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Fighter Shiva (2025)
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Village dreamer Shiva comes to Hyderabad to become a director.Rejected and desperate, he joins the drug mafia to fund his film. As he rises, violence consumes him. With cops chasing and gangsters betraying him, Shiva chooses to fight back.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspense, dark, bleak, noir, neo noir
Plot:
violence, betrayal, organized crime, ambition, filmmaking, moral ambiguity, gangster, underworld, anti hero, survival, revenge, obsession, corruption, film industry, street life, power struggle, male protagonist, rise and fall, downfall, realism, redemption, police harassment
Time:
contemporary
Place:
india
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Most similar movies to Fighter Shiva
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, suspense and neo noir films with plots about betrayal, revenge, corruption, moral ambiguity, organized crime, violence and power struggle mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Fighter Shiva: Good Bad Ugly (2025), Chengiz (2023), Oomai Sennai (2021), Mantis (2025), Paramporul (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
AK, a powerful gangster, surrenders to the police, in hopes that his wife and son will live a peaceful life. When he is released 17 years later, he learns that his son is falsely accused of serious crimes. To protect him, he is forced to go back to ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, action drama, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
protective father, family drama, father son relationship, gangster, prison, underworld, organized crime, male protagonist, reformed criminal, violence, police, revenge ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The movie revolves around Chengiz, an underworld mafia from the 1970s to the mid-90s that ruled the streets of Calcutta.
Style:
dark, intense, retro, suspenseful, noir
Plot:
underworld, gangster, organized crime, rise and fall, corruption, violence, power, anti hero, mafia, power struggle, political corruption, lawlessness ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 90s
Place:
kolkata, india
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A man who works for a seedy private detective decides to turn over a new leaf, but ends up antagonising the men behind his last assignment, and gets entangled in a web spun by greedy politicians, corrupt cops and ruthless gangsters.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, tense, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot:
gangster, corruption, organized crime, private detective, underworld, violence, danger, moral ambiguity, criminal conspiracy, criminal syndicate, political corruption, power struggle ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Mantis, an ace assassin, returns to the contract killer industry after a hiatus, encountering his trainee friend Jae-yi and a retired legendary killer Dok-go, who now runs the organization.
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, tense, dark, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
assassin, hitman, contract killer, gunfight, underworld, anti hero, moral ambiguity, violence, mature, ruse, training, redemption ...
Place:
seoul, east asia
Similarity:
87%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Aadhi, A troubled young man who desperately in need of money crosses path a self-centric police officer Maithreyan, during a theft. They both get involved in an idol smuggling and face the repercussions.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, tense, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, anti hero, betrayal, police corruption, corrupt cop, black market, ethical dilemma, revenge, investigation, violence, murder mystery, guilt ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Dishkiyaoon is a Bollywood action film produced by Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra along with Eros International. The film features Sunny Deol, Harman Baweja and debutant Ayesha Khanna. The film is about the Mumbai underworld.2014.Four ...
Style:
crime drama, intense, masala, dark
Plot:
gangster, underworld, revenge, anti hero, crime boss, power struggle, organized crime, betrayal, violence, mafia, urban, rise and fall ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mumbai india, afghanistan, iran
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea, China
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Jang Tae-Young is a popular trouble shooter in the criminal world. He is cold and ambitious. He dreams of building a casino hotel one day. A reporter then goes to Jang Tae-Young.
Style:
sexy, suspense, tense, erotic, crime thriller ...
Plot:
casino, investigative reporter, organized crime, sex, criminal, power struggle, underworld, power, gangster, investigative journalism, investigation, crime boss ...
Place:
south korea, seoul, east asia
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A disgraced former cop finds himself working for a ruthless female kingpin to pay off his estranged father’s debt and protect his family.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, dark, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
debt, organized crime, lawlessness, corruption, moral ambiguity, underworld, ex cop, city, criminal underworld, family drama, female crime boss, moral dilemma ...
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62%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The story of a self motivated gangstar under a political God Father and a young lady who is the prisoner of the same politician as his paramour, both fall in love and want to escape from their intolerable situation.
Style:
political thriller, tension, intense, emotional, dark ...
Plot:
escape, political corruption, corrupt politician, gangster, forbidden love, urban, violence, male protagonist, street life, corruption, power struggle, underworld ...
Place:
bangladesh
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two former gangster enforcers, filled with hate for one another, partner to take on one last assignment that could cost their lives.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, neo noir, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
gangster, revenge, confrontation, underworld, organized crime, hitman, violence, betrayal, grudge, violent, partnership, corruption ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A group of youngsters headed by Das attempt to monopolise the meat business in Falaknuma. However, they encounter some unexpected problems, which lead them to the path of crime.
Style:
crime drama, tense, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
violence, gang, brutality, street life, youth, fight, battles, violent, neighborhood, gang violence, gangster, urban ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
56%
465
Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Zakir is a retired underworld don who is forced to come out of retirement and fight against creepy cops, corrupt politicians and crazy rivals.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
gangster, political corruption, revenge, underworld, vigilante, vigilante justice, police corruption, corrupt politician, criminal underworld, murder, battles, political conspiracy ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Sumon is compelled to grow up in the city's underworld as mafia lord Osman Ali's killer machine. After killing a pregnant woman, Sumon's conscience leads him to defy Ali's order.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, tense, intense, dark ...
