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10 Best Movies Like The Mahabharata

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

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#1
Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House

2017★ 6.6

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

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst...

#2
Trishna

Trishna

2011★ 5.9

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

When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are h...

#3
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984★ 6.8

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

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English edu...

#4
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

#5
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

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

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent ...

#6
Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai

2019★ 7.5

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

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk thei...

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