Movies Like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

If you liked Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018), a drama and history movie directed by Abhishek Sharma, 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
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller
While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters and killers are everywhere. Escaping to the hills with his family, he…
2
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and history
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the…
3
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
★ 7/10Also thriller and drama
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies…
4
Raazi (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and drama
An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
5
The Courier (2020)
★ 7/10Also thriller and history
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
6
Sam Bahadur (2023)
★ 7/10Also drama and history
Based on the life of Sam Manekshaw, who was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
7
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a…
8
Richard Jewell (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and history
Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime…
9
Sky Force (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and history
In the 1965 Indo-Pak War, India faces a devastating surprise attack. Wing Commander Ahuja leads a retaliatory strike, but Squadron Leader Vijaya goes missing after a heroic solo engagement against a superior enemy jet…
10
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and thriller
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a…
11
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and history
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
12
Fail Safe (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and thriller
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
13
A Call to Spy (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also history and drama
The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These…
14
Madras Cafe (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama
An Indian intelligence agent journeys to a war-torn coastal island to break a resolute rebel group and meets a passionate journalist.
15
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
16
Rogue Trader (1999)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and history
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
17
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94…
18
Sabotage (1936)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten…
19
Article 370 (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and drama
Ahead of a major constitutional decision which rendered the Article 370 of the Indian state ineffective, special agent Zooni Haksar is tasked with a secret mission to quell violence in the conflict-ridden region.
20
Drishyam 2 (2022)
★ 8/10Also thriller and drama
7 years after the case related to Vijay Salgaonkar and his family was closed, a series of unexpected events bring truth to light that threatens to change everything for the Salgaonkars. Can Vijay save his family this…