Movies like Run (2004)
The best movies like Run (2004) are Dear John (2010), Solo Mio (2026) and Killers (2010). If Run hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)8.5/10 from 4,648 votes
- NewestYoh! Bestie (2026)Released 2026
- In HindiEk Tha Tiger (2012)Also in Hindi
Dear John (2010)
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSolo Mio (2026)
After Matt's dreams of a picturesque Italian wedding are shattered when his fiancée leaves him at the altar, he embarks on his planned honeymoon across Italy alone, immersing himself in the country's vibrant culture, food, and beauty, meeting Gia along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKillers (2010)
When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBatman Begins (2005)
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSholay (1975)
After his family is slain by notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, former Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh enlists low-level outlaws Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar and seek revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRace (2008)
Action-thriller about two brothers, Ranvir and Rajiv, whose rivalry in the world of horse racing turns into a deadly game of betrayal, greed, and revenge, investigated by Inspector Robert D'Costa.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYoh! Bestie (2026)
Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAwarapan (2007)
A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRomeo + Juliet (1996)
In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSahara (1983)
Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Royal Runaway Romance (2022)
Princess Amelia of Bundbury travels across America to explore a budding romance with an artist, only to fall in love with her bodyguard, Grady.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJaadugar (2022)
A small-time magician with zero interest in football must lead his local team to the finals of a tournament if he wishes to marry the love of his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBharat (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: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTristan & Isolde (2006)
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSingham (2011)
An honest, small town cop is transferred to a big city that is controlled by a crime boss that he had once humiliated. Remake of Tamil Singam (2010).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDevdas (2002)
In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWest Side Story (1961)
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Right Kind of Wrong (2013)
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisIndu Sarkar (2017)
Indu’s husband, a government employee, believes in using the state of Emergency to advance his career, but a moral and ideological discrepancy sets her on a own path.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Yuhi Kabhi (1994)
Rajoo lives alone and works in a decent company. He also has a girlfriend, who he intends to marry, that being Pooja. God suddenly appears to Rajoo one day and asks him to spread His word. Naive Rajoo does so, and this results in chaos, misunderstandings, and confusion. And as a result poor Rajoo is hauled up in Court, and the only one witness that can save Rajoo is God, but will God make an earthly appearance?
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Milan (1995)
Raja is a small-time smuggler. His sweetheart, Priya does not approve of this, and convinces him to give up his smuggling activities, and turn the information over to the police. He does so, only to find that he has been framed for a murder he did not commit. When he decides to entrust himself to the justice of the courts, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to jail. In jail he encounters more problems, and needs all his wits to stay alive. Back to Priya; Raja's former smuggling colleagues, including corrupt police officers are openly harassing her, and no one seems to be able to look after her. Raja must get out of jail to find out who has framed him, and who is the king-pin behind the smuggling ring.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Anokha Andaaz (1995)
Manish and Reema are in love but Reema's mother is against their union. They take shelter at Charlie's house who gets murdered, which puts their lives at risk.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Humshakals (2014)
A comedy centered around three people who each have a lookalike of a lookalike, all with the same name.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisTumhari Sulu (2017)
A happy-go-lucky Mumbai suburban housewife Sulochana, fondly known as Sulu, lands the role of a night RJ, resulting in drastic changes to her routine life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChutney (2016)
Chutney is a short film written and directed by Jyoti Kapur Das. Produced by Tisca Chopra The stars Adil Hussain and Tisca Chopra in the lead.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Accidental Prime Minister (2019)
Based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister explores Manmohan Singh's tenure as the Prime Minister of India, and the kind of control he had over his cabinet and the country.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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
Dharti Ke Lal (1946)
Based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story Annadata by Krishan Chander. A film about the famine that swept through Indian villages in the final years of the war for independence. After natural disasters (floods and droughts), villagers seek refuge in the city.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Run?
The closest matches to Run are Dear John (2010), Solo Mio (2026) and Killers (2010). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Run?
Start with Dear John (2010), the closest match to Run.
What is the highest-rated movie like Run?
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), rated 8.5/10 by 4,648 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Run?
Yoh! Bestie (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Run?
Yes: Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Sholay (1975).
How are movies similar to Run chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Run, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.