Plot:
underworld, guilt, moral dilemma, hitman, remorse, assassin, city, redemption, anti hero, violence, mafia, organized crime ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Rajesh Khanna plays the role of Amar an unemployed struggle in life, just because he believes in honesty. Ammar's eyes open when his mother dies in a car accident. He realizes that his mother could not be safe due to his honest ways. To improve ...
Style:
crime drama, masala, emotional, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
poverty, betrayal, gangster, crime boss, underworld, corruption, henchman, police, moral dilemma, family tragedy, revenge, friendship ...
Time:
70s
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Kuam is a shabby port town in the shadow of stunning port city of Busan. Hee-su is a third-rate gangster who has been acting like a hotel manager under Don Son for 20 years. Seemingly out of nowhere, Yong-kang, who fled the country as a murder ...
Style:
tense, dark, crime drama, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, gangster, organized crime, underworld, violence, drug, criminal gang, gang war, criminal, bandit, life is a bitch, urban setting ...
Place:
busan, korea
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51%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A double-dealing member of an elite group of hit men becomes the ultimate target when his organization discovers his deceit.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, dark, noir ...
Plot:
betrayal, assassin, double agent, conspiracy, contract killing, murder, manhunt, revenge, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, survival, paranoia ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A car mechanic's life takes an unexpected turn when his reckless brother makes a bad decision gaining the unwanted attention of a notorious crime boss.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, neo noir
Plot:
organized crime, brotherhood, betrayal, mob boss, moral ambiguity, redemption, mature, revenge, survival, violent, machismo, corruption ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Deva, once living a quiet life, is shaken when his close friend dies under suspicious circumstances. Determined to uncover the truth, he infiltrates a powerful gang operating in the shadows. As he investigates, Deva becomes entangled in a dangerous ...
Style:
tension, suspense, dark, noir, neo noir
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A violent outlaw takes a job as a personal driver in order to protect the life of a little girl.
Style:
dark, tense, suspenseful, emotional
Plot:
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Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Chris gets mixed up with the Russian Mafia and Algerian Gangsters while trying to help his best friend pay off a large debt, he has to decide if he puts his career on the rocks by embarking on a spree of dangerous robberies that could end up ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, dark, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
heist, gangster, organized crime, criminal underworld, russian mafia, debt, moral dilemma, urban, loyalty, moral ambiguity, desperation, risk ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ex marine, organized crime, rivals, conscience, moral dilemma, gangster, threat, mob hit, troubled past, marine, fighting crime, criminal gang ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
The relationship between three childhood friends begins to crumble as their loyalty is tested.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, intense, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
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48%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
Five years after becoming Chief Minister of Kerala, Jathin Ramdas' move to align with communal forces led by Balraj 'Baba' Bajrangi, triggers Stephen Nedumpally aka Khureshi Ab'raam to return with his Man Friday Zayed Masood to ...
Style:
political thriller, crime drama, dark, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
politics, power struggle, underworld, corruption, double life, conspiracy, manipulation, betrayal, moral ambiguity, organized crime, identity, gangster ...
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
Harshavardan, an ex-convict mechanic, is tasked to deliver a lorry with a valuable load to Mumbai. He gets entangled with the villainous Pratap, who wants to become CM through illegal means.
Style:
suspense, road movie, political thriller, fast paced, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, power, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, police corruption, anti hero, gangster, violence, power struggle, justice, smuggling, urban ...
Place:
mumbai india
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Maceo is the manager of Motown's most popular club, the Motorfly. Business is going well, but Maceo has huge game debts that entrap him in the loops of the Detroit Mafia net.
Style:
crime drama, tense, tension, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, danger, underworld, criminal syndicate, gambling debt, betrayal, corruption, nightclub owner, risk, moral ambiguity, music industry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
detroit
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, period piece, dark ...
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, betrayal, power struggle, patriarch, family drama, bandit, gang, life is a bitch, moral ambiguity, revenge, family secret ...
Time:
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Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
Kannan is a gangster who rules the crime-infested town of Kotha. After getting humiliated by Kannan and his men, CI Shahul Haasan tactfully plots the return of former gangster named Kotha Rajendran alias "Raju", thus leading to a ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, crime boss, bandit, gang, criminal, fight, criminal gang, outlaw gang, street gang, gang member, battles ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Is Ram Mukherjee Raavan in disguise?
Style:
intense, crime thriller, tension, dark, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, justice, confrontation, conflict, vigilante, disguise, identity crisis, corruption, moral ambiguity, anti hero, urban, betrayal ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
John Caster and his two partners are caught in the middle of a family rivalry between a crime lord they were sent to take down and a police commissioner they were hired by.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspenseful, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
crime boss, organized crime, commissioner, underworld, hitman, moral ambiguity, power struggle, betrayal, corruption, deception, police corruption, law enforcement ...
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Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This first spin-off movie focuses on Ugly Kwan, played by Francis Ng.
Style:
crime drama, tense, dark, suspense, neo noir ...
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