Movies like Bandit Queen (1994)
The best movies like Bandit Queen (1994) are The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), Nayakan (1987) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019). If Bandit Queen hooked you with its action and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMalcolm X (1992)7.6/10 from 2,029 votes
- NewestThe Kerala Story 2 (2026)Released 2026
- In HindiThe Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)Also in Hindi
The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Born in British India, Bhagat Singh witnesses numerous atrocities during his childhood and grows up to become one of the most fearless freedom fighters in the country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNayakan (1987)
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisManikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
Story of Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Rule.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGangubai 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 thisCompany (2002)
Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSardar Udham (2021)
A young Sardar Udham Singh left deeply scarred by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, escaped into the mountains of Afghanistan, reaching London in 1933-34. Carrying an unhealed wound for 21 years, the revolutionary assassinated Michael O’Dwyer on 13th March, 1940, the man at the helm of affairs in Punjab, April 1919 to avenge the lost lives of his beloved brethren.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThalapathi (1991)
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisJai Bhim (2021)
A pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody. So as to find her husband and seek justice for them, as their voice, a High Court advocate rises in support. Will their battle for justice succeed?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVada Chennai (2018)
Anbu, a young carrom player in North Chennai becomes inadvertently involved in an ongoing conflict between two local gangsters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)
In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOmkara (2006)
Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, but their lives and those of their associates as well.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShahid (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 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
Jogi (2022)
Amid tension in 1980s India, three friends of different faiths unite in a noble yet dangerous effort to save hundreds in their town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Chandni Bar (2001)
The gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Satya (1998)
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRang De Basanti (2006)
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAssi (2026)
When Parima, a school teacher in Delhi, is gang-raped on her way home late at night after an office party, Raavi, a prosecution lawyer, fights tooth and nail to help her get justice. But when eighty sexual assault cases are reported in India every single day, regardless of age group, ethnicity, time, or place, and only four go to trial, what does justice really mean?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Bharat (2019)
At the cusp of India's birth as an Independent nation, a family makes an arduous journey to freedom at a cost. A young boy Bharat, makes a promise to his Father that he will keep his family together no matter what.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVaastav (1999)
Raghu, a simpleton, and his best friend decide to run a food stall to get rid of their unemployment. However, Raghu's life takes a drastic turn after he accidentally kills one of their customers and he is pushed into a life of crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisParinda (1989)
Brothers Kishan and Karan grow up in Bombay. Karan soon leaves to study in America while Kishan enters into a life of crime, falling under the sway of Anna Seth, a drug lord. When Karan returns to Bombay, Kishan intends to keep him as far away from his criminal life as possible, but things don't go as planned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Malcolm X (1992)
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHaq (2025)
In 1980s India, Shazia Bano takes her husband to court after he abandons her and their children, sparking a national battle over faith, women’s rights, and justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Shootout at Wadala (2013)
The first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai Police, which took place on November 1, 1982.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisHey Ram (2000)
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEtharkkum Thunindhavan (2022)
A lawyer turns judge jury and executioner and goes after a gang, led by a minister's son, that threatens women with videos of them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAl Capone (1959)
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
An account of the gangster Maya Dolas and his gang which terrorized Mumbai City, and the ensuing standoff between Mumbai Police and the gang on 16 November 1991.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Bandit Queen?
The closest matches to Bandit Queen are The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), Nayakan (1987) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Bandit Queen?
People who watched Bandit Queen most often go on to The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), Nayakan (1987) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Bandit Queen?
Malcolm X (1992), rated 7.6/10 by 2,029 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Bandit Queen?
The Kerala Story 2 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Bandit Queen?
Yes: The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019) and Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001).
How are movies similar to Bandit Queen chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Bandit Queen, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.