Movies like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018)
The best movies like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) are Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), Raazi (2018) and Paan Singh Tomar (2012). If Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran hooked you with its drama and history, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRaazi (2018)7.3/10 from 211 votes
- NewestKesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025)Released 2025
- In HindiUri: The Surgical Strike (2019)Also in Hindi
Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRaazi (2018)
An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPaan 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 drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Tashkent Files (2019)
The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & 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 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 & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMission Mangal (2019)
A team of Indian scientists at ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) take on the extraordinary task of successfully sending a satellite into the orbit of planet Mars in a country's maiden attempt.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Accidental Prime Minister (2019)
Based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister explores Manmohan Singh's tenure as the Prime Minister of India, and the kind of control he had over his cabinet and the country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Baby (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 thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSky Force (2025)
In the 1965 Indo-Pak War, India faces a devastating surprise attack. Wing Commander Ahuja leads a retaliatory strike, but Squadron Leader Vijaya goes missing after a heroic solo engagement against a superior enemy jet. Ahuja spends 23 years seeking the truth and uncovering a cover-up.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAirlift (2016)
When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA 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 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 thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShaurya (2008)
Maj. Siddhant Chaudhary, an Indian Army lawyer, attempts to defend Capt. Javed Khan who is accused of killing a decorated officer. The problem is that Khan does not wish to be defended and freely admits to his crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025)
A dramatization of the life story of C. Sankaran Nair, the lawyer who fought for the truth behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Ghazi Attack (2017)
India’s first underwater war film tries to decode the mystery behind the sinking of Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi during the India-Pakistan war of 1971.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRaid (2018)
After receiving an anonymous tip, a tax officer leads a raid on the mansion of the most powerful figure in Lucknow, a member of parliament who has been evading income tax for years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGold (2018)
Set in 1948, the historic story of India's first Olympic medal post their independence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEmergency (2025)
Based on true events that unfolded in 1975, the film chronicles incidents that took place under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, one of the most powerful women in Indian history.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Article 370 (2024)
Ahead of a major constitutional decision which rendered the Article 370 of the Indian state ineffective, special agent Zooni Haksar is tasked with a secret mission to quell violence in the conflict-ridden region.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBorder (1997)
Amidst the 1971 Indo-Pak war, a company of 120 Indian soldiers stationed at the border region of Longewala in Rajasthan must defend their post through the night against two thousand Pakistani troops armed with tanks. Based on the true events of the Battle of Longewala.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNeerja (2016)
Neerja is a portrayal on the life of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRustom (2016)
A naval officer is devastated to learn about his wife's extramarital affair with a rich businessman while he was away. He pays him a visit and shoots him to death, following which he surrenders himself but claims to be "not guilty" in the court, much to the surprise of the businessman's sister and the officers dealing with his case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaharaj (2024)
Based on a real-life historic court case, a bold journalist questions a revered leader's immoral behavior.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBharat (2019)
At the cusp of India's birth as an Independent nation, a family makes an arduous journey to freedom at a cost. A young boy Bharat, makes a promise to his Father that he will keep his family together no matter what.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIB 71 (2023)
A two- front war between Indian intelligence agencies and the Pakistani establishment.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Vaccine War (2023)
Faced with the catastrophic challenge of fighting a global crisis like no other, Indian scientists take on the mantle of producing vaccine despite not having enough resources and infrastructure to save the nation's sixteen million citizens.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies were intending to invade occupied Greece. His body is put into the sea where it will ultimately drift ashore and the papers be passed along to German Intelligence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Courier (2020)
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & history
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran?
The closest matches to Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran are Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), Raazi (2018) and Paan Singh Tomar (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran?
People who watched Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran most often go on to Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), Raazi (2018) and Paan Singh Tomar (2012).
What is the highest-rated movie like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran?
Raazi (2018), rated 7.3/10 by 211 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran?
Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran?
Yes: Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), Raazi (2018) and Paan Singh Tomar (2012).
How are movies similar to Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.