Movies like Naveena Sarangadhara (1936)
The best movies like Naveena Sarangadhara (1936) are American Ninja (1985), Babes in Toyland (1961) and Leo (2023). If Naveena Sarangadhara hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMissing (2023)7.4/10 from 1,388 votes
- NewestSeven Snipers (2026)Released 2026
- In TamilLeo (2023)Also in Tamil
American Ninja (1985)
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBabes in Toyland (1961)
All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisLeo (2023)
Parthiban, a cafe owner, lives with his family in Himachal Pradesh. Things take an absurd turn for him when he gets in the way of a drug cartel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJailer (2023)
Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang goes awry and forces Muthu to step back into a dark world he had voluntarily took a break from.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRaavanan (2010)
After inspector Dev stirs the reign of Veeraiya, a tribal outlaw, the latter responds by kidnapping his wife, Ragini. While she tries to escape from him, Dev fights many resistances to find her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPoison (2023)
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mummy Returns (2001)
Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisL.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (1998)
A stolen computer disk contains the location of a hidden tresaure trove. It's up to the sexy ladies of LETHAL (Legion to Ensure Total Harmony and Law) to find the treasure before the bad guys do.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeven Snipers (2026)
When a former elite sniper is hunted down by the ruthless warlord who once held her captive, she must fight to the death to protect the daughter she has raised in hiding, on a remote Australian farm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWater (2005)
In 1938, Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies sweep across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go reside with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTraffic (2000)
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSouth Park: Post COVID (2021)
What happened to the children who lived through the Pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny survived but will never be the same Post Covid.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMissing (2023)
When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDSP (2022)
A flower seller's son ends up in a tussle with a ruthless rowdy in Dindigul, forcing him to become a policeman and fight the odds.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Man Down (2021)
After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep. She's escaped from a lab and her pursuers believe her blood is the key to a worldwide cure. He's hesitant to get involved, but all doubts are cast aside when he discovers her pursuer is none other than Commander Stone, the man that murdered his wife some years ago.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStolen Girl (2025)
In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally abducted children who promises to help her find Amina in exchange for her collaboration.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Return (2024)
After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Dry White Season (1989)
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEasy Come, Easy Go (1967)
Navy frogman Ted Jackson balances his time between twin careers as a deep-sea diver and nightclub singer. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with the hope to retrieve it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Naveena Sarangadhara?
The closest matches to Naveena Sarangadhara are American Ninja (1985), Babes in Toyland (1961) and Leo (2023). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Naveena Sarangadhara?
Start with American Ninja (1985), the closest match to Naveena Sarangadhara.
What is the highest-rated movie like Naveena Sarangadhara?
Missing (2023), rated 7.4/10 by 1,388 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Naveena Sarangadhara?
Seven Snipers (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Naveena Sarangadhara?
Yes: Leo (2023), Jailer (2023) and Raavanan (2010).
How are movies similar to Naveena Sarangadhara chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Naveena Sarangadhara, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.