drama, History
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettos and death camps, with no hope in sight. But the despair changes when a young man named Elek emerges. Separated from his family during the relocations and aided by the woman he loves , Elek defies the enemy by becoming one of them. In a race against time, disguised as a Nazi Officer he embarks on a mission to save his family and thousands of his countrymen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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El Gringo 2012★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Action
A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stone 1974★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Crime
After one of its members witnesses a political assassination, an outlaw motorbike gang becomes the target of a string of murders, prompting a cop to join their ranks to determine who is responsible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rise of the Footsoldier 2007★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime
Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gotti 1996★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sarfarosh 1999★ 6.9
Shares: Action, Drama
When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2011★ 8.1
Shares: Action, Crime
A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Coffy 1973★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear 2013★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Crime
Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, VI movies and tv
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The Protector 1985★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
Stream in India on Tencent Video
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Gangs of New York 2002★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, History, Crime
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play