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10 Best Movies Like Anniyan

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

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#1
Kaala

Kaala

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anniyan for fans of Action & Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha....

#2
Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anniyan for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman....

#3
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anniyan for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

#4
Supercross

Supercross

2005★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anniyan for fans of Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm....

#5
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anniyan for fans of Action & Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened b...

#6
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Anniyan for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in ord...

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