Movies like Martyr

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Martyr (1999)
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Martyr (1999)
Original name: सरफरोश
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story: Ajay Rathore is a no-nonsense police officer from Mumbai Crime Branch. Long time ago his elder brother was killed by terrorists which caused him to quit his medical studies and join Indian Police Service. He is a great admirer of Pakistan-based ghazal singer Gulfam Hassan. During one of Hassan's concerts, they meet for the first time and become great friends. Meanwhile, Ajay's investigation into the Pakistan-supported cross-border terrorism takes him to Rajasthan and reveals an unsettling truth about someone close to his heart.
Style: inspirational, patriotic, political, entertaining, action thriller, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, cult film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, terrorist, terrorism, muslim, fall in love, police officer, islam, politics, perfectionist, patriot, war on terror, anti terrorism, cop, murder, singer, investigation, undercover, chase, chases and races, vengeance, rivalry, danger, working undercover, law enforcement, on the run ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, middle east, asia, pakistan
Keyword: gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about bollywood, hindi, rivalry, police, murder, police officer and law enforcement mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Martyr: Allah-Rakha (1986), The Uniform (2004), Indian (2001), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), Dhoom:3 (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Allah-Rakha (1986)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Karim Khan is employed as driver for a gangster named Don, who has an accident with his car, and asks Karim to take the blame for it for a hefty sum of cash, which Karim does so, and is imprisoned. But Don does not fulfill his promise, and as a ...
Plot: orphan, blind woman, woman in jeopardy, bandage over eyes, death of child, attempted child murder, released from prison, imprisonment, pilgrimage, frame up, fistfight, police officer ...
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The Uniform (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story: Just as he is preparing for his daughter's wedding, a veteran policeman is assigned to a crack team transporting a Pakistani secret agent to trial.
Style: exciting, rough, bleak, suspenseful, masala ...
Plot: terrorism, murder, muslim, dishonesty, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, vengeance, rookie, heroes, small town, small town life ...
Place: asia, mumbai india, india
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Indian (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story: DCP Raksekhar Azad (Raj) is an invincible cop with a great aim. He arrests a terrorist by the name of Khan. But Khan lands in a prison cell that looks cushier than the Buckingham Palace. However, this gets Raj promoted, and he is congratulated by ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, vigilantism, one man army, arrest, terrorist, dishonesty, partners against crime, confined, danger, frame up, tough heroes, police investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story: On a calm summer day in 1991, in the bustling Lokhandwala Complex, five criminals including Maya and Dilip were counting 70 lakhs in flat no. 32 B, when 286 policemen, headed by ACP Khan, took strategic positions around their building. A gunfire ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, suspense thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, police shootout, criminal underworld, vengeance, society, rivalry, undercover, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, police investigation, danger, fighting crime ...
Time: year 2007, 90s, year 1991
Place: india, asia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Dhoom:3 (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story: To avenge his father's death, a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics turns thief to take down a corrupt bank in Chicago. Two cops from Mumbai are assigned to the case.
Style: realistic, serious, stylized, retro, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: motorcycle chase, rivalry, chases and races, fighting crime, chase, law enforcement, bank robber, brother brother relationship, fall in love, master criminal, circus, heist ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago
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61%
 7.9
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Baby (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.
Style: exciting, serious, patriotic, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, fighting crime, law enforcement, danger, tough heroes, violent content, spy, terrorist plot, behind enemy lines, war on terror, graphic violence ...
Time: year 2015, 21st century
Place: asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
 7.2
 30K
Holiday (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: A soldier on vacation finds himself hunting down a terrorist. A military officer attempts to hunt down a terrorist, destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, tense, patriotic ...
Plot: terrorism, soldier, one against many, special agent, love and romance, heroes, fall in love, tough heroes, vengeance, couples, military, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
 7.1
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Fanaa (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story: Zooni Ali Beg (Kajol) is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan (Aamir Khan), a casanova and tour ...
Style: touching, serious, uplifting, emotional, feel good ...
Plot: first love, blind character, terrorism, muslim, self discovery, hopes, terrorist, blindness and impaired vision, love and romance, life changing experience, tragic love, blindness ...
Time: year 2006
Place: kashmir, india, asia, new delhi, delhi
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Shool (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Motihari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent ...
Style: dark, captivating, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, police officer, cop, revenge, vigilantism, fighting the system, loss of daughter, profanity, vigilante, injustice, unsupportive coworkers, workplace ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 7.2
 2K
Karma (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 193 min.
Story: When senior police inspector Vishwa Pratap Singh arrests Dr. Michael Dang, the leader of the international terrorist group PSO, the group blast the jail Dang is lodged in killing huge numbers of inmates including two of Vishwa's sons and his ...
Style: masala, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: revenge, death row, prison, terrorism, false accusation, prison life, disability, vigilantism, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, on the run, dishonesty ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
 6.6
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Dhoom (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. They rob establishments and then zip away on their superbikes. ACP Jai Dixit is the case in-charge and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, rough, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, motorcycle, leadership, obsessive quest, law enforcement, rivalry, criminal heroes, chase, biker, motorcycle chase, hindu, exploitation ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: asia, india, goa india
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Family: Ties of Blood (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: The story is on the concept of karma and bad deeds. It follows Viren Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan), underworld don who rules over India. His son Abhir (Sushant Singh) is spoilt and believes he can do anything due to his father's power. When ...
