Movies like Raazi (2018)
The best movies like Raazi (2018) are Airlift (2016), Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) and The Tashkent Files (2019). If Raazi hooked you with its thriller and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedNeerja (2016)7.2/10 from 252 votes
- NewestThe Bengal Files (2025)Released 2025
- In HindiAirlift (2016)Also in Hindi
Airlift (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 thisParmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018)
A look at India's second confidential nuclear test series at Pokhran lead by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, during the time of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
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 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 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 thisUri: 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 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 thisArticle 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 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 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 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 thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 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 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 thisShershaah (2021)
Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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
Begum Jaan (2017)
On the eve of Independence, the chairman of the Border Commission, Sir Cyril Radcliffe decides to divide India and Pakistan into equitable halves. What the administration doesn’t account for is the line running through the middle of Begum Jaan’s brothel situated plonk on the border; with one half falling in India and the other in Pakistan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
The 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 thisSardar Udham (2021)
A young Sardar Udham Singh left deeply scarred by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, escaped into the mountains of Afghanistan, reaching London in 1933-34. Carrying an unhealed wound for 21 years, the revolutionary assassinated Michael O’Dwyer on 13th March, 1940, the man at the helm of affairs in Punjab, April 1919 to avenge the lost lives of his beloved brethren.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisZero Dark Thirty (2012)
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
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 thisTiger Zinda Hai (2017)
When a group of Indian and Pakistani nurses are held hostage in Iraq by a terrorist organization, a renowned Indian secret agent is drawn out of hiding to rescue them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
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 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
Holiday (2014)
Virat Bakshi, an Indian army soldier on vacation stumbles upon a terror plot to rip Mumbai apart with a series of bomb blasts and must hunt down the sleeper cell of the terror organisation before it's too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Diplomat (2025)
The Deputy High Commissioner, J.P. Singh, faces an unusual crisis when a mysterious woman rushes inside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, claiming forced marriage in Pakistan and seeking a return to India.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSarbjit (2016)
Sarbjit accidentally crosses the Indo-Pak border in a drunken state and gets arrested by the Pakistani army who falsely accuse him to be an Indian spy. His sister, Dalbir, fights to get justice for her brother and prove his innocence. Based on true events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Maharaj (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 thisThe Bengal Files (2025)
A criminal investigator uncovers a web of corruption during a missing person investigation, while a figure connected to the case reflects on the communal violence which broke out ahead of India's partition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & history
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Raazi?
The closest matches to Raazi are Airlift (2016), Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) and The Tashkent Files (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Raazi?
People who watched Raazi most often go on to Airlift (2016), Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Raazi?
Neerja (2016), rated 7.2/10 by 252 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Raazi?
The Bengal Files (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Raazi?
Yes: Airlift (2016), Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
How are movies similar to Raazi chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Raazi, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.