Movies Like Simhada Mari Sainya

If you liked Simhada Mari Sainya (1981), a movie directed by S V Rajendra Singh Babu, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
★ 6.8/10
Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a young kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals.
2
Protector (2026)
★ 8.4/10
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
3
The Rescuers (1977)
★ 6.8/10
Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.
4
Problem Child (1990)
★ 6.2/10
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.
5
Red One (2024)
★ 6.9/10
After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
6
Napoleon (1995)
★ 6.4/10
The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.
7
Dog Gone (2008)
★ 6.5/10
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
8
The Kite Runner (2007)
★ 7.3/10
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
9
Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10
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…
10
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
★ 6.2/10
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux…
11
Dirty Angels (2024)
★ 6.1/10
During the United States' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of female soldiers posing as medical relief are sent back in to rescue a group of kidnapped teenagers caught between ISIS and the Taliban.
12
Toxic (2026)
★ 7.8/10
A powerful drug cartel pulls the strings behind a facade of sun-soaked beaches as a gritty, violent underworld power struggle emerges during the crumbling of Portuguese colonial rule.
13
The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
★ 6.2/10
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
14
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
★ 6.8/10
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
15
The Goonies (1985)
★ 7.5/10
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family…
16
A Perfect World (1993)
★ 7.5/10
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
17
Sound of Freedom (2023)
★ 7.9/10
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
18
The Shipment (2021)
★ 6.7/10
A former U.S. Navy Seal is forced to become the international criminal he once fought against when a powerful and violent drug cartel kidnaps his wife and daughter.
19
Trapped (2002)
★ 6.2/10
Held hostage in different cities after their daughter is kidnapped by a master extortionist, a desperate couple must find a way to outsmart a seemingly foolproof plot.
20
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
★ 6.4/10
A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.