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Wardaat (1981)
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Original name: Wardat
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The Indian Government suspects that this is the work of some terrorists and assign this case to their best agent Gunmaster G-9 alias Gopinath, who takes charge and begins the investigation, that will lead him to the dark secret world of underground scientists who are quite capable of harnessing nature to make their ends meet.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, detective, retro, fast paced, campy, cult film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spy, secret agent, investigation, conspiracy, government agent, mad scientist, biological warfare, revenge, betrayal, terrorism, female scientist, espionage, seduction, corruption, moral ambiguity, social commentary, airplane, abduction, heroes, scientist, motorcycle, villain, laboratory, holiday, locust ...
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Most similar movies to Wardaat
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about investigation, revenge, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, betrayal, cat and mouse and corruption mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Wardaat: Spy (2023), Goodachari (2018), Mark (2025), Raktabeej 2 (2025), The Greatest of All Time (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
4K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A RAW agent is in search of his brother’s killer, unravels the connection between a notorious arms dealer and the hidden secrets of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, risking everything to protect India from impending chaos.
Style:
tension, suspense, suspenseful, patriotic, tense ...
Plot:
national security, conspiracy, nuclear threat, spy, espionage, intelligence, political intrigue, secrets, investigation, patriotism, undercover, assassination ...
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95%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Gopi, is the son of an ex-RAW agent Raghuveer. Brought up by his uncle Sathya, he wants to be an agent just like his father and uncle. But Satya wants him to lead a normal life and not be killed like his father was. What happens in Gopi’s life ...
Style:
suspense, telegu, twisted, tense, dark ...
Plot:
spy, intelligence agency, espionage, conspiracy, national security, deception, revenge, surveillance, investigation, undercover, betrayal, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
93%
1K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Mark is suspended from his police duties for his unruly yet effective ways of operating, but when 18 children are abducted and found dead, races to catch the criminals. With only 18 hours left, he must confront powerful foes and use unconventional ...
Style:
crime thriller, intense, suspenseful, tense, dark ...
Plot:
child abduction, investigation, vigilante justice, revenge, law enforcement, vigilante, corruption, family tragedy, rescue mission, violent, moral ambiguity, confrontation ...
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78%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Months after the failed assassination attempt on President Animesh Chatterjee, investigator Pankaj Sinha and SP Sanjukta Mitra uncover a deadly plot, Mission M2, led by Munir Alam.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, twisted, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, assassination, political intrigue, police procedural, terrorism, national security, betrayal, corruption, mistrust, cat and mouse, urban ...
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
A once decorated member of the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS) is called back into action by his former colleagues for an important mission, setting him on a dangerous collision course with his own past.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, action packed, intense, fast paced ...
Plot:
spy thriller, revenge, special forces, redemption, espionage, urban, mature, betrayal, cat and mouse, determination, conspiracy, investigation ...
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71%
1K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
2015 Malayalam thriller film written and directed by Ranjith. It features Mohanlal as Raju and Andrea Jeremiah as Jayanthi in lead roles along with Ajmal Ameer, Siddique, Mythili, Tini Tom, Vijayaraghavan, Renji Panicker and V. K. Prakash in ...
Style:
suspense, tense, fast paced, road movie, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
smuggling, taxi driver, investigation, urban, moral ambiguity, black market, heist, corruption, chase, conspiracy, underworld, betrayal ...
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68%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A detective investigates alarming health issues in IVF babies, revealing a dark plot involving illegal steroids, mystery donors, and corrupt fertility clinics - all orchestrated by someone exploiting people's desire for children.
Style:
tense, detective, suspenseful, dark, grim
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, exploitation, human experiment, police procedural, parenthood, corruption, medical malpractice, urban, forensic, betrayal, moral dilemma ...
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66%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Roland Hassel meets the dangerous Russian mafia.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, detective, dark ...
Plot:
russian mafia, police procedural, mafia, organized crime, murder, investigation, gangster, underworld, law enforcement, betrayal, corruption, revenge ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An alone and wounded spy is on the hunt for members of a dark agency he used to work for, White Crow. This will push his skills to their limit, and maybe uncover a dark and sinister conspiracy that could change the world as we know it.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, psychological, twisted ...
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, spy thriller, secret organization, rogue agent, espionage, cat and mouse, betrayal, investigation, paranoia, revenge, surveillance ...
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63%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A massive explosion rips though a busy street in Istanbul, Turkey. 95 people are dead; 30 Americans and 5 British. The massacre sends shock waves from Turkey to London and Washington, DC. A new terrorist organization is behind the attack. The ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, political thriller, dark, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jihad, terrorism, terrorist, islam, turk, intelligence, investigation, espionage, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, betrayal, geopolitics ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, washington d.c., london, turkey
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
Rama or Ravana, whose ideologies work better? Two shrewd minds battle it out in a one-upmanship game. Who will win?
Style:
twisted, suspenseful, tense, fast paced, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
good versus evil, moral ambiguity, rivalry, character study, mind game, adaptation, anti hero, power struggle, cat and mouse, manipulation, urban, betrayal ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A retired assassin is pulled back into action when his friend uncovers a dangerous conspiracy at the heart of the South African government.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, spy thriller, spy, assassin, espionage, problem, criminal conspiracy, uncover truth, government conspiracy, crime investigation, assassination plot ...
Place:
south africa
Similarity:
58%
337
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two bodyguards set out to find their boss's killer before his son starts a mob war.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, dark, neo noir, suspense ...
