15 Movies Like Kandahar
Loved Kandahar? 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.
Patriot
When a Malayali DRW analyst tries to expose a corrupt regional politician from Kerala and his malpractices regarding spyware, he goes on the run, becomes a vlogger, and must clear his name of the false allegations levelled against him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
Vaazha II
Four friends – Hashir, Alan, Ajin and Vinayak – are considered losers and troublemakers by parents, family and the school management. They face immense social pressure as they reach adulthood, embarking them on an emotional journey of self discovery and acceptance, where they finally learn to take up their responsibilities and find success.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
RDX: Robert Dony Xavier
Once-menacing, anger fueled, trained martial arts fighters Robert, Dony and Xavier settle down to peaceful lives, after a significant event prompts them. Fate orchestrates their reunion and return from exile to their fighting ways, when their history linger ominously and one of them faces a violent attack.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
Hridayam
Arun and Darshana are first-year engineering students and they fall in love soon after their college begins. And just as how things work generally in teenage, the road ahead isn't too easy for them. Life offers many twists and turns that they least expect.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
Vaazha
Four friends deemed 'losers' face immense pressure from parents and society upon entering adulthood. Their emotional tale sees them embark on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, where love ultimately triumphs over judgment.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
Bramayugam
A folk singer in 17th-century Kerala discovers a mansion. Inside, he encounters an enigmatic cook and a powerful master, setting in motion a chain of events that changes his life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
Drishyam 2
Seven years after the events of the first film, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
Parava
Irshad and Haseeb, two teenage boys from Mattanchery, share a passion for pigeon flying, a local game. Later, Irshad opens up about a tragic incident that ruined many friendships in the neighbourhood.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
Manjummel Boys
A carefree vacation turns into a desperate race against time when a group of lifelong friends must unite to save one of their own from a notoriously perilous, uncharted abyss deep within the Guna Caves.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.
Clouds
Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kandahar.
We Are Marshall
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kandahar.
Shattered Glass
Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper's and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington, but a bizarre chain of events - chronicled in Buzz Bissinger's September 1998 Vanity Fair article - suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kandahar.
The Current War
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kandahar.
The First Great Train Robbery
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kandahar.
The Goat Life
Indian migrant worker Najeeb Muhammad goes to Saudi Arabia to earn money. However, in a twist of fate, he finds himself living a slave-like existence, herding goats in the middle of the desert.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kandahar.