Movies like Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? (1970)
The best movies like Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? (1970) are The Commuter (2018), The Engineer (2023) and Stowaway (2022). If Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? hooked you with its action and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedVeer-Zaara (2004)7.5/10 from 326 votes
- NewestThe Fable (2025)Released 2025
- In HindiBrahmāstra Part One: Shiva (2022)Also in Hindi
The Commuter (2018)
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Engineer (2023)
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 “Engineer.” Can they find and destroy the madman before more innocent lives are lost?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisStowaway (2022)
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and takes matters into her own hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrigger Point (2021)
Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Train to Lisbon (2013)
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word (2016)
Abby Knight, a former lawyer turned proud flower shop owner is starting over after the death of her husband with the support from her father, a new business and her daughter off to college. Life is good in the peaceful town of New Chapel but when a black SUV rams her prized vintage car, she’s determined to track down the driver. She begrudgingly accepts the help of a new neighbor, the handsome and charming ex-Marine Marco Salvare who just bought the bar down the street.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOverdrive (2017)
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Man Down (2021)
After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep. She's escaped from a lab and her pursuers believe her blood is the key to a worldwide cure. He's hesitant to get involved, but all doubts are cast aside when he discovers her pursuer is none other than Commander Stone, the man that murdered his wife some years ago.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrahmāstra Part One: Shiva (2022)
The story of Shiva – a young man on the brink of an epic love, with a girl named Isha. But their world is turned upside down when Shiva learns that he has a mysterious connection to the Brahmāstra... and a great power within him that he doesn’t understand just yet - the power of Fire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHellfighters (1968)
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Black Book (2023)
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTaarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)
Raj rebuilds his murdered father's car and names it Taarzan, but the car comes to life in a miraculous way and slowly starts killing the killers of Raj's father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisHaseen Dillruba (2021)
Under investigation as a suspect in her husband's murder, a wife reveals details of their thorny marriage that seem to only further blur the truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisX (2011)
A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEk Tha Tiger (2012)
A top Indian agent is sent to observe the actions of a scientist but the mission complicates when he falls in love with the scientist's Pakistani caretaker.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted (2016)
Abby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week to be reckoned with. A reluctant bridesmaid at her drama queen cousin’s wedding, Abby ends up not just doing the flowers...but having to find out who murdered a wedding crasher. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbsolution (2024)
An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisFrequencies (2013)
The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Tutor (2023)
When a professional tutor takes a job at a remote manor, he soon finds himself battling his disturbed student’s obsessions, which threaten to expose his darkest secrets and unravel his carefully crafted persona.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Tourist (2010)
American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAśoka (2001)
A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of conspiracy follows, which leads Asoka to embrace a Buddhist path.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)
Arun Khanna is a spy for the Indian government whose aid is enlisted to stop ISI Chief Ishak Khan. Khan is trying to build a nuclear bomb with which he can liberate Kashmir from the Indians. A battle of wits ensues. When Khan detonates a bomb at Khanna's engagement party to a fellow spy, Khanna's resolve is only strengthened. Now not only does he have to fight Khan, but he also has to track down his missing fiancee.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & romance
Titli (2015)
A young man in Delhi tries to break free from his controlling, criminal brothers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKaanchi (2014)
Kaanchi movie is a musical thriller with a love story. It is a story of the inner power of a woman who represents millions of suppressed youth against unjust in the country. It is also the story of an innocent rural beauty and her fight against power.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Heyy Babyy (2007)
Three womanisers find a baby left at their doorstep. Chaos ensues as they try to contact their former girlfriends to determine who is the father amongst them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisLal Baadshah (1999)
A man who got separated from his biological parents at birth, grows up to become the voice of the people. His caring nature for others, eventually leads him on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth about who his real parents are.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Wahan Ke Log (1967)
Armed with laser guns, three-fingered virtually invincible Martians collude with gangsters to invade Earth.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
The Fable (2025)
In the late 1980s in the Himalayas, a man's life is turned upside down by a series of mysterious fires destroying his fruit orchards. As he struggles to stop the outbreaks, the escalating mystery forces him to confront not only the truth behind the blazes but also the long-hidden secrets of his family and his own past.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Veer-Zaara (2004)
Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChalte Chalte (2003)
A man pursues a woman who is already engaged and eventually gets married to her. Differences between the two lead to a bitter separation that threatens to destroy their relationship forever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan??
The closest matches to Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? are The Commuter (2018), The Engineer (2023) and Stowaway (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan??
Start with The Commuter (2018), the closest match to Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?.
What is the highest-rated movie like Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan??
Veer-Zaara (2004), rated 7.5/10 by 326 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan??
The Fable (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan??
Yes: Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva (2022), Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004) and Haseen Dillruba (2021).
How are movies similar to Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.