Movies like 2018
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2018 (2023)
16K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic, intense, suspenseful, tear jerker, epic, tearjerker
Plot:
disaster, flood, survival, evacuation, ecological disaster, car accident, society, problem, heroism, family drama, hopes, morality, media coverage, fisherman, destruction, television reporter, malayalam, disaster film
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, thrilling, suspenseful and intense films with plots about problem, moral dilemma, revenge, survival, malayalam, investigation and heroism mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like 2018: Hebbuli (2017), Helen (2019), High-Rise Rescue (2017), Fires (2021), Kaaval (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A fearless commando arrives home at the news of his brother's suicide until he starts to deeply investigate the reason behind his mysterious demise.
Style:
action thriller, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
brother, investigation, revenge, problem, paratrooper, soldier, secret, suicide, family drama, military, male protagonist, justice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india, kannada
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An ordinary suburban girl faces the biggest battle of her life when her sudden disappearance for a brief period leads to a desperate search by her loved ones.
Style:
suspense, sexy, suspenseful, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
survival, alone, search and rescue, missing person, family relations, love of one's life, tragedy, family tragedy, investigation, love, mysterious disappearance, family drama ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An emotionally gripping family action drama about a mother who will do whatever it takes to save her family.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disaster, rescue, fire, mother, firefighter, female protagonist, trapped, problem, trap, family drama, family in danger, marriage ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
91%
853
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
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Story:
Inspired by true events, the story of everyday Australians at the front line of the devastating fires of the 2019-2020 Australian summer.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
wildfire, firefighter, fire brigade, forest fire, fire, burn victim, survival, threat, job, firefighting, firefight, fireman ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
84%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Thampan and Antony are a long time best friends and business partners who owned a saw mill at Kattappana in the past. A family tragedy and its falling-out separates them for good. But now Antony and his family faces a grievous situation, and he is ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, family drama, friends, battles, social problems, problem, life is a bitch, fight, family feud, betrayal, tragedy, loyalty ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
While there is an old-fashioned feel to the story telling, it moves along new paths that are twisted enough to keep us interested and also has us clenching our fists.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
business, betrayal, corruption, money, money problems, investor, investments, fraud, politics, real estate, working class, greed ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A four member family from Ayodhya, headed by conservative, religious patriarch, Balram, his wife Janaki, daughter Shivani and son Sonu goes on a spiritual trip to Rameswaram. Things get complicated when Janki dies in an accident and the two kids ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
journey, religion, grief, family drama, spiritual journey, fight, problem, family problems, road trip, accident, faith, mourning ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Dr Vijay Nambiar (Suresh Gopi) is a famous neurosurgeon. His wife Dr Nalini Nambiar (Abhirami) is a gynecologist in the same hospital. They lead a contented and busy family life. 'Appothikkiri' plots the intriguing issues that affect their ...
Style:
medical drama, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
guilt, doctor, accident, ethical dilemma, hospital, life is a bitch, doctors and patients, problem, physician, medical, guilty conscience, medicine ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young wife hopes to convince her husband to change his short-tempered attitude toward life, but an incident on a remote highway may finally decide the matter.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
young couple, revenge, anger management, lifestyle change, social problems, love story, love affair, changing lives, love interest, character study, domestic drama, confrontation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
74%
670
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.
Style:
tense, tension, suspense, emotional, grim ...
Plot:
natural disaster, disaster, flood, small town, survival, evacuation, moral dilemma, destruction, heroism, pandemic, dam, helicopter ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
texas
Similarity:
70%
1K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman, looking after her ailing mother-in-law is at breaking point. What happens when she can't take any more?
Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, breaking point, problem, family problems, murderer, domestic drama, moral dilemma, character study, family conflict, female protagonist, intimate, claustrophobia ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on the true incident of the 2002 terrorist attack in Gujarat's Akshardham temple, the story revolves around the bravery of NSG commandos, who stood up for their country and their people in the worst of times.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, action thriller, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, terrorist attack, hostage situation, rescue mission, heroism, counter terrorism, commando unit, war on terror, terrorist group, mission, sacrifice ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, Nepal
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 2008, a band of young Islamic militants from Pakistan lands in Mumbai, their primary target, the iconic Taj Mahal hotel. With Indian forces unable to regain control, for 4 days the guests must battle to survive as the terrorists seek to drive ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, siege, survival, war on terror, terrorist attack, islamic terrorism, hotel, terrorist, terrorist bombing, threat, struggle for survival, crisis ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Easwaran, a young government employee gets the shock of his life when his niece Sundari goes missing. When Easwaran gets to know that a child abuser has kidnapped her, after coming to terms with the ghastly reality of being him being wrongly accused ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
child abduction, child abuse, missing child, missing person, rescue mission, uncle niece relationship, family drama, disappearance, life is a bitch, mysterious disappearance, family problems, problem ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
61%
11K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Frigga tries to balance her risky job as a security manager in the Kiirunavaara mine with her family life, her new love, and her ex, who doesn’t want to let go. But when the ground suddenly starts to shake under their feet, the puzzle of life ...
Style:
serious, bleak, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
disaster, mine, job, family relations, survival, manager, family life, danger, workplace, miner, jeopardy, rescue ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Manjummel Boys, based on a real story, is about a bunch of friends who set out on a trip to Kodaikanal and the events that occur there.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
rescue mission, friendship, salvation, group of friends, problem, saving a life, rescue, friends, survival, peril, heroism, teamwork ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A loser enters into a real time game to win which leads him to explore challenges and brings out the hidden secrets from his past.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
game, underdog, secret past, secret, troubled past, problem, male female relationship, life is a bitch, relationships, redemption, self discovery, competition ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Chandraprakash, a well-known TV news anchor, comes under undue pressure from his higher-ups to bring competitive exclusives, which urges him to leave the job. When a rival media group offers him a new job, he rebrands himself into a loud, tyrannical ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, intense
Plot:
media, news anchor, ethical dilemma, journalism, social commentary, social problems, problem, tv host, anchorman, workplace, job, workplace situations ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
56%
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3K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Story of Kadakkal Chandran, the Chief Minister of Kerala whose uncompromising attitude towards corruption and his dictatorial actions has gained him a lot of enemies. The events gets more intense when he faces an allegation.
Style:
political, political thriller, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political intrigue, minister, corruption, problem, political unrest, politics, corrupt system, power struggle, political scandal, social commentary, character study, investigation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Avinash wants to quit his marketing job at a top cigarette company, but it comes with consequences
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
tobacco, marketing, advertising, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, lifestyle change, job, problem, changing lives, manipulation, corruption, social commentary ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
For Kathiravan, who lost his left leg in an accident,his 8-year-old daughter is his world. She is diagnosed with a congenital heart problem and 7 Million INR is needed to save his daughter. Unable to raise such a huge amount, he plans to kidnap ...
Style:
tense, emotional, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
single father, desperation, child illness, family drama, bereavement, disability, loss of family member, physical disability, loss of wife, accident, fight, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Sathya, a real estate agent, whose lookalike brother Shiva, who moonlights as a robber. After he robs Rs 250 crores from a couple of businessmen, both brothers become the target of a corrupt cop, who is keen on nailing them.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
robbery, false identity, framed for a crime, crime investigation, accusation, investigation, secret, criminal, false accusation, sleuth, problem, heist ...
Place:
kannada, india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The film revolves around Alexander Varma, who survives with his IQ, but fate has something else stored for him.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
music, musician, musician's life, domestic drama, self discovery, fate, genius, moral dilemma, survival, redemption, friendship, betrayal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india, dubai
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Rudhran is a happy IT man living with his family until the moment his life is turned upside down. He comes upon a major criminal network including a businessman, Rudhran embarks on a mission to expose him the criminal network.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, action thriller, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, fight, intrigue, changing lives, lifestyle change, corporate conspiracy, battles, corruption, justice, corrupt businessman, investigation, revenge ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
329
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A large blast hits the gas pipeline in the industrial park due to a sudden earthquake, which triggers massive explosions and engulfs the neighboring area in flames. Facing the escalating fire danger, the Fire and Rescue Force quickly reaches the ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, intense, tension
Plot:
firefighter, rescue, race against time, heroism, disaster, firefight, fire, fire brigade, problem, intelligence agency, fire department, social services ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
We lead our lives in ways where we do not think much before doing something, which may or may not have a huge impact on other people. How our small actions can create big ripples in someone else`s life is the idea on which the film is based.
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, thrilling, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
village, criminal, life is a bitch, countryside, village life, satire, social problems, battles, conflict, fight, justice, investigation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A sub-inspector and the egoistic son of an ex-MP get in an egotistical war when the former arrests the latter for bringing in liquor from Telangana to AP.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
police, battles, conflict of interest, police corruption, fight, soldier, police officer, conflict, problem, power struggle, machismo, justice ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
46%
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:
45%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The leakage of a massive LPG tank causes a group of brave firemen, police and local people to put their life on the line when a total city evacuation is impossible because a prison lies in the radius.
Style:
thrilling, tense, captivating, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
firefighter, police, fire, accident, firefighting, fireman, rescue, disaster, fire brigade, fire department, heroism, bravery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
44%
7K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
When Anand learns that his wife Binu Trivikraman's name ended up in Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act (KAAPA) list by mistake, he embarks on a journey to prove her innocence, but finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a hardened ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark, tense ...
Plot:
gang, gangster, street gang, gang war, gang member, criminal gang, bandit, wrongful accusation, violent, organized crime, underworld, power struggle ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
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