Movies like Mayday: 20 to watch next
If you loved Mayday (2026) — a action and comedy film directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Mayday most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like cold war, fighter pilot and u.s. navy. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Hot Shots! 1991★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Comedy
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to avenge his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. He also gets involved in a relationship with Ramada Thompson, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. Hot Shots! makes fun of a variety of other films, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ride Along 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Comedy
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Silencers 1966★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Action
Matt Helm is called out of retirement to stop the evil Big O organization who plan to explode an atomic bomb over Alamagordo, NM, and start WW III.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Top Secret! 1984★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2015★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Action
At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Comedy
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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U-571 2000★ 6.6
Shares: Action
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Battleship 2012★ 5.9
Shares: Action
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Attack Force Z 1982★ 5.9
Shares: Action
Sent to rescue survivors from the site of a plane crash in the South Pacific during WWII, Captain Kelly and his elite squad of Australian commandos must keep tabs on a defecting Japanese official who could hold the secret to peace.
Stream in India on Plex
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Down Periscope 1996★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear submarine — he's been given one last chance to clean up his record. Unfortunately, Admiral Graham, his nemesis, would rather sink the fleet than give Dodge his own boat. So, Graham stacks the deck against him and assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a diesel-powered WW2 submarine that can barely keep afloat. To make matters worse, Dodge's crew is a collection of maladjusted, mistake-prone misfits. Then, he's tagged the "enemy" in a crucial war game, and ordered to take on the U.S. Navy's best.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Star Trek Beyond 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Action
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Major Payne 1995★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Charlie's Angels 2000★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Comedy
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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The Other Guys 2010★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Action
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Ride Along 2 2016★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Comedy
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Airplane! 1980★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Knight and Day 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Comedy
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Black Widow 2021★ 7.1
Shares: Action
Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Charlie's Angels 2019★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Comedy
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pushed to an investor before she can do that, Elena turns to the Townsend Agency for help. Now, it's up to the Angels -- Jane, Sabina, and the newly recruited Elena -- to retrieve Calisto before it can be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel