Movies like Don
If Don hooked you with its action and drama, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.
Dhoom (2004)
A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. ACP Jai Dixit is put in charge of the case and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer to help Jai nab them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhajini (2008)
A man suffering from anterograde amnesia as a result of a violent attack in the past sets out to avenge his girlfriend's death with the aid of photographs, notes and tattoos all over his body.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisD (2005)
Deshu, a mechanic from Dubai, comes home to Mumbai, and gets embroiled in a crime by accident. The film shows his meteoric rise from common, law-abiding man to underworld kingpin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon 2 (2011)
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.
Why it matches: Same series: Don · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOnce Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011)
After a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai, ACP Karan Malhotra announces that he will bring in the culprits responsible within a very short period of time as well attempts to convince his college sweetheart, Tanya P. Nath, to marry him. He then sets about interrogating several suspects so much so that an underworld gangster, Kabir, is compelled to hire an assassin to do away with him. The potential killer, Viju, is an uptight older ex-convict as well as a former gangster, who now runs a pub in Paris, and is willing to kill Karan. As he sets about this gruesome task, he comes across an old flame, Kamini, as well as his estranged wife, Sita - and it is these encounters that may well be the turning point in this life that may convince him to leave the bombs and Bandooks behind and spend the rest of his life praying and watching the Bhakti Channel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisFamily: Ties of Blood (2006)
The story is on the concept of karma and bad deeds. It follows Viren Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan), underworld don who rules over India. His son Abhir (Sushant Singh) is spoilt and believes he can do anything due to his father's power. When Viren's enemy Khan (Kader Khan) attacks Abhir, Viren demands revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Special 26 (2013)
During the 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob businessmen and politicians by conducting fake raids, posing as officers of the CBI or Income Tax Department . They plan to execute their biggest con as a final job while a relentless cop is on their trail.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWanted (2009)
Radhe is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai, the dreaded Mafioso, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single handedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies than he bargained for.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies 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: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDhoom 2 (2006)
Jai and Ali return, this time on the trail of an international thief who steals priceless artifacts and has chosen Mumbai as his next target.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKhakee (2004)
DCP Anant and his team get tasked with escorting an alleged terrorist to Mumbai. However, a rogue ex-police officer makes their task difficult as he tries to stop them from reaching their destination.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSarfarosh (1999)
When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIndian (2001)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Sarkar (2005)
Subhash Nagre runs a parallel government in the city where he has a cult following. When his enemies plot to murder him, his son takes charge and stands up against them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGarv: Pride and Honour (2004)
About to retire, police inspector Samar Singh changes his mind when he discovers that a recently elected official has ties with the underworld.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Company (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 & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMohra (1994)
Journalist Roma Singh is the daughter of a jailer. While taking a tour of the jail, she is molested by some of the inmates, and an inmate, Vishal Agnihotri comes to her assistance. She finds out that Vishal is in for four homicides, and decides to investigate further. She finds out, with the help of the owner of her publications, Jindal that Vishal was compelled to take the law in his own hands when the courts failed to punish the assailants of his sister and sweetheart. Soon, Vishal is released from prison, and begins to work for Jindal. It is then that he realizes that he has just walked from a walled prison, to an open prison, as the truth behind his release slowly but surely starts to dawn on him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGupt: The Hidden Truth (1997)
When Governor Jaisingh Sinha is murdered, the needle of suspicion points towards his estranged step-son, Sahil. Now Sahil must prove his innocence and find out who the real killer is.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAjnabee (2001)
Raj and Priya befriend their new neighbors Vicky and Sonia. One day, Raj wakes up in Vicky's house and finds out that Sonia has been murdered and he's being framed for it. On the run, he must try and prove his innocence with the support of his loving wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisKaminey (2009)
Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohnny Gaddaar (2007)
Five men get involved in a drug deal set up by a corrupt police officer, but the plan goes awry when the youngest member decides to steal the money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBhaiyya Ji (2024)
After his younger brother is tragically killed over a petty argument, a feared and retired criminal Bhaiyya Ji, sets out to seek justice against the powerful Gujjar responsible, mobilizing his loyal comrades and igniting a wave of vengeance that threatens to shake the criminal underworld.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
A Wednesday! (2008)
Prakash Rathod, a retired police commissioner recounts the most memorable case of his career wherein he was informed about a bomb scare in Mumbai by an ordinary commoner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKaante (2002)
Six men meet in a lock-up, where they've been wrongfully detained. Seeking revenge, they make the perfect plan to rob the very bank where police department's salaries are deposited
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisShivaay (2016)
Shivaay , a fearless Himalayan mountaineer covered in Lord Shiva tattoos, heads to Bulgaria to fulfill his nine-year-old daughter Gaura’s wish of seeing her mother Olga, who abandoned them years ago. But their plan goes for a toss when the little girl gets kidnapped in the foreign land. Rescuing her from the masked child-traffickers becomes his only reason for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisKhiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996)
A man comes to America in order to find his brother who is wanted by the police. But his search forces him to get mixed up with a lady gangster that facilitates illegal underground fights.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Gangster (2006)
An alcoholic barmaid is distraught when her former lover, a notorious gangster, re-enters her life. She is forced to relive painful past experiences and choose between the gangster and a pleasant singer she has found comfort in.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAwarapan 2 (2026)
Once a feared gangster, Shivam lives hidden away from his past, with no faith left in God or himself. But when fate pulls him into Bangkok's cartel war and forces him back into the darkness he swore never to return to, Shivam must choose what he is willing to live for, when there is nothing left to lose.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Don?
The closest matches to Don are Dhoom, Ghajini, D.
How are movies similar to Don chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Don, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.
Are there Hindi movies like Don?
Yes: Dhoom, Ghajini, D.