Movies like Action Jackson (2014)
The best movies like Action Jackson (2014) are Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011), Rocky Handsome (2016) and Aamir (2008). If Action Jackson 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 ratedGhajini (2008)7.0/10 from 483 votes
- NewestVikram Vedha (2022)Released 2022
- In HindiBbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011)Also in Hindi
Bbuddah 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 thisRocky Handsome (2016)
A vengeful man embarks on a murderous rampage after the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAamir (2008)
A doctor of Indian origin returning to Mumbai from London is forced to participate in a terrorist plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNH10 (2015)
Meera and Arjun are professionals living in Gurgaon. On their way to a luxurious desert holiday they stop on a Highway dhaba for dinner, where they witness a young girl being picked up by a bunch of hoodlums. Arjun chooses to step in, unmindful of the danger ahead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAalavandhan (2001)
Nandu and Vijay are brothers who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Kai Po Che! (2013)
Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies 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 & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDushman (1998)
According to police records, a daredevil, Gokul Pandit is on the loose. He would attempts to rape and kill young and beautiful girls who are alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Ghajini (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 thisBol Bachchan (2012)
All hell breaks loose when a Muslim man breaks a temple lock to save a little child, thus for his safety keeps a Hindu name, where he starts making web of lies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies 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 thisRaavan (2010)
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Mitron (2018)
Jai, born and brought up with middle-class values, has a ‘take it easy’ approach to life. Since he doesn't believe in herd mentality, he and his two best friends, Raunak and Deepu start looking for unique ways to make it big in the world. During this trial and error phase, Jai realizes his dream. But his decision of choosing an unprofitable career path doesn’t go down too well with his father , who has bigger aspirations for him. Therefore, in order to bring stability in his life, his father decides to get him married. Destiny, however, has something else in store for Jai, when he accidentally meets Avni , an ambitious, MBA graduate, who wants to start her own business. Set in the backdrop of the Gujarati milieu, the film traces Jai and Avni’s personal journey, as they both find themselves and discover the true meaning of friendship in the bargain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Shaitan (2011)
Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisR... Rajkumar (2013)
Rajkumar, an aimless youth, works for a drug baron and is sent to kill a rival dealer. His life is changed forever when he meets Chanda, and has no idea she is the adopted daughter of the man he is supposed to kill.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLafangey Parindey (2010)
The path of a street fighter and a dancer on skates, who are in love, is paved by friendship, grit and hope.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Fan (2016)
A man who bears a striking resemblance to a renowned movie star becomes an obsessive fan, but when his fierce love is spurned by the star, he decides to destroy the star's life and reputation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDilwale (2015)
Raj is a Mafia member. One day he meet a girl (Meera) while chasing by his rival gang and falls in love with her. Later he finds out that this girl is the daughter of the leader of his rival gang. Yet their love story continues until he was shot by his girlfriend upon a deep misunderstanding. After that incident these two lovers lives separate until their siblings fallen in love. With this new love story their paths intertwines again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVikram Vedha (2022)
Vikram, an honest officer with the Lucknow police, is on a mission to find and eliminate gangster Vedha. However, when Vedha surrenders himself to the police and starts narrating stories to Vikram, it blurs the lines between good and evil. Vedha questions Vikram's righteousness while the latter believes he is fair and just. But is he?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAankhen (2002)
After his hatred of dishonesty costs him his job, an embittered man goes over to the dark side and plots to rob the bank he once managed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHumraaz (2002)
Karan plans to cheat Raj, a businessman, by getting his lover Priya married to Raj so that they can claim his wealth. However, when Priya falls in love with Raj and leaves Karan, he seeks revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Table No. 21 (2013)
A couple live a mediocre life and are thrilled to have won an exotic vacation to Fiji & their excitement increases when they get a chance to play "Tell all truth" game for a mind boggling prize money. The game begins and the couple discovers that the game isn't really a game, but is a game of survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both 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 thisSingh Is Kinng (2008)
A comic caper about Happy Singh, a Punjabi villager who goes through a series of misadventures and eventually becomes the King of the Australian underworld.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisEk Villain (2014)
An ex-gangster re-enters the world of violence after his wife is murdered by a serial killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSkin Trade (2014)
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe King of the Kickboxers (1990)
Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCode of Silence (1985)
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRoad House (1989)
The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Action Jackson?
The closest matches to Action Jackson are Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011), Rocky Handsome (2016) and Aamir (2008). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Action Jackson?
People who watched Action Jackson most often go on to Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011), Rocky Handsome (2016) and Aamir (2008).
What is the highest-rated movie like Action Jackson?
Ghajini (2008), rated 7.0/10 by 483 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Action Jackson?
Vikram Vedha (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Action Jackson?
Yes: Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011), Rocky Handsome (2016) and Aamir (2008).
How are movies similar to Action Jackson chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Action Jackson, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.