Movies like Black Friday 2004

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Black Friday (2004)
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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 citizens of Bombay. Through a series of interviews, DCP Rakesh Maria comes closer to discovering who the leader of the conspiracy is, but it soon becomes clear that a foreign power must be involved.
Style: suspense, serious, disturbing, offbeat, tense, cult classic, motivational, inspirational, entertaining, dark ...
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, politics, muslim, interrogation, investigation, life is a bitch, legal, society, law enforcement, journalism, bomb, innocence, protest, conspiracy, religious intolerance, police, multiple storylines, hindu, islam, conflict, war crime, renaissance, terrorist attack, threat ...
Time: y2k, 90s, year 1993, 1990s
Place: india, asia, dubai, pakistan, mumbai india, bombay india, kolkata
Keyword: attack

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films with plots about bollywood, hindi, terrorism, police, police officer, hindu and murder mostly in Drama, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Black Friday: Black & White (2008), The Mad Bomber (1973), The Devil's Own (1997), Hotel Mumbai (2018), Mumbai, My Life (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Black & White (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is a Professor in Urdu literature in Dr. Zakir Hussain's College. He resides in Chandni Chowk with his activist wife, Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah). Professor Mathur comes across a young boy called Numair Qazi (Anurag ...
Style: captivating, realistic, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: terrorism, hidden identity, danger, recruitment, society, introspection, police, bomb, working undercover, escapades, rivalry, rain ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new delhi, india, asia
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100%
 5.7
 754
The Mad Bomber (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A Los Angeles police detective hunts a rapist and a bomber of public buildings.
Style: independent film, tense, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: exploitation, mental disorder, explosions, rapist, police detective, bomber, psychopath, woman in danger, law enforcement, chases and races, life is a bitch, danger ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Devil's Own (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, rough, political ...
Plot: terrorism, murder, politics, terrorist, friendship, police investigation, betrayal, tragic event, violence, revenge, assassin, chase ...
Time: 90s, year 1992, year 1972
Place: ireland, northern ireland, new york, europe, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.6
 70K
Hotel Mumbai (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK, Singapore
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, factual, sad ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorist, jihad, hotel, religious fanatic, islamic terrorism, chaos, courage, hostage, survival, shooting ...
Time: year 2019, 2000s, year 2008
Place: india, mumbai india, australia, pakistan, bombay india ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Mumbai, My Life (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Shortly after 1800 hours, 11 July 2006, Mumbai was shattered by seven bomb blasts on Western Railway stations: Matunga, Mahim, Khar, Bandra, Jogeshwari, Borivali, and Bhayandar. It took the Police and ambulance over an hour to attend at various ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, serious, thrilling, contemplative ...
Plot: terrorism, partner, introspection, police investigation, coping, self fulfillment, social relations, society, journalism, patriotism, social differences, city life ...
Time: september 11 2001, 21st century
Place: india, mumbai india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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 ⇓
39%
 8.1
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A Wednesday (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Mumbai, the financial capital of India, the city that never sleeps, the city of dreams, fast paced and ever changing, home to Bollywood! A City of beauty but also a city that got scarred! A city whose foundation is slowly crumbling beneath its ...
Style: realistic, patriotic, inspirational, tense, serious ...
Plot: bomb threat, terrorism, terrorist, police, race against time, bomb, muslim, police investigation, law enforcement, danger, patriot, misled ...
Time: year 2008, y2k, 21st century
Place: middle east, india, asia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
Style: patriotic, captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot: terrorist attack, soldier, terrorism, military, indian soldier, army, patriot, violence, friendship, danger, murder, terrorist ...
Time: year 2016, year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: india, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Movie in collections
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Martyr (1999)
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 ...
Style: inspirational, patriotic, entertaining, political, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, terrorist, terrorism, muslim, fall in love, police officer, islam, perfectionist, war on terror, patriot, cop, politics ...
Time: 90s
Place: asia, india, middle east, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.5
 5K
Bandit Queen (1994)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin ...
Style: disturbing, controversial, political, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: rape and revenge, female warrior, rape, poverty, violent, indians, vengeance, feminist, assassination, sexual abuse, gang, kidnapping ...
Time: year 1994, 70s, 60s, 80s, year 1983 ...
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.3
 112K
Patriots Day (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Style: intense, suspense, emotional, tense, factual ...
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, police, tragedy, fbi, courage, surveillance, manhunt, violence, investigation, chase, brutality ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: massachusetts, boston, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a 2002 Indian historical biographical film about Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence.It shows in detail how Singh came to develop his views on the British Raj and his struggle for Indian ...
Style: realistic, patriotic, serious, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: revolution, freedom fighter, sikh, police brutality, patriotism, patriot, fighting the system, social decay, indian history, injustice, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.9
 14K
Hey Ram (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story: Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.
Style: realistic, serious, bleak, patriotic, exciting ...
