Movies like Braven: 20 to watch next

If you loved Braven (2018) — a drama, action and thriller film directed by Lin Oeding — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Braven most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like drug dealer, cocaine and log cabin. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Traffic 2000★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller, Drama
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
2
The Baker 2023★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Drama
A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
Sweet Girl 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Thriller, Drama
A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
Stream in India on Netflix
4
Road of No Return 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Drama, Thriller
Road of no Return follows the final nine days in the lives of four atypical hit men who are secretly brought together in a covert operation to fight the drug trafficking epidemic in the country.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
5
Homefront 2013★ 6.9
Shares: Action, Thriller
Phil Broker, a retired DEA agent, leads a quiet life with his daughter Maddy, until a school bullying incident draws them into a conflict with Morgan “Gator” Bodine, a local crime boss.
Stream in India on Zee5, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
6
Hunting Season 2025★ 7.4
Shares: Action, Drama, Thriller
When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
7
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning 1998★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Thriller
A group of Russian mobsters have stolen a huge supply of paper for printing U.S. currency, and are now flooding the market with conterfeit bills. When one of the mobsters decides to give herself in and hand over a data CD to the DA, she is shot and killed, but not before handing the disc to an unsuspecting Tommy Lee. Despite working with the police as a martial arts instructor, Lee doesn't go to the cops with the disc, but instead goes on the run, giving the mafia time to kidnap his daughter and hold as a hostage in exchange for return of the disc. Will Tommy ever see his daughter again?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
8
SAS: Red Notice 2021★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Action, Thriller
An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether Buckingham and the civilian passengers make it out of the tunnel alive.
Stream in India on Netflix
9
Damage 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Thriller, Drama
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
Last Shoot Out 2021★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Thriller, Drama
Soon after a newlywed learns that her husband had her father shot down, she flees from the Callahan ranch in fear. She's rescued by a gunman who safeguards her at a remote outpost as he staves off her husband's attempts to reclaim his bride.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
11
Red Right Hand 2024★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Thriller
Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and his home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
Snitch 2013★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Drama, Thriller
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.
Stream in India on Zee5, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
13
Dark Angel 1990★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Thriller
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. While involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner is killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
14
What We Hide 2025★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Thriller
After their mother dies of an overdose, two sisters hide her body to avoid being separated by the foster system, but as their secret threatens to unravel, they must confront the consequences of their desperate choice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
15
Rise of the Footsoldier 2007★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Thriller
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
16
Another Day in Paradise 1998★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Drama
In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Phantom Halo 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Drama
Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at what price?
Stream in India on Plex
18
Point Blank 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Thriller
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Stream in India on Netflix
19
Truck Turner 1974★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Action, Thriller
Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
20
El padrino: The Latin Godfather 2004★ 7.2
Shares: Action, Drama
In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo resolves to learn how to prosper in the drug world, and his new life as a dealer begins. In a world where a man wants everything, he may end up with nothing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now