Movies like Madaari: 20 to watch next
If you loved Madaari (2016) — a thriller and drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Madaari most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like child kidnapping and government corruption. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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A Perfect World 1993★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Deep End of the Ocean 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sound of Freedom 2023★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Raid 2 2025★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Set seven years after the events of the first film, it follows the return of IRS officer Amay Patnaik, who is attempting to take down a seemingly benevolent politician.
Stream in India on Netflix
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John Q 2002★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Thriller
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What Maisie Knew 2013★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Midnight Special 2016★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mad City 1997★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Raajneeti 2010★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Thriller
It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. As the personal drama of these conflict-ridden characters unfolds against this gritty backdrop, love and friendship become mere baits, and relationships get sacrificed at the altar of political alignments. The darkness that rises from their souls threatens to envelope all that they hold precious. Until eventually, in the crescendo of increasing violence, the line between good and evil blurs, making it impossible to distinguish heroes from villains. Raajneeti is the story of Indian democracy. And its ugly underside. It is about politics. And beyond.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Gadar 2 2023★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
When Tara Singh goes missing during a skirmish and is believed to be captured in Pakistan, his son Jeete sets out to rescue him and enters a labyrinth from which they both must escape at all costs.
Stream in India on Zee5, VI movies and tv
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The Truth About Emanuel 2013★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Thriller
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Come Sunday 2018★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Winged Creatures 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mio in the Land of Faraway 1987★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flicka 2006★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Glass Key 1942★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Drishyam 2 2022★ 8.0
Shares: Thriller, Drama
7 years after the case related to Vijay Salgaonkar and his family was closed, a series of unexpected events bring truth to light that threatens to change everything for the Salgaonkars. Can Vijay save his family this time?
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MX Player
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The Seven-Ups 1973★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kansas City 1996★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Parts You Lose 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Thriller
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now