Movies like D-Day (2013)
The best movies like D-Day (2013) are Pathaan (2023), Force 2 (2016) and Bell Bottom (2021). If D-Day hooked you with its action and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)7.5/10 from 9,543 votes
- NewestWar 2 (2025)Released 2025
- In HindiPathaan (2023)Also in Hindi
Pathaan (2023)
A soldier caught by enemies and presumed dead comes back to complete his mission, accompanied by old companions and foes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisForce 2 (2016)
ACP Yashvardhan teams up RAW Agent KK to bring down the master mind terrorist, Shiv.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBell Bottom (2021)
By the early ‘80s, India had already witnessed multiple airplane hijacks. In 1984, the country was made to face another such challenge. BellBottom, a RAW Agent, sees through the plan and thus begins India's first overseas covert operation. An operation, lead by a forgotten hero, that went on to create one of the most defining moments for India.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBody of Lies (2008)
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
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: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCommando 2 - The Black Money Trail (2017)
India's most wanted Black Money agent, Vicky Chaddha, gets arrested in Malaysia and is kept in a safe house by the Malaysian authorities, along with his wife. A team of four is being sent to Malaysia to bring them to India. Apart from the growth of inter-personal relationships, the mission has quite a few twists and turns on its way. The story follows Karan as he uses his brain and brawn to recover all of the laundered black money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
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 · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace 2 (2013)
Ranvir Singh encounters the Indian mafia in Turkey as he carries out a mission to avenge his lover's death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies 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: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Phantom (2015)
Daniyal, whose journey to seek justice takes him from India to Europe, America and the volatile Middle East. However, he finds out that in a mission like this, there is always a price to pay, in this case, a very personal price.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisTiger 3 (2023)
Spy couple Tiger and Zoya face a ruthless enemy with a personal vendetta.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisRomeo Akbar Walter (2019)
Prior to the India-Pakistan war of 1971, the RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) trains an Indian banker in espionage and martial arts, and sends him to Pakistan for an undercover operation where he finds himself sinking between emotions and violence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCommando 3 (2019)
A mysterious man is on an impending mission to attack the country from his base in London. Karan Singh Dogra sets out to hunt down the antagonist aided by the British Intelligence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWar (2019)
Khalid, entrusted with the task of eliminating former soldier turned rogue Kabir, engages in an epic battle with his mentor who taught him everything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWar 2 (2025)
Years ago Agent Kabir went rogue, became India’s greatest villain ever. As he descends further into the deepest shadows... India sends its deadliest, most lethal agent after him, Agent Vikram A Special Units Officer who is more than Kabir’s equal and a relentless Terminator driven by his own demons, determined to put a bullet into Kabir’s skull.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHoliday (2014)
Virat Bakshi, an Indian army soldier on vacation stumbles upon a terror plot to rip Mumbai apart with a series of bomb blasts and must hunt down the sleeper cell of the terror organisation before it's too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIndia's Most Wanted (2019)
Officer Prabhat and his team arrive in Nepal to verify a terror suspect and arrest him within a deadline of four days. A race against time ensues when Pakistani agencies start chasing them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Satyameva Jayate (2018)
DCP Shivansh has been tasked to catch Vir, the man behind police killings in the city. Both are eventually against the same enemy but divided by a fine line, the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMadras Cafe (2013)
An Indian intelligence agent journeys to a war-torn coastal island to break a resolute rebel group and meets a passionate journalist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIrumbu Thirai (2018)
Kathiravan, a major in the Indian army with anger management issues, is compelled by circumstances to borrow a loan from a bank with false documents. When the entire money in the account vanishes, Kathiravan tries to track down the scamsters, and it leads him to White Devil, a master hacker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEk Ajnabee (2005)
Suryaveer, an ex-army officer, is assigned the task of protecting a young girl, Anamika. When Anamika gets kidnapped, he decides to use all his skills to rescue her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Kaappaan (2019)
A Special Protection Group officer has to identify the threat to the prime minister, who he is protecting, and also the nation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies 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: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMission Majnu (2023)
Set in the 1970s, an undercover Indian spy takes on a deadly mission to expose a covert nuclear weapons program in the heart of Pakistan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAgent Vinod (2012)
Agent Vinod sets out on a secret mission to find the reason behind the death of Rajan, his colleague. Terror strikes when he unfolds an even bigger conspiracy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisTiger Zinda Hai (2017)
When a group of Indian and Pakistani nurses are held hostage in Iraq by a terrorist organization, a renowned Indian secret agent is drawn out of hiding to rescue them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSingham Again (2024)
The cop universe expands with newer additions while the old ones return led by Bajirao Singham. Singham Again interweaves the mythological epic Ramayana's good vs evil narrative when his wife Avni Kamath gets abducted by Danger Lanka setting Bajirao and his gang of Sangram Bhalerao and Veer Sooryavanshi along with Satya and Shakti Shetty on a mission to rescue her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSpyder (2017)
A surveillance expert who wants to help people comes across a foe who is the very definition of evil. Can he stop the man before he destroys everything?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAnek (2022)
Amid the turmoil in northeast India, an undercover agent tasked with peace negotiations crosses paths with a tenacious boxer fighting for her dreams.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like D-Day?
The closest matches to D-Day are Pathaan (2023), Force 2 (2016) and Bell Bottom (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after D-Day?
People who watched D-Day most often go on to Pathaan (2023), Force 2 (2016) and Bell Bottom (2021).
What is the highest-rated movie like D-Day?
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018), rated 7.5/10 by 9,543 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like D-Day?
War 2 (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like D-Day?
Yes: Pathaan (2023), Force 2 (2016) and Bell Bottom (2021).
How are movies similar to D-Day chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside D-Day, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.