Movies like Sardar Udham: 20 to watch next
If you loved Sardar Udham (2021) — a crime, drama and history film directed by Shoojit Sircar — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Sardar Udham most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like biography, historical and punjab, india. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Chhaava 2025★ 6.9
Shares: History, Drama
Shivaji's death sparks the Maratha-Mughal conflict. His son Sambhaji leads resistance against Aurangzeb's forces. Amid battles and intrigue, both sides face challenges in a struggle for power.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Most Hated Woman in America 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
Stream in India on Netflix
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10 Rillington Place 1971★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, History
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Driven 2019★ 6.2
Shares: History, Crime
FBI informant Jim Hoffman lures troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean to an undercover sting for cocaine trafficking.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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J. Edgar 2011★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Crime, History
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Secrets We Keep 2020★ 6.0
Shares: History, Drama
In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cass 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Belly 1998★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 1978★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, History
The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gangubai Kathiawadi 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hotel Mumbai 2019★ 7.5
Shares: History, Drama
Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.
Stream in India on Zee5
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Ill Manors 2012★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Live by Night 2016★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, History
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Quiller Memorandum 1966★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Krays 1990★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Crime, History
Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two become notorious crime lords who rule over the East End club scene. But at the height of their power, the brothers veer into different lives, giving the older crime bosses a chance to reclaim what the Krays took from them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Am Elizabeth Smart 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black Mass 2015★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Crime, History
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Public Enemies 2009★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, History, Drama
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Siberian Education 2013★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh 2025★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, History
A dramatization of the life story of C. Sankaran Nair, the lawyer who fought for the truth behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Stream in India on JioHotstar