Movies like Top Gun: Maverick: 20 to watch next
If you loved Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — a action and drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Top Gun: Maverick most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like fighter pilot, u.s. navy and sequel. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Crimson Tide 1995★ 7.2
Shares: Action
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The High and the Mighty 1954★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight that takes a terrifying turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean after the point of no return.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Operation Pacific 1951★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Action
During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a dilemma that he'll eventually take up personally. Even more personal is his quest to win back his ex-wife, a nurse; but he'll have to win her back from a navy flier who also happens to be his commander's little brother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Greyhound 2020★ 7.4
Shares: Action, Drama
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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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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They Were Expendable 1945★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Action
After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flyboys 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Bedford Incident 1965★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial 2023★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg, while caught in a violent sea storm. As the court-martial proceeds, however, Greenwald increasingly questions if it was truly a mutiny or rather the courageous acts of a group of sailors who could not trust their unstable leader.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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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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Eye of the Needle 1981★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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K-19: The Widowmaker 2002★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Few Good Men 1992★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, VI movies and tv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bridge of Spies 2015★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny 2016★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Drama
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Pearl Harbor 2001★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fail Safe 2000★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Hunt for Red October 1990★ 7.4
Shares: Action
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now