Movies like RRR: 20 to watch next
If you loved RRR (2022) — a action, history and drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of RRR most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like rescue, revolution and liberation. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Walking with the Enemy 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Drama, History
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettos and death camps, with no hope in sight. But the despair changes when a young man named Elek emerges. Separated from his family during the relocations and aided by the woman he loves , Elek defies the enemy by becoming one of them. In a race against time, disguised as a Nazi Officer he embarks on a mission to save his family and thousands of his countrymen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Outlaws - For Greater Glory 2012★ 7.0
Shares: History, Drama, Action
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Field of Lost Shoes 2015★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, History, Action
A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire 2023★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Drama
The fate of a violently contested kingdom hangs on the fraught bond between two friends-turned-foes.
Stream in India on Netflix, VI movies and tv, JioHotstar
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The Last of the Mohicans 1992★ 7.4
Shares: History, Drama
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Michael Collins 1996★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, History
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Silverton Siege 2022★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Drama
After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Firebrand 2024★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, History
Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Great War 2019★ 6.5
Shares: History, Drama, Action
In November of 1918 as World War I was ending, a unit of American soldiers goes behind enemy lines to find a lost platoon of African American soldiers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Wind and the Lion 1975★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Drama, History
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Kill Team 2019★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Drama
When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma. His increasingly-violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear for his safety. A fictionalized dramatization based on a true story.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Great Raid 2005★ 6.6
Shares: Action, History
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Al Capone 1959★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Drama
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Braveheart 1995★ 7.9
Shares: History, Drama
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Into the Storm 2009★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, History
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Fanny Lye Deliver'd 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, History
On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Woman King 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Action, Drama, History
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Savior 1998★ 7.1
Shares: History, Drama
A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Pushpa 2 - The Rule 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Action
As his smuggling empire grows, a brazen Pushpa longs for power and respect on his vengeful journey, while facing old rivals and new.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Resistance 2020★ 7.0
Shares: History, Drama
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now