Movies like Aegan (2008)
The best movies like Aegan (2008) are Paiyaa (2010), Hellfighters (1968) and Chief of Station (2024). If Aegan hooked you with its action and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedVictor/Victoria (1982)7.3/10 from 471 votes
- NewestLegend of the White Dragon (2026)Released 2026
- In TamilPaiyaa (2010)Also in Tamil
Paiyaa (2010)
Shiva, an engineering graduate, is not serious about his job or future even when his friends advise him about life. He falls in love with a girl he saw at a bus stop and finally gets to ride with her in a car.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHellfighters (1968)
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChief of Station (2024)
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLegend of the White Dragon (2026)
Forced to hide in the shadows, fugitive hero Erik Reed must clear his name to reunite with his family. Standing in his way is a mysterious villain obsessed with destroying the White Dragon for good.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt Was Always You (2021)
Elizabeth's engagement plans are thrown into disarray when her fiancée's free-spirited brother David returns home. David's unexpected influence prompts Elizabeth to question her life decisions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
Stuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in search of Teela's sister, who was kidnapped by a wild ogre.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTheri (2016)
When an honest cop, Vijay Kumar's family is ruthlessly slaughtered by a politician and his aides, he decides to change his identity and commits his life to bring his daughter up in a serene atmosphere. But some freak events end up compromising his identity and what he does to save his daughter and avenge the death of his family unfurls as Theri.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBatman (1943)
Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and Robin, with the help of their allies, are in pursuit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Name on the Bullet (1959)
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMythica: The Godslayer (2016)
As the Lich King's zombie legions ravage the world, a cursed young sorceress embarks on a quest to obtain a weapon from the gods. But when she joins her sworn enemy in a desperate attempt to save the world, she must recover the good in herself before her friends are all dead, and defeat the Lich King before the gods are destroyed and the world forever enslaved.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisScaramouche (1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChateau Christmas (2020)
Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRome in Love (2019)
An unknown actress lands the role of a lifetime in Rome. Paired with an American journalist writing a profile, she will discover surprises about love and life in the eternal city.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIron Man & Hulk: Heroes United (2013)
The Invincible Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk must join forces to save the Earth from its greatest threat yet! When two Hydra scientists try to supercharge a Stark Arc Reactor with Hulk's Gamma Energy, they unleash a being of pure electricity called Zzzax - and he's hungry for destruction. Together, Iron Man and Hulk are the only force that stands in the way of the Zzzax's planetary blackout. But first, the super heroic duo will have to get through snarling Wendigos, deadly robots and the scaly powerhouse, Abomination. Can two of Marvel's mightiest heroes find a way to work together without smashing each other before time runs out?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisBaasha (1995)
Auto rickshaw driver Manickam avoids violence at all costs. When some thugs begin to intimidate Manickam's family, it triggers the revival of Manickam's old self.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHoliday Date (2019)
When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStreet Fighter Alpha: Generations (2005)
When Ryu returns to pay homage to his deceased mentor, Gouken, he is tormented by disturbing memories of his master's killer (Gouki). In a quest to become a true martial arts master, he sets out to hone his street fighting skills and deliver himself from the haunting legacy of the dark hadou.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBhaskar Oru Rascal (2018)
Two children raised by single parents want to enjoy the happiness of a complete family. To achieve this, they try to unite their parents, but end up in trouble.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & romance
Only You (2014)
The passionate love between a former boxer and a beautiful blind woman.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTadap (2021)
Passionate Ishana falls madly in love with Ramisa. As their love grows stronger by the day, fate plays the villain and throws one hurdle after another.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & romance
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)
An ambitious director sets out to revive a faded slasher franchise, but her meeting with the film’s reclusive original star spirals into a terrifying maze of obsession, fear, and blood-soaked delusion.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeaven Can Wait (1978)
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMad Money (2008)
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBangkok Dangerous (2008)
When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisVictor/Victoria (1982)
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Walk to Remember (TBA)
A rebellious high school senior falls for a quiet, faith-driven girl after being forced to participate in a school play, discovering the transformative power of love, forgiveness and the beauty of living each day with purpose.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Swept Away (2002)
Stranded and alone on a desert island during a cruise, a spoiled rich woman and a deckhand fall in love and make a date to reunite after their rescue.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Aegan?
The closest matches to Aegan are Paiyaa (2010), Hellfighters (1968) and Chief of Station (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Aegan?
Start with Paiyaa (2010), the closest match to Aegan.
What is the highest-rated movie like Aegan?
Victor/Victoria (1982), rated 7.3/10 by 471 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Aegan?
Legend of the White Dragon (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Aegan?
Yes: Paiyaa (2010), Maanagaram (2017) and Theri (2016).
How are movies similar to Aegan chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Aegan, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.