Movies like Akela
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Akela (1991)
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Original name: Akayla
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The 7th film of Ramesh Sippy.
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
twins, murder, prison, revenge, lawyer, psychopath, loneliness, police officer, love triangle, tough guy, criminal, court, alcoholic, unrequited love, villain, doctor, anger, christian, drunkenness, grief, tough cop, alibi, miscarriage of justice, car, death of friend ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and rough films with plots about murder, rivalry, vengeance, police officer, police, revenge and gangsters mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Akela: Allah-Rakha (1986), The Chain (1973), Flames of the Sun (1975), Wall (1975), Don (1978). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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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.
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frame up, hide and seek, revenge, police, police officer, indians, gangsters, memory, childhood trauma, loneliness, frustration, police station ...
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Place:
india, asia
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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? ...
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vengeance, fight, revenge, bandit, martial arts, partners, best friend, police officer, flashback, widow, death of friend, villain ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
india, asia
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30%
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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. ...
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inspirational, realistic, serious
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death of protagonist, mother son relationship, heroic bloodshed, indians, cult, revenge, gangsters, criminal, police, sibling relationship, police detective, family relations ...
Time:
70s
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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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 ...
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serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, stylized ...
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gangsters, gang, undercover, on the run, mistaken identity, lookalikes, undercover cop, indians, cripple, circus, escaped prisoner, diary ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A man's family leaves him when he strays from the path of ideological living in his search for personal freedom. However, as he realizes his ambitions, he also misses the presence of his son in his life. Having fulfilled his dream of becoming a ...
Style:
surprise ending, epic, cult film
Plot:
gang, fight, father son relationship, violence, mercilessness, betrayal, friendship, revenge, drugs, patriarch, crime family, brutality ...
Time:
90s
Place:
india
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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 ...
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exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious
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boys' night
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Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, thailand
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23%
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.
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exciting, bleak, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
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terrorism, murder, muslim, law enforcement, vengeance, rivalry, dishonesty, rookie, heroes, small town life, small town, police ...
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asia, india, mumbai india
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22%
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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, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
police, family relations, heroes, gangsters, farmhouse, loyalty, murder of father, revolt, dark past, mercenary, money falling through the air, police inspector ...
Time:
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Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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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exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
drug dealing, father son relationship, kidnapping, gangsters, mistaken identity, parents and children, working undercover, ransom, manhood, on the run, master criminal, buddies ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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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 ...
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serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
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Time:
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Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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 ...
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realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, tense ...
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boys' night
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police, vengeance, criminal's revenge, law enforcement, corrupt law enforcer, organized crime, criminal heroes, murder, police officer, criminal, betrayal, hostage ...
Time:
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Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
760
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A terminally ill man frames himself for murder to allow his family to collect the reward money. After a successful operation, he escapes police custody and searches for the real killer.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, suspense, hospital, disability, abduction, cons and scams, terminal illness, twists and turns, moral dilemma, uncover truth, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
771
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Karan is a former soldier. One day when Karan finds out that his father committed suicide in prison after he is falsely charged with a crime, he suspects Ravi Verma, a city attorney who has a wife and a kid. When Karan spots Ravi on the street with ...
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soldier, marriage, chase, enemy, corrupt official, hospital, revenge, police, attorney, prison, hostage, false accusation ...
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21%
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 ...
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realistic, serious, epic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
International Khiladi is a Hindi action thriller film released in 1999. The film is directed by Umesh Mehra and It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles. The film want to done moderately at the box office.
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Plot:
rivalry, murder, intergender wrestling, gangsters, fall in love, police raid, court, crime boss, female fighter, tough guy, martial arts, conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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 ...
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orphan, mechanic, ship, police inspector, cripple, revenge, illegitimate daughter, psychological abuse, adoptive father adopted son relationship, smuggler, bandit, secret ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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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.
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dark, experimental, realistic, semi serious, bleak ...
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gangsters, cult, mafia, death of protagonist, revenge, crime boss, gang, rivalry, the underworld, criminal underworld, criminal heroes, society ...
Time:
90s
Place:
india, asia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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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 ...
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serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, vigilantism, terrorist, one man army, arrest, dishonesty, confined, partners against crime, frame up, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, against the rules ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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 ...
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Time:
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Country: India
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Inspector Abhay Rathod is a honest and diligent Police Inspector employed with Bombay Police. He was assigned the case of racketeer and criminal don, Shekhar Mohan. Abhay successfully entraps and arrests him, and has him sentenced to a long jail ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; ...
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
At an early age, Kishen, to provide a better life for himself and his younger brother Karan, entered the underworld. To prevent the same fate from happening to Karan, he sent him abroad, but before this had happened, Karan had fallen in love with ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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19%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
The son of Police Inspector Veer Chauhan requires a near impossible to find bone-marrow transplant. With time running out, Veer finds a viable candidate, a criminal he was responsible for apprehending.
Style:
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Plot:
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