Movies like Peddamanushulu (1954)
The best movies like Peddamanushulu (1954) are Hanu-Man (2024), The White Tiger (2021) and Businessman (2012). If Peddamanushulu hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Peddamanushulu
Quick picks
- Highest ratedJustice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)8.2/10 from 1,651 votes
- NewestPushpa 2 - The Rule (2024)Released 2024
- In TeluguHanu-Man (2024)Also in Telugu
Hanu-Man (2024)
In a small village, Hanumanthu, a petty thief, finds a mysterious gem, that gives him god-like powers. Will he succeed in keeping these powers from falling into the wrong hands and save his village?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe White Tiger (2021)
An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBusinessman (2012)
Just as the cops have declared the end of Mafia in Mumbai, a man named Surya arrives in the city with the intentions of conquering it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJustice League: Doom (2012)
An adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDoomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four (2015)
A history of the ill-fated 1994 production of “The Fantastic Four” that was executive produced by Roger Corman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
Based on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s an enthusiastic, yet dimwitted, superhero named Captain Underpants.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRangasthalam (2018)
Chitti Babu begins to suspect his elder brother's life is in danger after they team up to lock horns with their village president and overthrow his unlawful 30 year old regime.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisReign of the Supermen (2019)
In the wake of The Death of Superman, the world is still mourning the loss of the Man of Steel following his fatal battle with the monster Doomsday. However, no sooner as his body been laid to rest than do four new bearers of the Superman shield come forward to take on the mantle. The Last Son of Krypton, Superboy, Steel, and the Cyborg Superman all attempt to fill the vacuum left by the world's greatest champion. Meanwhile, Superman's death has also signaled to the universe that Earth is vulnerable. Can these new Supermen and the rest of the heroes prove them wrong?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDick Tracy (1990)
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBatman: Year One (2011)
A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFire with Fire (1986)
A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ron Clark Story (2006)
Passionate and innovative teacher Ron Clark leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to the students, he must use unconventional methods, including his ground-breaking classroom rules, to help them reach their potential. Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Jungle Book (1967)
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMonkey Man (2024)
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJustice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisPushpa 2 - The Rule (2024)
As his smuggling empire grows, a brazen Pushpa longs for power and respect on his vengeful journey, while facing old rivals and new.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Action Hero (1993)
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBatman Returns (1992)
The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016)
Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy and Katana band together to navigate the twists and turns of high school in DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisSafe (2012)
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Peddamanushulu?
The closest matches to Peddamanushulu are Hanu-Man (2024), The White Tiger (2021) and Businessman (2012). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Peddamanushulu?
Start with Hanu-Man (2024), the closest match to Peddamanushulu.
What is the highest-rated movie like Peddamanushulu?
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020), rated 8.2/10 by 1,651 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Peddamanushulu?
Pushpa 2 - The Rule (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Telugu movies like Peddamanushulu?
Yes: Hanu-Man (2024), Businessman (2012) and Rangasthalam (2018).
How are movies similar to Peddamanushulu chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Peddamanushulu, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.