Movies like The Kerala Story (2023)
The best movies like The Kerala Story (2023) are Neerja (2016), The Attacks of 26/11 (2013) and Omertà (2018). If The Kerala Story hooked you with its crime and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGangubai Kathiawadi (2022)7.5/10 from 205 votes
- NewestBharat Bhhagya Viddhaata (2026)Released 2026
- In HindiNeerja (2016)Also in Hindi
Neerja (2016)
Neerja is a portrayal on the life of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Attacks of 26/11 (2013)
Rakesh Maria, Mumbai's Joint Commissioner, recounts the events of 26/11, where ten Pakistani terrorists attacked the city
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Omertà (2018)
A dramatization of the complex and dangerous life of Omar Sheikh. A convicted terrorist who many believe had financial connections to 9/11, Sheikh is widely known as the man responsible forthe 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBharat Bhhagya Viddhaata (2026)
Inside Cama Hospital, one of the sites targeted during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, nurses, ward boys, cleaners, lift operators, security personnel, and administrative workers keep 400 people alive while armed assailants struck the city around them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Soni (2019)
Soni, a young policewoman in Delhi, and her superintendent, Kalpana, have collectively taken on a growing crisis of violent crimes against women. However, their alliance suffers a major setback when Soni is transferred out for alleged misconduct on duty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOMG 2 (2023)
Life is bliss until one day Kanti Sharan Mudgal’s son Vivek is blamed for immoral conduct and expelled from school. Overwhelmed, Kanti plans to leave town until a divine intervention leads him to seek justice by taking those responsible to court.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Kerala Story 2 (2026)
Three young Indian women across different states choose love over tradition, only to become trapped. Their parallel lives show how romance and rebellion transform into control and silence, turning love into a weapon that destroys freedom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Kurbaan (2009)
When a handsome young Indian couple (Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor) moves into the suburbs to claim their stake in the American dream, they are shocked to discover that they've become enmeshed in a secretive terrorist plot. But as tensions escalate, the bride begins to wonder if her husband has told her everything he knows.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisBaby (2015)
A nascent elite team of the Indian intelligence system perpetually strives to detect and eliminate terrorists and their plots. Officer Ajay leads his team to destroy one such potentially lethal ploy in their biggest operation yet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBatla House (2019)
Following a gunfight with suspects believed to be innocent by the media and public, an honest cop struggles to justify police actions before beginning the hunt for fugitives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUdta Punjab (2016)
Drug abuse and the darker side of Punjab rear their heads in the intense, interwoven tales of a policeman, a doctor, a migrant worker, and a rockstar.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRaid (2018)
After receiving an anonymous tip, a tax officer leads a raid on the mansion of the most powerful figure in Lucknow, a member of parliament who has been evading income tax for years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisArticle 15 (2019)
A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBhakshak (2024)
A struggling local journalist begins a dogged investigation into harrowing cases of abuse being covered up at a shelter for young girls.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTottaa Pataaka Item Maal (2019)
Four women from Delhi, NCR and Gurgaon, tired of dealing with the incessant fear or rape, decide to teach one man how it feels to be afraid of being raped, on a daily basis.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Shahid (2013)
A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Thursday (2022)
When a kindergarten teacher takes her 16 students hostage and makes a set of demands, it not only rattles the Mumbai police and the city but also sends shockwaves through the country and its leaders as the motive behind the hostage situation is unearthed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMulk (2018)
The youngest son of a Muslim family settled in Benaras gets involved in terrorist activities, leading to a bomb blast massacre. His actions have an adverse effect on the family who are left to defend themselves as people who are innocent and not anti-nationals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo One Killed Jessica (2011)
The true story of model Jessica Lall who was shot dead in a restaurant and the campaign to bring her killer to justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPaan Singh Tomar (2012)
Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBheed (2023)
8 hours, complete lockdown in the whole of India, movement shut and state borders sealed. Thousands of migrants without food, water and mode of transport were forced to return to their homes. A crisis that shook the whole nation, a time when borders of disparity divided the people and one man stood for humanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Raazi (2018)
An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBombairiya (2019)
It follows the story of Meghna, who gets embroiled in a series of events after her phone gets stolen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Madaari (2016)
A common man kidnaps the son of the Home Minister of India to get answers about the loss of his own son, caused by the illegal acts committed by corrupt government officials.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Tashkent Files (2019)
The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChhapaak (2020)
A true story based on acid attack survivor Malti's grueling and glorious journey from her medical treatment, court proceedings leading to her emotional healing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIndia Lockdown (2022)
The Indian government announces a country-wide lockdown for 21 days due to the pandemic. India Lockdown encapsulates the story of four out of lakhs of individuals whose lives came to a standstill.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha (2022)
Following a traumatic chapter in their lives, Sameer and Nargis try to lead a happy life by adopting Nandini, a friend's orphaned niece. But fate soon strikes back hard when Nandini goes missing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Kerala Story?
The closest matches to The Kerala Story are Neerja (2016), The Attacks of 26/11 (2013) and Omertà (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Kerala Story?
People who watched The Kerala Story most often go on to Neerja (2016), The Attacks of 26/11 (2013) and Omertà (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Kerala Story?
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), rated 7.5/10 by 205 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Kerala Story?
Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like The Kerala Story?
Yes: Neerja (2016), The Attacks of 26/11 (2013) and Omertà (2018).
How are movies similar to The Kerala Story chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Kerala Story, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.