5 Films And Shows Like Dhurandhar To Satisfy Your Political Thriller Cravings

There’s something addictive about political thrillers like Dhurandhar. They don’t scream for attention like action movies. Instead, they whisper secrets in your ear. They make you feel like you’re spying on powerful people, watching them shake hands on TV while planning chaos in private meetings. They leave you wondering, Is the real danger outside or sitting inside an office with a pen?

And when a show makes you suspicious of everyone, even that friendly politician who smiles too much, you know it’s doing something right. So if Dhurandhar messes with your brain (in a good way), here are 10 picks that will give you the same thrill, twist your emotions, and maybe make you paranoid again.

Shows Like Dhurandhar

1. Fauda: A war where nobody truly wins (Just like Dhurandhar)

Fauda throws you straight into the field with undercover agents who pretend to be someone else just to survive the day. These aren’t superheroes. They get scared, they get angry, they regret things they can’t undo.

What makes Fauda powerful isn’t just gunfire, but the moment when an enemy suddenly looks like a normal father, a brother, someone who loved someone too. Dhurandhar showed the grey side of geopolitics; Fauda showed the grey side of a clandestine war. And after a few episodes, you might ask yourself: If both sides are crying, who’s the villain?

2. Homeland: Trust no one (Even the people saving you)

If Dhurandhar made you think too much about the world of espionage, Homeland will turn you into a professional overthinker. The lead agent is brilliant but emotionally unstable, the kind of person who might save the country or destroy it by mistake.

She believes a rescued American soldier has turned into a threat. Everyone thinks she’s imagining it. But is she? That question becomes the heartbeat of the show. Every episode feels like you’re holding your breath and thinking, What if she’s right?

3. The Americans: Navigating the world of shadows, like Dhurandhar

Here’s a couple who look cute, take their kids to school, host dinner parties while secretly spying for Russia. Imagine hiding your real identity not from your enemies, but from your own children.

Just like Dhurandhar shows how politics destroys personal life, The Americans shows how lies can live inside a happy-looking home. The show keeps asking one painful question: If love makes you lie, is it still love?

4. The Night Manager: Elegance hiding evil (Just like Dhurandhar’s charm)

A charming hotel night manager stumbles into the world of a billionaire who looks respectable but runs the darkest illegal business behind closed doors. It’s quite dangerous, classy, slow, and deadly.

One mistake and he’s exposed. One smart move and he becomes the world’s most unlikely hero. Like Dhurandhar, it reminds you that the most dangerous people don’t shout and smile.

5. Slow Horses: Even “rejects” can save a country

What’s more fun than brilliant spies? Spies who messed up their careers so badly that they got dumped into a boring office nobody respects. These “slow horses” are treated like garbage, but they’re still sharper than anyone expects.

The fun part? They solve big threats in the most chaotic, messy, hilarious ways. If Aditya Dhar's film showed the polished political game, Slow Horses shows the funny, ugly behind-the-scenes version that still saves the day.

Movies Like Dhurandhar

1. Madras Cafe: Secrets that can rewrite history

An intelligence officer walks into a conflict so violent that it gave birth to suc*de bombings. You can't infiltrate the enemy's territory because it's inside a terrain that only locals understand. Clues don’t expose criminals; they expose bigger secrets that no one is ready to hear. The deeper he digs, the more he realizes that truth isn’t loud; it’s hidden like a loaded weapon.

Just like Dhurandhar, this story holds its tension in quiet rooms, whispered deals, and decisions that cost lives. And it leaves you wondering: If the truth is dangerous, who dares to speak it?

2. Zero Dark Thirty: A victory that breaks the hero

A woman spends years chasing one man whose name controls the world. Her life becomes a map of clues, pain, and sleepless nights. She loses friends, loses herself, and even when she gets close, the finish line keeps running away from her.

In Zero Dark Thirty, the price of justice is heavy, lonely, and strangely heartbreaking. When she finally wins, the question hits harder than the mission: Was it worth giving her entire life to one chase?

3. Vishwaroopam: A soft voice with a knife-sharp identity

A gentle, shy man gets mocked for being too “soft,” too harmless, until a single moment flips everything. Suddenly, that quiet smile belongs to a trained spy who’s been hiding more skill, intelligence, and pain than anyone imagined. One second, he’s invisible. Next, he’s unstoppable.

It’s the same thrill Dhurandhar gives when a character reveals who they truly are. And you start asking: How many dangerous minds walk past us every day without us ever noticing?

4. Munich: Revenge that hurts the one who seeks it

When a horrific attack shakes the world, a secret team is sent to hunt the people behind it. They expect answers. What they find is a cycle one target leads to another, and another, and suddenly “justice” feels like a never-ending trap. Every mission leaves someone broken. And not just the enemy.

This film shows the actual story behind Mossad's "Operation Wrath of God," something that many other intelligence organisations have used. Munich refuses to paint a simple good guy vs. bad guy picture. The real question becomes: If revenge takes away your peace, is it really a victory?

5. Baby: Heroes who save the country before news channels even wake up

While politicians talk and debate, a group of undercover agents silently takes down threats before the public even senses danger. No medals, no headlines, no speeches. Just quick missions, sharp decisions, and a job that never ends.

It’s the invisible side of patriotism that Dhurandhar hints at, where the bravest people don’t need fame to keep a nation safe. And it makes you think: Are real heroes the ones we never get to know?

Maybe we love Dhurandhar because it reminds us of real life

Political thrillers don’t just show spies, secrets, and power plays, but also show how truth is never clean. How heroes never look like heroes. How one decision can save millions and ruin one person forever.

The film stirred us because it felt familiar: the silent battles, the messy facts, the people who protect the country without needing applause. Whether it’s a spy who hides in plain sight, a soldier who sacrifices sleep for justice, or an officer who risks everything for one clue, these stories remind us of a world we never get to see, but live under every single day.

So if Dhurandhar left you hungry for more, maybe it’s because some mysteries don’t end when the screen fades. They stay with us, asking quietly:

What is worth protecting and what will it cost?

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