Movies like Homefront: 20 to watch next
If you loved Homefront (2013) — a action and thriller film directed by Gary Fleder — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Homefront most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like drug dealer, daughter and based on novel or book. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Snitch 2013★ 6.1
Shares: Action, 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
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Braven 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Thriller
A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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Layer Cake 2004★ 6.9
Shares: Thriller
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Traffic 2000★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller
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+
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The Get Out 2026★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Thriller
A nightclub owner is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend. When masked gunmen rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer arrives with an interest in buying the business. With danger closing in from all sides, he must navigate a deadly web of deception, power, and survival - where escape may no longer be an option.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Deep Cover 1992★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Thriller
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Whisper Man 2026★ 6.8
Shares: Thriller
When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
Stream in India on Netflix
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One Battle After Another 2025★ 7.3
Shares: Thriller
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Big Sleep 1946★ 7.6
Shares: Thriller
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Echo Valley 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller
Kate lives a secluded life—until her troubled daughter shows up, frightened and covered in someone else's blood. As Kate unravels the shocking truth, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Jericho Ridge 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Thriller
North Washington county sheriff Tabby finds herself alone in the sheriff’s office one night while her colleagues are out on patrol, but she soon finds out they’ve been set up by a murderous drug cartel while she herself comes under siege at the office, where she must battle desperately to save herself and her son.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shaft 2000★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Thriller
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cop 1988★ 6.4
Shares: Thriller
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Specialist 1994★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Thriller
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Destroyer 2018★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Action
When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mother 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Thriller
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
Stream in India on Netflix
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True Romance 1993★ 7.5
Shares: Action
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Year of the Dragon 1985★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Thriller
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now