Movies like Flames of the Sun

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Flames of the Sun (1975)
 8.1
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Flames of the Sun (1975)
Original name: शोले
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Thriller, Western
Country: India
Duration: 204 min.
Story: A Police Officer, whose family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai & Veeru, to bring Gabbar Singh to jail alive, but will they succeed in their mission and get their reward? Come and watch the action-packed super-hit Sholay to find out!!
Style: cult classic, exciting, epic, freeze frame, suspenseful, entertaining, semi serious, touching, romantic, retro ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, fight, revenge, bandit, martial arts, partner, villain, bounty hunter, friendship between men, best friend, widow, death of friend, flashback, harmonica, redemption, criminal heroes, village, police, murder, indians, hindu, criminal's revenge, gunslinger, rebel, fall in love ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1975
Place: india, asia
Keyword: partners, dutch

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Most similar movies to Flames of the Sun

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about rivalry, bollywood, revenge, hindi, vengeance, gangster and murder mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Flames of the Sun: The Chain (1973), God Is My Witness (1992), Trident (1978), Wall (1975), We (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Chain (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: The world erodes around Vijay, an honest police officer. He is jailed for 6 months on false charges, trapped by gang leader Teja. When Vijay is released from jail, he plans to take revenge.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: frame up, hide and seek, revenge, gangster, police, indians, police officer, cop, rebel, police station, frustration, cemetery ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
God Is My Witness (1992)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 193 min.
Story: Baadshah Khan falls in love with Benazir, a member of a rival clan who has defeated him in a game of buzkashi. Benazir will not marry him unless he brings back the head of her father's killer, Habibullah, from India. He is successful, but he ...
Style: realistic, serious, epic, crying, weeping
Audience: boys' night
Plot: love, marriage, kidnapping, dual role, battles, villain, machismo, hindu, imprisonment, death of brother, mental breakdown, tough guy ...
Time: 90s
Place: afghanistan, asia, middle east, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
 7.6
 2K
Trident (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom he gives up in order to marry a wealthy heiress. Raj does not know of this son, who grows up and after his mother's death comes to ...
Style: tense, captivating, serious, realistic, sentimental
Plot: true love, rebel, revenge, indians, betrayal, couples, family relations, estrangement, vengeance, on the run, dishonesty, love and romance ...
Time: 70s
Place: india, asia, new delhi
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 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 ⇓
100%
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We (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 184 min.
Story: Tiger works for the local Don Bhaktawar but never hesitates to revolt against him if he harms his friends or family. When his girlfriend Jumma's brother Gonsalves is killed by Bhakhtawar for revolting against him, Tiger promises revenge.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot: gangster, police, cop, family relations, heroes, treason, slum, police inspector, bribe, traitor, dark past, tank ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: India
Duration: 184 min.
Story: Amar Akbar Anthony (Hindi: अमर अकबर अन्थोनी) is a 1977 Bollywood action comedy film with a lost and found theme, about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions. ...
Style: masala, semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous
Plot: coincidence, indians, police, rebel, cop, smuggling, hindu, police officer, fight, destiny, orphan, female doctor ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.3
 500
Akela (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The 7th film of Ramesh Sippy.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot: twins, murder, heartbreak, miscarriage of justice, police commissioner, drinking, death of brother, frustration, alcoholic, psychopath, alibi, death of friend ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Ram Gopal Varma's Indian Flames (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 171 min.
Story: Nasik-based Heerendra Dhaan and Raj Ranade are bodyguards of a politician, but after their employer is implicated in a scam, they end up assaulting a police officer and flee to Mumbai. Once there they meet with Rambhabhai, who in turn, gets them ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, on the run, law enforcement, danger, cons and scams, fall in love, dishonesty, heroes, violence, friendship, true love, police officer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, iraq, asia, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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 7.6
 2K
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 ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot: drug dealing, father son relationship, gangster, kidnapping, ransom, working undercover, parents and children, mistaken identity, manhood, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, master criminal ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 7.7
 13K
Don (1978)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story: A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP DeSilva knows of this incident, he recruits another person named Vijay who is a spitting image of Don. Vijay is planted in Don's place in Don's gang ...
Style: fast, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Plot: dual role, gangster, gang, undercover, on the run, mistaken identity, lookalikes, underworld, undercover cop, indians, rebel, revenge ...
Time: 70s
Place: india, asia, bombay india
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.2
 569
Ram and Belram (1980)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough
Plot: orphan, ship, smuggler, police inspector, cripple, revenge, mechanic, mistress, tough guy, attempted rape, secret, psychological abuse ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: goa india, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.9
 27K
Agneepath (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story: In a small Indian village Mandwa, Vijay Dinanath Chauhan is taught about the path of fire (Agneepath) by his principled father. His life is shattered when the evil drug lord Kancha Cheena hangs his father. Vijay leaves for Mumbai with his pregnant ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, powerful ...
Plot: revenge, vengeance, family relations, criminal heroes, drug lord, parents and children, teaching the ways of the world, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, gangster, massacre, main character dies ...
Time: year 1977, 70s, 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.6
 2K
China Gate (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story: After witnessing the brutal slaying of her Forest Officer father, Sunder Rajan, at the hands of dreaded dacoit Jageera, Sandhya goes to Colonel Krishnakant Puri and asks for his assistance in bringing an end to Jageera's rule in the Devdurg ...
