Movies like Zulm-O-Sitam (1998)
The best movies like Zulm-O-Sitam (1998) are Satyameva Jayate (2018), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) and Baadshah (1999). If Zulm-O-Sitam hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedArabesque (1966)6.3/10 from 201 votes
- NewestDhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)Released 2026
- In HindiSatyameva Jayate (2018)Also in Hindi
Satyameva Jayate (2018)
DCP Shivansh has been tasked to catch Vir, the man behind police killings in the city. Both are eventually against the same enemy but divided by a fine line, the law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnce Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBaadshah (1999)
A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpooks: The Greater Good (2015)
During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)
As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Onion Field (1979)
An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisElectra Glide in Blue (1973)
A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMardaani 2 (2019)
Officer Shivani Shivaji Roy is stationed at Kota where she goes against a ferocious serial killer who rapes and murders women.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArabesque (1966)
When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
A prequel to "Stone Cold", the story picks up after Jesse Stone is fired from the Los Angeles Police Department. He becomes an unlikely candidate recruited by a town council to become police chief of Paradise, MA, a small fishing town on Boston's North Shore. The board hopes his failed experience will keep him from digging too deep into the town's secrets. His first assignment is to investigate the murder of his predecessor whose death may be tied to a local domestic disturbance case, with connections to money laundering and murder involving some of the town's most affluent names as possible suspects.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Violent Separation (2019)
1983. In a quiet Midwestern town, a young deputy covers up a murder at the hands of his brother triggering a series of events that sends them and the victim's family towards a shattering climax.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlindfire (2020)
A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the person responsible while examining his own accountability and the ingrained racism which brought him to this point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBroken City (2013)
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force - and the mayor's worst nightmare.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArjun: The Warrior Prince (2012)
Legend knows him as an archer of unwavering focus, the soldier who fought a battle in his own heart before taking up arms against his enemy. This is the untold story of Arjun, hero of the Mahabharata. A precocious talent plunged from boyhood and innocence into a murky world of deceit and betrayal, coming of age to become the most powerful warrior of his time. From the dusty plains of Hastinapur to the icy peaks of the Himalayas, Arjun: The Warrior Prince is the story of a man discovering what it takes to be a hero.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlue Steel (1990)
Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the assailant's gun from the crime scene, the police hold Turner accountable for killing an unarmed man. That same someone carves Turner's name into the bullets and uses them in a series of murders. Turner teams up with detective Nick Mann to clear her name and catch the killer. But she is drawn into a deadly game of wits with a psychopath who's always one step ahead… and much closer than she thinks!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBulletproof (1996)
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is working undercover with the LAPD to bust Moses and Colton at a sting operation the LAPD has set up.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisQuantum of Solace (2008)
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the organization that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMother India (1957)
A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAazam (2023)
Aazam is a Hindi feature film, set in the underbelly of the Mumbai underworld, the story revolves around the succession battle of mafia don Nawab Khan, who is suffering from blood cancer and has only 10-15 days to live. Huh. Nawab Khan controls the syndicate of 5 partners in governing the city. Kadar - Nawab's son, is his legitimate heir in business, but on the advice of his colleague Javed, Kader plans to eliminate all his father's associates. Kadar's plan fails as other syndicate members have their own agenda for the gang war. DCP Joshi, who is trying to stop this gang war havoc, also gets caught in the conspiracy hatched by Javed. Who is the "Aazam" of this battle of defeat and victory?
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Maatr (2017)
Shattered by the brutal murder of her daughter, A distraught mother takes justice into her own hands and seeks vengeance by fighting the system.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Zubaan (2016)
A young boy wants to become a big shot but after seeing the bad things involved he instead chooses to pursue his passion that is singing, similar to his father.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Ghar Jamai (1992)
Anil is an ethical man who lives by his principles. This impresses Dwarka, a millionaire, who wants to make him his son-in-law. However, after marriage, he insists that Anil move in with his in-laws.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Kanpuriye (2019)
The story revolves around the story of three boys from the small town of Kanpur, who have big dreams, and even bigger challenges
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Naseeb Apna Apna (1986)
A domineering man marries his son to a simple village girl. But when she arrives at his house in the city, she discovers that he is already married to an attractive city woman.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Meri Pyaari Bindu (2017)
Abhimanyu Roy is stuck with writer's block until he decides to re-live the memories of his childhood sweetheart Bindu who aspires to be a successful singer and struggles to give Abhi the one thing he craves - stability.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSanam (1997)
Gaurav lives a wealthy lifestyle, gets everything he wants except the love of his parents and family. Even though he lives with his parents, they love his elder brother Narendra more. After an unfortunate incident, Gaurav joins the army to prove himself to his father, where he discovers a terrorist plot that could put his family and his country at risk.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Jadoo (1951)
Sundari is a stage dancer and singer, a flirt, quarrelsome, and generally up to no good. She meets with Havaldar Pritam, and both are attracted to each other. Circumstances force Pritam to arrest Sundari for viciously assaulting another woman, but he lets her escape, and is severely reprimanded by the Kotwal. Sundari feels sorry for him. She meets with the Kotwal and pleads with him to forgive Pritam, which he does. Pritam is grateful to Sundari for saving his career, and both continue to romance each other. What Pritam does not know that Sundari belongs to a gang of thieves, the leader of which is her long-time boyfriend, currently in prison, a notorious gangster by the name of Rahu.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Zulm-O-Sitam?
The closest matches to Zulm-O-Sitam are Satyameva Jayate (2018), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) and Baadshah (1999). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Zulm-O-Sitam?
Start with Satyameva Jayate (2018), the closest match to Zulm-O-Sitam.
What is the highest-rated movie like Zulm-O-Sitam?
Arabesque (1966), rated 6.3/10 by 201 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Zulm-O-Sitam?
Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Zulm-O-Sitam?
Yes: Satyameva Jayate (2018), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) and Baadshah (1999).
How are movies similar to Zulm-O-Sitam chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Zulm-O-Sitam, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.