Movies like Saaraa
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Saaraa (2025)
1K
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A Thriller Sentimental Story dealing with a son's love to a single mother. An unimaginable sacrifice done between friendship and love in this decade.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, heartfelt, melancholic, realistic, suspenseful, intense, tear jerker, tragic, tearjerker
Plot:
single mother, mother son relationship, sacrifice, family drama, moral dilemma, loyalty, male protagonist, intimate, unrequited love, family secret, urban, slow burn, obsession, betrayal, coming of age, family secrets
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Saaraa
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and sentimental films with plots about family drama, coming of age, intimate, moral dilemma, slow burn, sacrifice and urban mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Saaraa: Mann Kasturi Re (2022), Telusu Kada (2025), Thala (2025), Shadow Kids (2007), LYF: Love Your Father (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Duration: 160 min.
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Duration: 122 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Vanajan hails from a modest household and lives with his ailing father, wife and children. One day, he finds himself at a crossroads when his moneylender makes him an unusual offer.
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Genre: Romance
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An alcoholic decides to quit alcohol only to find out that drinking will help him avoid a life-threatening issue.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A young man struggles to choose between staying to help his troubled village after high school or follow his heart to be with the girl he loves.
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Country: China
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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48%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Follows three characters from diverse backgrounds in their mid twenties. How consequences arise because of their flaws and what struggles they go through?
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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