Style: powerful, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: military, french foreign legion, mission, village, mexican standoff, bandit, courage, evil man, mercenary, colonel, honor, cowardice ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.6
 3K
Black Stone (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 176 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, tense, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mine, revenge, rebel, anti hero, injustice, save the day, daring rescue, heroes, fighting the system, danger, escapades, haunted by the past ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.6
 9K
Agneepath (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story: Vijay's father is brutally lynched by villagers after being framed by Kancha Cheena, and his family is forced to flee. The young Vijay vows revenge, and grows...
Style: cult classic, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot: revenge, murder, gangster, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, redemption, gang, criminal's revenge, on the run, law enforcement ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: asia, india, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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 ⇓
23%
 8.3
 17K
Truth (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Style: cult classic, experimental, dark, black comedy, neo noir ...
Plot: underworld, gangster, mafia, revenge, anti hero, death of protagonist, crime boss, indian mafia, hindu, gang, rivalry, criminal underworld ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, asia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 7.4
 17K
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story: A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and unite her with her family.
Style: touching, emotional, disturbing, sweet, sentimental ...
Plot: love, love story, revenge, manipulation, forbidden love, religions or cults, fall in love, love and romance, love affair, indians, torture, patriot ...
Time: year 2015, 21st century
Place: india, pakistan, kashmir
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Raavan (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: This thrilling, allegorical drama follows the intricately interwoven lives of three people, delving into concepts of good and evil, and complex emotions. Ragini re-locates to distant Lal Matti along with her Superintendent of Police husband, Dev ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot: manhunt, love triangle, police, fall in love, romancing a criminal, vigilantism, twists and turns, haunted by the past, abduction, loss of sister, revenge, kidnapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 3.8
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Style (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Jeetendra Kumar Makwana is employed full-time at a Call Center and works part-time teaching English. He is recruited by an attractive young woman, Pooja, to teach her Hinglish-speaking boss, Bhaiyaji, English. Jeetendra agrees to do so, falls in ...
Style: serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, betrayal, gangster, murder, vengeance, gang, dishonesty, fall in love, crime gone awry, rivalry, master criminal, criminal's revenge ...
Place: india, asia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 5.6
 26K
Bang Bang (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: India, Czech Republic, Thailand
Duration: 153 min.
Story: A girl gets mixed up with a spy trying to clear his name. A chance encounter of the unassuming bank receptionist Harleen Sahni with the charming yet mysterious Rajveer Nanda, results in an on-rush of ditched planes, car chases, shoot-outs, bombing ...
Style: exciting, not serious, realistic, humorous, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: love and romance, secret agent, on the run, revenge, chase, rescue, survival, escapades, rivalry, undercover, danger, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 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 ⇓
21%
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 6.7
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Ram Lakhan (1989)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story: Sharda (Raakhee) vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber (Amrish Puri) and Bhanu (Paresh Rawal), and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the street. Those sons grow into the upstanding police officer ...
Style: serious, realistic
Plot: revenge, police, cop, vigilantism, rivalry, couple relations, vengeance, gang, siblings relations, family relations, barber, brother vs brother ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.4
 245
We Five (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story: Tyrannical and wealthy Veer Pratap Singh, rules over a small town - ruthlessly. Whoever opposes him is crushed. He is attracted to women, and has a lengthy affair with Soundariya, and even has a secret marriage ceremony with her. When Soundariya ...
Style: cult classic, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: rural setting, landowner, tyrant, evil landowner, injustice, social relations, family relations, rivalry, life is a bitch, fall in love, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Kaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil crime thriller film written and directed by Gautham Menon. The film released to highly positive reviews in August 2003 and went on to become the first Biggest Blockbuster in Suriya's career, and was considered a ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, vengeance, criminal's revenge, law enforcement, corrupt law enforcer, organized crime, danger, criminal heroes, murder, police officer, betrayal, criminal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Mr. Natwarlal is a 1979 Hindi Action comedy movie. Produced by Tony Glaad it is directed by Rakesh Kumar. Natwar is just a young boy when his beloved older brother and caretaker, police officer Gridharilal (Ajit), is framed for bribery by sinister ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: abduction, frame up, gangster, indians, rebel, con man, false accusation, revenge, quicksand, atheist, entrapment, brother in law sister in law relationship ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 5.9
 515
Arrested (1985)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: Kishan Kumar Khanna is a well-rate film actor who falls head over heels in love with young, beautiful and attractive Anuradha Saxena much to the dislikeness of her gangster brother who wastes no time in entrapping Kishan in a web of lies and deceits ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot: gangster, prison, escape, family relations, love and romance, on the run, criminal's revenge, rivalry, dishonesty, actor's life, artists and showbiz, confined ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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 ⇓
20%
 7.1
 41K
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 ...
Plot: jealousy, on the run, mistaken identity, gang, chase, vengeance, drug dealing, undercover, danger, twists and turns, rivalry, police detective ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia, goa india, malaysia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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