Movies like The Major: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Major (2013) — a action, crime and drama film directed by Yury Bykov — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Major most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Convict 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Rookie 1990★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Al Capone 1959★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Crime, 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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Walking Tall: Lone Justice 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and takes her to his ranch to protect her life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Substitute 1996★ 7.0
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bimmer 2003★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
A black BMW, a symbol of luxury, is racing along the night streets of Moscow in the 90s. Bad luck turns four friends into criminals and they have no way back. Only the black “bimmer” is reliable in this life without rules, taking the friends farther and farther from Moscow, into the crazy and ruthless wilderness of Russian roads… None of them wanted to kill. None of them wanted to die. But they will have to face their destiny in the end.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mexicali 2026★ 7.7
Shares: Action, Drama
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Protector 1985★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
Stream in India on Tencent Video
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In the Blood 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Action, Crime
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Trafficking 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
Fresh out of prison, a former debt collector working for a gangland boss is told he has a terminal brain tumour. In an attempt to atone for his past he rescues a young girl from trafficking, forcing him into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with his boss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rise of the Footsoldier 2007★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime
Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rise of the Footsoldier 3 2017★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
In the late 1980s, Pat Tate journeys from peddling pills in Marbella to his time in prison, where he solidifies his power before his release to reclaim his turf.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Corruptor 1999★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Murphy's Law 1986★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Crime
A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Born Losers 1967★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the thugs, but also the ineffectual and racist local lawmen, who have it out for the half-Native American Billy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Coffy 1973★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Jawbone 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Drama
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Out for Justice 1991★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Polar 2019★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Bummer 2 2006★ 5.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
The film takes place a few years after the events shown in Bummer. Kostyan "Kot", who lost all his friends, the woman he loved and was nearly killed in the first installment of the film tries to begin a new, peaceful life. But is it possible to do? Has Russia changed and do "bratki" on black "bummers" no longer control business? Can he escape his past?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now