Movies like Irumbu Thirai (2018)
The best movies like Irumbu Thirai (2018) are Kaappaan (2019), FIR (2022) and Thuppakki (2012). If Irumbu Thirai 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 ratedSpecial 26 (2013)7.3/10 from 244 votes
- NewestSardar (2022)Released 2022
- In TamilKaappaan (2019)Also in Tamil
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 thisFIR (2022)
Irfan, an innocent Muslim chemical engineer with an ordinary life, is caught in inexplicable circumstances, when accused of being a most-wanted terrorist, that alter his life & everyone around him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Thuppakki (2012)
An army officer sets out to save the people of his country when he learns that an entire network of terrorists are operating in the city and are planning to carry out multiple terror attacks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisSardar (2022)
An espionage agent who is branded a traitor returns from exile to take down a dubious water project and safeguard the country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Vishwaroopam (2013)
Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is happy in his marriage with Nirupama, a nuclear oncologist who married him to pursue higher studies in the USA. Deciding to cut ties with her husband, Nirupama hires a private detective to monitor his activities. To her utter shock, certain truths about her husband are subsequently revealed, setting off a chain of events that will change both of their lives irreversibly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisD-Day (2013)
Four Indian agents spend nine years under cover to track down India's most wanted criminal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThoongaavanam (2015)
A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld finds his secret life exposed when he and his partner are caught stealing cocaine from a powerful drug dealer, a move that puts his son's life in jeopardy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Commando 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 thisMaanagaram (2017)
Upon moving to Chennai, four lives get intertwined as they strive to achieve success in the city. However, when a vicious gangster threatens them, the group must work together to defeat him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMaryan (2013)
The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from India were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Special 26 (2013)
In 1980s India, a gang of con artists posing as government officials swindle wealthy businessmen and politicians through fake raids, but their biggest heist is threatened by a relentless police officer closing in on them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTheeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017)
A hardnosed cop goes after a gang of ruthless dacoits who have been terrorising residents along the highway for a decade.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKaakha Kaakha (2003)
After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisKadaram Kondan (2019)
Vasu, a doctor, rescues KK, a criminal, from getting murdered in the hospital. However, when Vasu's wife gets kidnapped, he is asked to get KK out in exchange for his wife's safe return.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Vikram Vedha (2017)
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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
Darbar (2020)
Aaditya, the commissioner of Mumbai Police, sets out to catch Ajay, a drug peddler. However, he uncovers a deeper controversy linked to an international drug lord and must mete out justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisArrambam (2013)
A former anti-terrorism officer teams up with a hacker and his girlfriend to execute a string of strategic attacks. As the authorities race to stop them, their true motive slowly unravels—a dangerous mission to uncover a high-level conspiracy involving government corruption and betrayal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaanaadu (2021)
A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSooryavanshi (2021)
A fearless, faithful albeit slightly forgetful Mumbai cop, Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in India pulls out all the stops and stunts to thwart a major conspiracy to attack his city.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThani Oruvan (2015)
An idealistic cop and an ambitious scientist-businessman indulge in a high-stake battle of wits.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBairavaa (2017)
Bairava, A loan recovery officer finds a girl who wants to expose a local gangster and starts liking her. However, when he listens to her story, Bairava decides to help her in her endeavours.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe 355 (2022)
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNorth Sea Hijack (1980)
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGotcha! (1985)
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOverdrive (2017)
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKaithi (2019)
Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGemini Man (2019)
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Irumbu Thirai?
The closest matches to Irumbu Thirai are Kaappaan (2019), FIR (2022) and Thuppakki (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Irumbu Thirai?
People who watched Irumbu Thirai most often go on to Kaappaan (2019), FIR (2022) and Thuppakki (2012).
What is the highest-rated movie like Irumbu Thirai?
Special 26 (2013), rated 7.3/10 by 244 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Irumbu Thirai?
Sardar (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Irumbu Thirai?
Yes: Kaappaan (2019), FIR (2022) and Thuppakki (2012).
How are movies similar to Irumbu Thirai chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Irumbu Thirai, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.