Plot: assassination, political unrest, religious intolerance, violence, muslim, danger, destiny, independence, husband wife relationship, revenge, religion, politics ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: india, pakistan, middle east, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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 ⇓
26%
Unnaipol Oruvan (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed ?
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, surprise ending
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, bomb threat, patriotism, mysterious man, police officer, bomb, muslim, investigation, danger, islam, threat ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 7.9
 61K
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 ⇓
25%
 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 ...
Plot: revenge, murder, shakespeare, loss of father, tragic hero, state affairs, death of father, dishonesty, betrayal, unfulfillment, tragic love, haunted by the past ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: kashmir, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 8.2
 18K
Shahid (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: This compelling drama tells the remarkable true story of slain human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who became a powerful voice against the intercommunal violence that has engulfed Mumbai since the early 1990s.
Style: realistic, captivating, thought provoking, psychological, tense ...
Plot: human rights, muslim, legal, terrorist, lawyer, courtroom, false arrest, civil rights, life is a bitch, society, hopes, religions or cults ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: india, asia, pakistan, mumbai india, kashmir
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Movie in collections
 7.8
 10K
56 So Far (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Sadhu Agashe, a police officer in Mumbai, makes a name for himself by killing criminals in sting operations instead of locking them up in prison. The film follows his method of working, gives an insight into the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, and ...
Style: tense, rough, suspenseful, disturbing, experimental ...
Plot: dirty cop, law enforcement, dishonesty, police corruption, police officer, police, duel, hindu, cop, gangster, police department, treatment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 8.0
 12K
Maqbool (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, tense ...
Plot: gangster, shakespeare, gang, dishonesty, law enforcement, godparent, right hand man, macbeth, betrayal, corrupt cop, greed, friendship ...
Time: y2k, 21st century
Place: mumbai india, asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 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 ⇓
24%
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, France
Duration: 321 min.
Story: Shahid Khan is exiled after impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku in order to rob British trains. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of ...
Style: realistic, tense, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: gangster, revenge, organized crime, macabre, small town, brutality, greed, mafia, abuse, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time: year 2012, y2k, year 1979, year 1990, year 1989 ...
Place: india, middle east, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.8
 18K
Gangaajal (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story: An SP Amit Kumar who is given charge of Tezpur police station in Bihar. The area is full of corruption, inefficiency, bribery, nepotism, favoritism and crime with help from the local police. Gradually Amit realizes that the local politician Sadhu ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot: police station, law enforcement, fighting crime, police brutality, police corruption, rivalry, bribery, vigilantism, honest law enforcer, criminal's revenge, confession, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Movie in collections
 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 ⇓
23%
 7.9
 23K
Ugly (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A team of the best cops in Mumbai is dispatched to find a girl who has gone missing from her father's car. As the hunt for the kidnapper begins, fingers suspiciously point to closer home.
Style: suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, suspense thriller ...
Plot: kidnapping, missing child, parents and children, danger, couple relations, life is a bitch, investigation, ex husband ex wife relationship, police, child, murder, cosa nostra ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, mumbai india, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.6
 25K
Madras Cafe (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: An Indian Intelligence agent journeys into a war torn coastal island, to break a resolute rebel group. He deftly maneuvers his resources to make significant breakthroughs, amidst a scenario where the enemy has no face and the only counsel is ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, patriotic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, spy, politics, conspiracy, undercover, manipulation, secret agent, state affairs, escapades, dishonesty, assassination attempt, civil war ...
Time: year 2013, 90s, 21st century
Place: india, asia, sri lanka
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.6
 2K
Paanch (2003)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The film is "loosely" based on the 1976-77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune. It has been refused a clearance certificate by the censor board, twice on six grounds - the film glorifies violence; it shows the modus operandi of a crime ...
Style: suspense, avant garde, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: kidnapping, fake kidnapping, friendship, friendship between men, deception, suspect, betrayal, duplicity, rebellion, manipulation, fictional band, rebellious youth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.9
 59K
Airlift (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
Style: suspense, rough, psychological, thought provoking, fast ...
Plot: airplane, evacuation, patriot, aviation, military, patriotism, husband wife relationship, businessman, refugee camp, arab, indian war, indians ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 8.1
 14K
Bombay (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story: A love story of a good-hearted Hindu man and a beautiful devout Muslim woman who leave their village to marry against the wishes of their parents and move to Bombay to start a fresh life. There they have twin sons and a daughter. But turmoil engulfs ...
Style: romantic drama, cult classic, patriotic, social, romantic ...
Plot: politics, family reunited, hindu, integration, war crime, islam, indians, music, village, journalism, forbidden love, twins ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, year 1992
Place: mumbai india, asia, india, bombay india
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Bombay Velvet (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story: An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence.
Style: realistic, sentimental, stylized, touching, serious ...
Plot: jazz, organized crime, against the odds, musician's life, destiny, love affair, love and romance, hopes, urban, music, ambition, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia, bombay india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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