Movies like Children of Men: 20 to watch next
If you loved Children of Men (2006) — a science fiction, thriller and action film directed by Alfonso Cuarón — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Children of Men most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like future, government and police state. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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She Rides Shotgun 2025★ 7.0
Shares: Action, Thriller
Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a bond under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive—and she teaches him the true meaning of unconditional love.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Long Walk 2025★ 6.8
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
In a dystopian America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Purge: Election Year 2016★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Thriller
Seventeen years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Predestination 2014★ 7.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Running Man 1987★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Island 2005★ 6.7
Shares: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Running Man 2025★ 6.7
Shares: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Book of Eli 2010★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Fortress 1992★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The First Purge 2018★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Thriller
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar
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Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984★ 6.8
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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God Is a Bullet 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Action
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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10 Cloverfield Lane 2016★ 7.0
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Survivalist 2015★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What Happened to Monday 2017★ 7.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Omega Man 1971★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain; sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Resurrected 1991★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Spectral 2016★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Equilibrium 2002★ 7.1
Shares: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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V for Vendetta 2006★ 7.9
Shares: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now