Shows like Rough Riders: 20 to watch next
If you loved Rough Riders (1997) — a action & adventure, drama and war & politics series created by John Milius and Hugh Wilson — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Rough Riders most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like spanish–american war (1898) and rough riders. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Police Story 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Foyle's War 2002★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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War of the Worlds 1988★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Action & Adventure
Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small yet courageous band: astrophysicist Harrison Blackwood, paraplegic computer wizard Norton Drake, microbiologist Suzanne McCullough and military man Paul Ironhorse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Around the World in 80 Days 2021★ 7.3
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Starsky & Hutch 1975★ 7.4
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sharpe 1993★ 8.0
Shares: War & Politics, Action & Adventure
Sharpe is a British series of television dramas starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is the hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes are based on the books. Produced by Celtic Films and Picture Palace Films for the ITV network, the series was shot mainly in Turkey and the Crimea, although some filming was also done in England, Spain and Portugal. The series originally ran from 1993 to 1997. In 2004, as part of ITV's new set of drama, ITV announced that it intended to produce new episodes of Sharpe, in co-production with BBC America, loosely based on his time in India, with Sean Bean continuing his role as Sharpe. Sharpe's Challenge is a two-part adventure; part one premiered on ITV on 23 April 2006, with part two being shown the following night. With more gore than earlier episodes, the show was broadcast by BBC America in September 2006.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 1993★ 6.6
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Like his legendary namesake, Kwai Chang Caine is a warrior monk, operating a Shaolin temple in Northern California. After an evil priest, Tan, destroys the temple, Caine and his young son, Peter each believe the other has perished. The two embark on very different paths -- Caine wanders the Earth, while Peter is a cop. When fate brings the two together, they work to overcome their differing philosophies to battle Tan, and then to help the innocent and bring justice to the new Wild West -- 90s urban America.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958★ 7.1
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Danger Man 1960★ 7.3
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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12 O'Clock High 1964★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Sweeney 1975★ 8.1
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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North and South 1985★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pearson 2019★ 7.3
Shares: War & Politics, Drama
Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Walker 2021★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Action & Adventure
Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there's harder work to be done at home.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Baa Baa Black Sheep 1976★ 7.6
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shōgun 1980★ 7.6
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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The Mod Squad 1968★ 6.1
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983★ 6.6
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hardcastle and McCormick 1983★ 6.5
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Route 66 1960★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Action & Adventure
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now