Plot:
organized crime, bodyguard, revenge, betrayal, loyalty, underworld, crime family, investigation, retribution, gunfight, moral ambiguity, power struggle ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Paul Randall finds his mother murdered one day, he himself comes under suspicion.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, grim, detective ...
Plot:
protection, bodyguard, murder, investigation, assassin, family tragedy, paranoia, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, betrayal, male protagonist, urban ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
55%
5K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
A journalist pieces together the story of Eagle, a former professional sniper who falls in love with Rachana, and on a mission to redeem himself by working towards eradicating illegal arms from this world.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, intense, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
sniper, investigative journalism, secrets, investigation, assassin, journalist, assassination, criminal syndicate, character study, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, redemption ...
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55%
496
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Dr. Roy (Mohanlal) is a surgeon who works in a private hospital. He falls in love with his colleague Dr. Annie (Heera Rajgopal). When Annie discovers a frightening organ-smuggling operation in her hospital, it proves to be a turning point in the ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, medical drama, dark, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, fugitive, hospital, investigation, murder mystery, wrongful conviction, man on the run, betrayal, deception, conspiracy, justice, cat and mouse ...
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53%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
An Indian army officer goes after the mastermind behind a terror attack that also resulted in personal loss to him.
Style:
tense, suspense, action packed, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorist, military, working undercover, undercover agent, fighting crime, criminal gang, organized crime, terrorist group, terrorist plot, counter terrorism, war on terror, terrorism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Follows a father fighting against odds in a bid to save his daughter who seems to be in trouble.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
daughter, protective parent, rescue, family problems, relationships, father and daughter, problem, family relations, father, threat, father daughter relationship, treatment ...
Place:
india, britain
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An ex-Interpol officer wreaks havoc and sends shock waves across the global underworld but goes missing in action, only to remerge years later, for his beloved family.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
officer, male female relationship, battles, relationships, fight, gang, fighting crime, mysterious disappearance, criminal, bandit, revenge, espionage ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
2K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Nandini is a brilliant and dashing TV Channel reporter with a motif of becoming top name in television news media. She is in love with Sanjay, a software Engineer, lives with her father. A girl named Sudha is working in Hospital as a Nurse is very ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspense, emotional, fast paced ...
Plot:
rape and murder, investigative journalism, investigation, social justice, corruption, female protagonist, whistleblower, family drama, mature, cat and mouse, friendship, law and order ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A cop goes to a small Texas town to find out who murdered his former partner there.
Style:
tense, detective, suspense, noir, neo western ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, small town, law enforcement, investigation, justice, police procedural, cover up, corruption, violent, moral ambiguity, betrayal ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.
Style:
political thriller, tense, crime drama, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
diplomacy, spy, espionage, false accusation, framed for murder, international relations, conspiracy, murder mystery, ambassador, investigation, organized crime, corruption ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
47%
11K
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, realistic, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, terrorist, terrorism, danger, working undercover, mission gone awry, rivalry, islam, revenge, agent, covert operation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, pakistan, india
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a US senator's daughter is killed in one bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man responsible—the elusive ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
military, occupation, mossad, manhunt, terrorism, suicide bomber, wartime life, war zone, soldier, israeli palestinian conflict, palestinian-israeli conflict, wartime ...
Time:
90s
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The story of Varaaham is co-written by Jithu K Jayan and Sesham Mikeil Fathima director Manu C Kumar, with the latter also credited for the screenplay and dialogues. Tamil filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon plays a significant role in the film. The ...
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, missing person, police, cold case, family drama, revenge, corruption, loss, obsession, justice, moral ambiguity, slow burn ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
44%
3K
Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Ram (a) Ibrahim, who is grieving the loss of his daughter after she dies by suicide. He goes on a mission to uncover secrets and avenge her death.
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, intense, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
grief, revenge, suicide, male protagonist, family tragedy, investigation, moral ambiguity, vigilante, family bonds, small town, conspiracy, betrayal ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Rajan Zachariah is a Circle Inspector of Police and he is working in the Palakkad District. He is going to a village situated in the Kerala-Karnataka border to investigate a murder case that is very important to him.
Style:
crime thriller, intense, action thriller, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, murder mystery, investigation, justice, police procedural, revenge, corruption, murder, moral ambiguity, vigilante, prostitution, couples ...
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42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Greece, Germany, USA
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
During his investigations in an increasingly criminal metropolis, detective Jimmy Cloud gets into a world of gangsters, espionage, murder, prostitution and drugs, in which a terrorist group also targets his girlfriend to stop him.
Style:
detective, crime thriller, neo noir, dark, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, gangster, murder, underworld, kidnapping, violent, urban decay, corruption, betrayal, moral ambiguity, drug, surveillance ...
Similarity:
42%
2K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Ramakrishna aka Ricky's only one goal in life is to be a RAW recruitee and undertake some Planet-saving mission. Mahadev, RAW head, ropes him in for the most important mission ever known and unknown to even the Prime Minister of India. Ricky ...
Style:
suspense, fast paced, tense, political thriller, masala
Plot:
spy, secret mission, espionage, national security, criminal syndicate, conspiracy, cat and mouse, terrorism, urban, betrayal, hand to hand combat, patriotism ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
An Action-packed Cat-and-Mouse game thriller about a Cop and a Businessman teaming up for a mission for capturing a Psychopath through a series of elaborate games to track him down.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, twisted, crime drama ...
Plot:
investigation, law enforcement, mind game, cat and mouse, violent, stalking, moral ambiguity, urban, revenge
Similarity:
41%
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