Movies like Businessman (2012)
The best movies like Businessman (2012) are Pokiri (2006), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Temper (2015). If Businessman hooked you with its action and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSuburra (2015)7.3/10 from 1,333 votes
- NewestMumbai Saga (2021)Released 2021
- In TeluguPokiri (2006)Also in Telugu
Pokiri (2006)
Pandu is a contract killer and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity, and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSarileru Neekevvaru (2020)
A tough army major is deployed to Kurnool on a mission to keep the country safe from external threats.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisTemper (2015)
Daya is a corrupt cop who joins hands with the local don. When Daya's girlfriend gets kidnapped, it triggers Daya to go against Vasu and his empire, leading him to uncover a bigger motive behind the kidnapping.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCompany (2002)
Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
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 crime & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDhruva (2016)
A committed police officer is on a very dangerous mission to destroy the most corrupt person in the country, Siddharth Abhimanyu.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAagadu (2014)
Shankar, a trigger-happy encounter specialist with a tragic past, is posted to Bokkapatnam village , to halt the illegal operations of the influential don Damodar, whose dream project is to build a power plant also with whom Shankar has a personal score to settle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Bullett Raja (2013)
A common man who transforms into a gangster revolts against the very system he once obediently followed by declaring war on the police, the government, and the industrialists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Thalapathi (1991)
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisShootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
An account of the gangster Maya Dolas and his gang which terrorized Mumbai City, and the ensuing standoff between Mumbai Police and the gang on 16 November 1991.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMumbai Saga (2021)
The film, set in the 1980s and 90s, chronicles the transformation of Bombay to Mumbai. The story is a cat and mouse game between a deadly don, Amartya Rao, who doesn’t think twice before killing, and there’s nobody who could stop him and a cop, who is dogging his every step.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Dookudu (2011)
To protect his father recovering from a coma, a relentless cop must pose as the political leader his father always envisioned while hunting the men who tried to kill him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJalsa (2008)
Sanjay falls in love with Indu. Her father Rammohan Reddy doesnt approve of it and she is married to someone else. Later, Bhagyamathi falls for him and he goes to meet her father who turns out to be Rammohan Reddy. Somewhere in between Sanjay's life as a Naxal is depicted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Athadu (2005)
A hitman, Nandu, is hired to stage the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is actually killed and Nandu is framed for the murder, he assumes a dead man's identity to evade the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBharat Ane Nenu (2018)
Bharat, a graduate from Oxford, is forced to take up his father's position as the chief minister after his sudden demise. He is not happy with the way government is functioning in the state and tries to reform the corrupt society but faces obstacles from his enemies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuburra (2015)
A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSarkar (2005)
Subhash Nagre runs a parallel government in the city where he has a cult following. When his enemies plot to murder him, his son takes charge and stands up against them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
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: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodachari (2018)
Gopi, is the son of an ex-RAW agent Raghuveer. Brought up by his uncle Sathya, he wants to be an agent just like his father and uncle. But Satya wants him to lead a normal life and not be killed like his father was. What happens in Gopi’s life that turns everything upside down?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMagadheera (2009)
A street-bike racer chances upon a woman and is struck by visions of a past life where they were both star-crossed lovers in a war-ridden kingdom 400 years ago, while the reincarnation of his romantic rival emerges with murderous intent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYamadonga (2007)
Raja, an orphaned thief, dies while helping a gang in kidnapping a wealthy heiress, Mahi, in exchange of money. He then lands in Yamlok and fights with Yama, the god of death, to get his life back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Awarapan (2007)
A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRebel (2012)
After his parents are brutally murdered, a man goes on a quest to find his parents' killers. He finds that his own uncle is involved in the killings.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisMaharshi (2019)
Rishi Kumar is a billionaire and the CEO of Origins, someone who has always strived for the success he now owns. His friend Ravi needs help, how will he come through?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPokkiri (2007)
Tamizh, a hardened criminal who does dirty jobs for money, falls in love with Shruthi, a charming girl, who hates his violent nature. His true purpose and identity are revealed after a turn of events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOut for Justice (1991)
Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExit Wounds (2001)
Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives secretly operating a drug ring, Boyd joins forces with an unlikely ally -- gangster Latrell Walker -- to bring down the rotten cops.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisWalking Tall (1973)
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Protector (1985)
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisNinja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Businessman?
The closest matches to Businessman are Pokiri (2006), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Temper (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Businessman?
People who watched Businessman most often go on to Pokiri (2006), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Temper (2015).
What is the highest-rated movie like Businessman?
Suburra (2015), rated 7.3/10 by 1,333 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Businessman?
Mumbai Saga (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Telugu movies like Businessman?
Yes: Pokiri (2006), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Temper (2015).
How are movies similar to Businessman chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Businessman, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.