15 Movies Like Hostel
Loved Hostel? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Welcome to the Jungle
A group of quirky characters gets stuck in a dangerous jungle during a chaotic mission. Filled with confusion, criminals, and hilarious situations, they must work together to survive and find their way out.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
3 Idiots
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Dhurandhar
A mysterious traveler slips into the heart of Karachi's underbelly and rises through its ranks with lethal precision, only to tear the notorious ISI-Underworld nexus apart from within.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
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 Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
180
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hostel.
Mardaani 3
Officer Shivani Shivaji Roy returns to hunt down those behind the disappearance of young girls, risking everything to bring them back alive.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Main Vaapas Aaunga
Haunted by a childhood romance and recollections of love lost during the 1947 Partition of India, 95-year-old Ishar Singh Grewal shares his story with his grandson Nirvair, the past unfolding through memories of migration, longing, and a romance that endures across generations.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Kartavya
With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far he'll go to uphold his duty.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Sleepers
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hostel.
Border 2
Three idealistic soldiers in the Indian army, navy and air force face grueling combat conditions in this film set during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Kill
When an army commando finds out his true love is engaged against her will, he boards a New Dehli-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, the commando takes them on, one by one.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Do Deewane Seher Mein
Two socially awkward millennials in Mumbai find love while struggling with self-acceptance. As they battle insecurities and societal pressure, their journey takes them from city chaos to mountain serenity.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.
Cape Fear
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hostel.
Accused
When a celebrated queer doctor in London is accused of sexual misconduct, her life unravels. Now under a storm of suspicion and scrutiny, her marriage fractures and the truth blurs. Her wife must decide whether to walk away, or fight for the woman the world is turning against.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hostel.