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10 Best Movies Like 1986: The ACT

If you loved 1986: The ACT, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1995★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1986: The ACT for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indi...

#2
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1986: The ACT for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacom...

#3
Rambo III

Rambo III

1988★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1986: The ACT for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret missio...

#4
Six Weeks to Twelve Years

Six Weeks to Twelve Years

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1986: The ACT for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After the death of their abusive father, two estranged twin brothers must reunite and sell off his property....

#5
Tenet

Tenet

2020★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1986: The ACT for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that...

#6
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994★ 8.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1986: The ACT for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting ski...