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Movies Like Saranalayam

If you liked Saranalayam (2018), a thriller and action movie directed by Irasu Jaganathan, 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. 1The 355

    The 355 (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

  2. 2Overdrive

    Overdrive (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and action

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

  3. 3Yennai Arindhaal

    Yennai Arindhaal (2015)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and action

    Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.

  4. 4Night Train to Lisbon

    Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and thriller

    Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…

  5. 5Thick as Thieves

    Thick as Thieves (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.

  6. 6Theri

    Theri (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller

    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…

  7. 7Retribution

    Retribution (2023)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and action

    When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks — all with his kids trapped in the back seat.

  8. 8Fast X

    Fast X (2023)

    ★ 7/10Also action and thriller

    Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying…

  9. 9Murder at the Embassy

    Murder at the Embassy (2025)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and action

    Private detective Miranda Green investigates a murder perpetrated in the British Embassy in Cairo, where a top secret document was stolen, risking to jeopardize both Buckingham Palace and the peace of the world.

  10. 10Furious 7

    Furious 7 (2015)

    ★ 7.2/10Also action and thriller

    Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

  11. 11Maanaadu

    Maanaadu (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and action

    A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.

  12. 12Kaithi

    Kaithi (2019)

    ★ 7.6/10Also action and thriller

    Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.

  13. 13Por Thozhil

    Por Thozhil (2023)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller and action

    Loganathan, a senior cop is asked to mentor Prakash, an academically bright but faint-hearted rookie and this unlikely duo team up to investigate a series of murder cases, and realize all of them are interlinked and…

  14. 14Hellfighters

    Hellfighters (1968)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and romance

    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.

  15. 15The Tourist

    The Tourist (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller

    American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.

  16. 16Zoe

    Zoe (2018)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance and thriller

    Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.

  17. 17Gemini Man

    Gemini Man (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…

  18. 18North Sea Hijack

    North Sea Hijack (1980)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.

  19. 19Blacklight

    Blacklight (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller

    Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of…

  20. 20Kaakha Kaakha

    Kaakha Kaakha (2003)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller and action

    After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.

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