feelsalike.comSign in
Jawan poster

Movies that feel likeJawan (2023)

An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.

If you loved Jawan, the closest films we have are Ballerina (2023), The Villainess (2017) and Below Zero (2021). All three share Jawan's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Fan (2016).

11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Shudder

Can't choose? Answer three questions and get one movie for tonight.

Stream it:Netflix ↗
See it on the Mood Map

When is Jawan streaming? →

If Jawan hit the spot, these will too

Ballerina poster
Ballerina
2023 · dir. Lee Chung-hyun
🍅 91%★ 6.3action · thrillerNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: revenge

Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.

The Villainess poster
The Villainess
2017 · dir. Jung Byung-gil
🍅 85%★ 6.6action · thrillerPrime Video

Common ground: revenge

Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited with the promise of freedom after ten years of service. However, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for and now she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.

Below Zero poster
Below Zero
2021 · dir. Lluís Quílez
🍅 86%★ 6.2action · crime · thrillerNetflix

Kinetic where it counts, tense underneath

The difference: Sits closer to crime than Jawan does

When a prisoner transfer van is attacked, the cop in charge must fight those inside and outside while dealing with a silent foe: the icy temperatures.

Ghajini poster
Ghajini
2008 · dir. A. R. Murugadoss
🍅 53%★ 7.4action · romance · thriller

Action built on relentlessness, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into romance than Jawan does

A man suffering from anterograde amnesia as a result of a violent attack in the past sets out to avenge his girlfriend's death with the aid of photographs, notes and tattoos all over his body.

Headshot poster
Headshot
2016 · dir. Kimo Stamboel
🍅 73%★ 6.3action · thriller · dramaNetflix

Kinetic thriller in both cases

A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.

The Furious poster
The Furious
2026 · dir. Kenji Tanigaki
🍅 98%★ 7.2action · crime · thrillerStarz

Tense action, and it commits to that

After a criminal network kidnaps Wang Wei's daughter and the corrupt police refuse to assist him, Wei sets out on his own to locate her. Navin, a tenacious journalist whose wife has mysteriously vanished, is his only ally. In this explosive martial arts showdown, the unlikely duo fights the kidnappers ruthlessly driven by a furious vengeance.

Naked Weapon poster
Naked Weapon
2002 · dir. Tony Ching Siu-Tung
★ 5.5action · drama · thriller

Thriller with a pulse of relentlessness, in both cases

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.

Ong Bak 2 poster
Ong Bak 2
2008 · dir. Tony Jaa
🍅 49%★ 6.2adventure · action · thrillerPrime Video

Both lean on momentum more than on action

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance poster
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · dir. Park Chan-wook
🍅 53%★ 7.5action · drama · thriller

Thriller built on tension, twice over

A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.

Mutiny poster
Mutiny
2026 · dir. Jean-François Richet
🍅 50%★ 5.7action · thrillerRent or buy

Both sit in the same relentless register

After witnessing his billionaire boss' murder and being framed for the crime, Cole Reed boards a cargo ship on a one-man crusade to avenge his boss' death only to discover an international conspiracy.

Extraction 2 poster
Extraction 2
2023 · dir. Sam Hargrave
🍅 79%★ 7action · thriller · crimeNetflix

Both working the same action territory

Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

Fan poster
Fan
2016 · dir. Maneesh Sharma
🍅 83%★ 6.8action · adventure · thrillerNetflix

The thriller is handled with the same confidence

A man who bears a striking resemblance to a renowned movie star becomes an obsessive fan, but when his fierce love is spurned by the star, he decides to destroy the star's life and reputation.

In the mood for more kinetic?

all kinetic movies →

The best-reviewed films that share Jawan’s defining feeling.