Movies like Fighter: 20 to watch next
If you loved Fighter (2024) — a action and drama film directed by Siddharth Anand — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Fighter most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like helicopter, airplane and fighter pilot. 13 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Sky Force 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Action
In the 1965 Indo-Pak War, India faces a devastating surprise attack. Wing Commander Ahuja leads a retaliatory strike, but Squadron Leader Vijaya goes missing after a heroic solo engagement against a superior enemy jet. Ahuja spends 23 years seeking the truth and uncovering a cover-up.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Border 1997★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Drama
Amidst the 1971 Indo-Pak war, a company of 120 Indian soldiers stationed at the border region of Longewala in Rajasthan must defend their post through the night against two thousand Pakistani troops armed with tanks. Based on the true events of the Battle of Longewala.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel
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Plane 2023★ 6.9
Shares: Action
After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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7500 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Die Hard 2 1990★ 7.0
Shares: Action
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Uri: The Surgical Strike 2019★ 7.1
Shares: Action, Drama
Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
Stream in India on Zee5
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Top Gunner: Danger Zone 2022★ 6.0
Shares: Action
An airliner filled with 800 passengers is forced to fly fast and low, above farmlands, suburbs and skyscraper-packed cities or the tons of explosives aboard will detonate. When an elite unit of US Air Force fighter jets is sent to provide escort, they find themselves facing a squadron of unidentifiable warplanes which ignites a deadly air battle that threatens to destroy all life above and below.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Broken Arrow 1996★ 6.1
Shares: Action
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back. Traversing the deserted canyons of Utah, Hale teams with park ranger Terry Carmichael to put Deakins back in his box.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Delta Force 1986★ 6.0
Shares: Action
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Good Kill 2015★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert. But as he yearns to get back in the cockpit of a real plane and becomes increasingly troubled by the collateral damage he causes each time he pushes a button, Egan’s nerves—and his relationship with his wife—begin to unravel.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Blue Thunder 1983★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Action
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Breakout 1975★ 6.2
Shares: Action
A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.
Stream in India on Plex
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Welcome to Sudden Death 2020★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Drama
Jesse Freeman is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball arena. Trouble erupts when a tech-savvy cadre of terrorists kidnap the team's owner and Jesse's daughter during opening night. Facing a ticking clock and impossible odds, it's up to Jesse to not only save them but also a full house of fans in this highly charged action thriller.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Con Air 1997★ 6.8
Shares: Action
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Behind Enemy Lines 2001★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Drama
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Interceptor 2022★ 6.0
Shares: Action
A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Air Force One 1997★ 6.5
Shares: Action
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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War 2 2025★ 6.0
Shares: Action
Years ago Agent Kabir went rogue, became India’s greatest villain ever. As he descends further into the deepest shadows... India sends its deadliest, most lethal agent after him, Agent Vikram A Special Units Officer who is more than Kabir’s equal and a relentless Terminator driven by his own demons, determined to put a bullet into Kabir’s skull.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Bat★21 1988★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Drama
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dhurandhar: The Revenge 2026★ 7.2
Shares: Action
As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar