Best movies like Deewaar
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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. They head for a showdown when one becomes a policeman, and the other becomes a criminal.
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Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
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.
Rakht Charitra
A killer bandit decides to become a politician in order to avenge deaths in his family.
Kaakha Kaakha
After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
Karan Arjun
Karan and Arjun reincarnate in the different parts of the country. But the faith of their previous mother brings them together in order to avenge their death.
Andolan
Adarsh (Sanjay Dutt) and Aniket (Govinda) are brothers. Aniket is the elder, while Adarsh is the younger one. Both go to the same college, where beautiful Guddi (Mamta Kulkarni) has a crush on him, and vice-versa. Meanwhile, Adarsh is up to college pranks and practical jokes. One of these pranks and jokes land him into trouble in a girls only hostel. When the time comes to leave college and seek a career, both brothers chose a different path, one of which leads to the destruction and separation of their family. Will they reunite in the end?
Bachchhan Paandey
A budding director tries to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangsterism. But her secret attempts to conduct the research fail when she gets caught for snooping.
Bichhoo
Jeeva is a small-time criminal who treasures his solitude, but perky girl-next-door Rani works hard to befriend her sullen neighbor. He rebuffs all her advances -- until a gang of criminals kills Rani's family. In a gross miscarriage of justice, the criminals are set free. Jeeva's sympathy for Rani quickly turns into feelings of love, and to prove his affection, he trains Rani as a weapons expert so she can avenge her murdered family.
The Public Enemy
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani
A dysfunctional family is in turmoil after the son of a mild-mannered man accuses his wife of having an affair.
Hell's Angels '69
Two brothers have a plan on how to rob the Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas. They join a motorcycle gang and while the others are drinking and partying outside of town, they change their clothes and head off to rob the casino. Of course, the police do not look for two well dressed criminals among the Hell's Angels.
Tashan
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 love with Pooja, and joins forces with her to steal a bag containing 25 Crore Rupees in cash. He will soon find out that Bhaiyaji is a hoodlum and extortionist known to the Police as Lakhan Singh.
Indian
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 none other than his father-in-law, who is also a very high ranking policeman. Then all of a sudden, Raj finds out that many policemen would like to see Khan go free. He discusses this issue with his father-in-law, and to his surprise, does not find any support from him. Disagreements and arguments ensue, and as a result, his father-in-law gets killed. The Police suspect Raj of killing him, they begin the process of arresting him, he runs away, while Khan is all set to get freed to do whatever he likes.
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
A biography of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age after seeking revenge for his father's murder.
Leaves of Grass
An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.
Pokiri
Pandu is a ruthless contract killer and Sruthi falls in love with him after a few meetings but hesitates to confess her love to him as he is a reckless criminal. Though a goon, Pandu also has certain rigid principles that leads to an enmity with Ali Bhai - the biggest mafia don in the town.
That Girl in Yellow Boots
An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge
An amnesiac has no recollection of his ex-girlfriend, a policeman or an old friend.
Shootout at Lokhandwala
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 ensued and the entire nation witnessed the most talked about daylight encounter lasting 6 hours that transformed suburban Mumbai into a war zone.
Aatank Hi Aatank
Chased out of their village, a poor farmer, his wife, son and daughter attempt to survive the harsh footpath life of Bombay, when a gangster asks him to work for him. Years later, the farmer is a mafia-like godfather with a crime network of his own, and a host of hoodlums out to kill him. Movie also shows the loves and lives of his children, now married.
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
Salim was born lame. He lives with his family and is looking for a suitable groom for his sister. In the process, Salim gets pulled into a life of crime and communal violence. He wants to reform but there is no redemption for him.
Simhadriya Simha
Narasimhe Gowda (Vishnuvardhan), head of 48 villages has high regards for his sincerity and wisdom in his judgements. After his untimely death, his elder son Gowda (Vishnuvardhan) takes his throne and passes a wrong judgement against his brother Chikka (Vishnuvardhan). What circumstances lead to this
The Darjeeling Limited
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).
Trained To Kill
From the fields of Cambodia to the mean streets of L.A., there's no escaping death and it's blinding revenge.
Apoorva Sagodharargal
An honest police officer pays a heavy price after he gets involved with a group of criminals. Years later, his son, Appu, goes on a vengeance spree and his twin is mistaken as the culprit.
College Kumaran
Kumaaran or Captain as students call him is a popular man in college before he decides to join the Army. However, tragic events bring him back home and he runs a canteen at Mahatma College and becomes very popular with the students.
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. They head for a showdown when one becomes a policeman, and the other becomes a criminal.
Deewaar
A unique, carefully handpicked, selection of the best movies like Deewaar Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Nirupa Roy, and more. If you liked Deewaar then you may also like: Naam, Nandha, Naseem, Nayakan, Nishant and many more popular movies featured on this list. You can further filter the list even more or get a random selection from the list of similar movies, to make your selection even easier.
Naam
A widow raises two sons, one of whom is not her biological child (unbeknownst to him). Her biological child leaves India to work in Dubai, but eventually finds himself in the criminal underworld.