Movies like Unfreedom (2015)
The best movies like Unfreedom (2015) are The Kerala Story 2 (2026), Masaan (2015) and 3 Deewarein (2003). If Unfreedom hooked you with its romance and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSlumdog Millionaire (2008)7.7/10 from 11,734 votes
- NewestThe Kerala Story 2 (2026)Released 2026
The 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
Masaan (2015)
Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like this3 Deewarein (2003)
Three inmates on death row become the reluctant subjects of a documentary made by Chandrika. Gradually, they begin to trust her and reveal their stories.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
The Lunchbox (2013)
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like this15 Park Avenue (2006)
An exploration of the impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Court (2015)
A sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMonsoon Wedding (2001)
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMrs. (2023)
A newly wed finds herself in an overcooked and tasteless happily ever-after laced with patriarchal traditions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Maqbool (2003)
The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAll We Imagine as Light (2024)
In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisMumbai Meri Jaan (2008)
When a series of bombs explode in train stations throughout Mumbai, a disparate group of locals are affected in different ways. Thomas, who sells tea, meets Rupali, a reporter coping with the death of her fiancé. Meanwhile, Suresh, who is struggling with financial woes, begins to be overly suspect of all Muslims. For Sunil, a policeman working on the case, there is frustration at realizing his corrupt boss is still on the take.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBombay Talkies (2013)
One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSalaam Bombay! (1988)
When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFire (1997)
In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSlumdog Millionaire (2008)
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShip of Theseus (2012)
Three stories about persons forced to think about the ethics and moral issues raised by medical advances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLife in a Metro (2007)
A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParty (1984)
Celebrities arrive at an extravagant party in Bombay to honour Divakar for his contributions to arts and cinema. However, gossip, uninvited guests and a dead body show up to mar the celebrations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Black Friday (2004)
Bombs tear through Bombay in 1993, wreaking havoc and polarising the citizens. With perpetrators at large, the state launches a massive man-hunt to unmask the perpetrators behind these events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAngry Indian Goddesses (2015)
A photographer invites her closest friends to vacation at her family's home in Goa in celebration of her upcoming marriage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Adamant Girl (2024)
A family decides to visit their clan God to cure their daughter, thought to be possessed because she is in love with a man from a different caste. The journey, accompanied by her betrothed, unveils tensions between tradition and personal freedom, exposing her silent rebellion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Titli (2015)
A young man in Delhi tries to break free from his controlling, criminal brothers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKiller Heat (2024)
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisIn Secret (2014)
In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFallen Angel (1945)
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlue Story (2019)
Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman's own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEdge of the City (1957)
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Parts You Lose (2019)
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Unfreedom?
The closest matches to Unfreedom are The Kerala Story 2 (2026), Masaan (2015) and 3 Deewarein (2003). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Unfreedom?
People who watched Unfreedom most often go on to The Kerala Story 2 (2026), Masaan (2015) and 3 Deewarein (2003).
What is the highest-rated movie like Unfreedom?
Slumdog Millionaire (2008), rated 7.7/10 by 11,734 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Unfreedom?
The Kerala Story 2 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Unfreedom?
Yes: 15 Park Avenue (2006), Fire (1997) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
How are movies similar to Unfreedom chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Unfreedom, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.