Movies like Mandaadi (2026)

Name: Mandaadi
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after Mandaadi, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

A fishing captain applies his maritime knowledge in a traditional boat race along Tamil Nadu's coast during a festival, leading a six-person team against other crews.

1

Only the Strong (1993)

Fit 51%

Shares Action and Drama with Mandaadi.

Former Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service in Brazil, only to learn that his old high school has become a haven for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens uses his capoeira skills to kick several drug dealers off of the school property, Kerrigan, one of Stevens' old teachers, sees the impact that Stevens has on the students. Kerrigan gives him the task of teaching Capoeira to a handful of the worst at-risk students at the school.
2

Welcome to Sudden Death (2020)

Fit 51%

Shares Action and Drama with Mandaadi.

Jesse Freeman is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball arena. Trouble erupts when a tech-savvy cadre of terrorists kidnap the team's owner and Jesse's daughter during opening night. Facing a ticking clock and impossible odds, it's up to Jesse to not only save them but also a full house of fans in this highly charged action thriller.
3

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)

Fit 49%

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After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
4

Under Siege (1992)

Fit 49%

Shares Action with Mandaadi.

A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback—an error that could be fatal.
5

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Fit 47%

Shares Drama with Mandaadi.

When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
6

Beast (2026)

Fit 46%

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MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
7

Hunting Season (2025)

Fit 45%

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When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
8

Embattled (2020)

Fit 44%

Shares Action and Drama with Mandaadi.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
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Stowaway (2022)

Fit 42%

Shares Action with Mandaadi.

A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and takes matters into her own hands.
10

40 Acres (2025)

Fit 42%

Shares Action and Drama with Mandaadi.

Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.