Style: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, kidnapping, vengeance, hostage, dishonesty, confined, danger, rivalry, vigilantism, dysfunctional family, chef, gangster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, india, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 8.0
 12K
Wall (1975)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story: Reflecting the tumultuous politics of the early ’70s in India, Deewar tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai. ...
Style: inspirational, realistic, serious, poliziottesco
Plot: anti hero, death of protagonist, mother son relationship, heroic bloodshed, indians, underworld, rebel, revenge, gangster, sibling relationship, criminal, police ...
Time: 70s
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Mission Kashmir (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story: A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.
Style: serious, captivating, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: asia, kashmir, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Aan: Men at Work (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story: Crime is at its highest peak in Mumbai with it split in three ways. Walia has one-third, Manik Rao has one-third and Roshni has a third of the Mumbai territory. The crime rate rises with more smuggling, trading and illegal activities soaring.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot: police corruption, gangster, fighting crime, law enforcement, dishonesty, master criminal, tough law enforcer, rivalry, society, love interest, police, fighting the system ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
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D-Day (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: 9 years ago Wali Khan (Irrfan Khan) was sent into Karachi, Pakistan by the Chief of RAW Ashwini Rao (Nasser) to report the activities of The Most Wanted Man in India. 9 days ago Rudra Pratap Singh (Arjun Rampal) Indian Armed Forces, MARCOS unit, ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: spy, espionage, terrorism, danger, mission gone awry, working undercover, terrorist, rivalry, islam, revenge, agent, heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, pakistan, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story: CBI Officer Akram Sheikh (Sunil Shetty) is on the verge of nabbing three dreaded Pakistan-backed arms dealers , the brothers Ali (Arbaaz Khan) and Abbas (Sanjay Kapoor) and their common moll Laila (Isha Koppikar) . When Sheikh busts an important ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: india, russia, pakistan, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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One 2 Ka 4 (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Javed Abbas (Jackie Shroff) is widowed Police Officer with four children. His partner is Arun Verma (Shahrukh Khan). Both Javed and Arun are honest, hard-working and diligent. And this leads to the "death" of Javed in mysterious ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, exciting, entertaining ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Nowhere to Hide (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Over the next 72 days, Detective Woo will push his skills to the limits and his team of cops to the edge as they conduct a manhunt for an elusive criminal. Woo takes the law into his own hands as the hunt becomes personal, and as his target may get ...
Style: stylized, neo noir, fast, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
Place: seoul, south korea
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48%
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Bullett Raja (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: A common man who transforms into a gangster revolts against the very system he once obediently followed by declaring war on the police, the government, and the industrialists.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
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42%
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Shakti (1982)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story: A scrupulously honest cop refuses kidnappers' demands at grave risk to the life of his son. The son is rescued but lives forever scarred by his father's willingness to sacrifice his own son for the sake of his principles. This works out to ...
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Place: india
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41%
 6.5
 8K
Force (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A vengeful drug-dealer/gangster targets and terrorizes an entire police unit and their families.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 8.0
 58K
Haider (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, stylized, suspense ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
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Style: stylized, entertaining, exciting, rough, suspense ...
Plot: revenge, gangster, gang war, fall in love, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, criminal heroes, vigilantism, hitman, indians, crime boss ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: asia, india, bangkok thailand, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 8.4
 22K
Black Friday (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Under torture, Indian gangster Tiger Memon confesses to his involvement in a plot to set off explosives throughout Bombay. The police choose not to believe him, however, and bombs tear through the city that Friday, wreaking havoc and polarizing the ...
Style: suspense, serious, disturbing, offbeat, tense ...
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, politics, muslim, interrogation, investigation, legal, life is a bitch, law enforcement, society, protest, journalism ...
Time: y2k, 90s, year 1993
Place: india, asia, mumbai india, bombay india, dubai ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Shoot on Sight (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London. Tariq's task gets complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by the commando shooters of ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, disturbing, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot: terrorism, police investigation, life is a bitch, religions or cults, culture clash, husband wife relationship, investigation, politics, murder, death, gang, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, europe, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 7.1
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Don (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story: A huge South Asian law enforcement contingent embarks on a dangerous cat-and-mouse game of capturing DON (Shah Rukh Khan) - high-ranking member of the ruthless drug mafia in Malaysia. When DON gets seriously injured in a police encounter, the word ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia, goa india, malaysia
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, gangster, rise and fall, law enforcement, cons and scams, thief, criminal heroes, rise to the top, dishonesty, ambition, black market, fall in love ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: india, mumbai india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 8.2
 50K
Vikram Vedha (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story: A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
Style: suspense, suspense thriller, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: investigation, uncover truth, showdown, betrayal, murder, death, moral dilemma, police, danger, police investigation, brutality, crime scene ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Singham Returns (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Singham Returns is an Indian action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment. The sequel to the 2011 film Singham, actor Ajay Devgn reprises his role from the previous film, as well as co-producing the project, while ...
Style: semi serious, stylized, humorous, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroes, gangster, cop as target, fighting crime, dishonesty, love and romance, law enforcement, good versus evil, society, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, one man army ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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