Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "british-raj"

1. RRR (2022)

Not Rated | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A fearless warrior on a perilous mission comes face to face with a steely cop serving British forces in this epic saga set in pre-independent India.

Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt

Votes: 167,382 | Gross: $14.50M

2. Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (2024– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

Sanjay Leela Bhansali brings his majestic signature flair to stories of love and betrayal in the lives of courtesans in pre-independence India.

Stars: Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha

Votes: 3,482

3. A Passage to India (1984)

PG | 164 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Director: David Lean | Stars: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox

Votes: 20,888 | Gross: $27.19M

4. Gandhi (1982)

PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth

Votes: 240,233 | Gross: $52.77M

5. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, War

In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey

Votes: 52,052

6. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

PG | 224 min | Drama, Musical, Sport

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Aamir Khan, Raghubir Yadav, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley

Votes: 120,710 | Gross: $0.91M

7. The Jewel in the Crown (1984)

TV-14 | 56 min | Drama, History, Romance

The sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of WWII India, trying amidst the turmoil to come to terms with the drastic changes taking place around them, knowing that their lives will never be the same again.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Geraldine James, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt

Votes: 2,420

8. The Forgotten Army - Azaadi ke liye (2020)

194 min | Action, Drama, History

Lieutenant Sodhi and his army fight for Indian Independence during World War II as part of the Indian National Army; the journey and sacrifice of the Indian National Army from its soldiers' point of view.

Stars: Najmun Nisha, Rajvir Chauhan, Sunny Kaushal, Sharvari Wagh

Votes: 5,793

9. Kesari (2019)

Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama, History

Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897.

Director: Anurag Singh | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Suvinder Vicky, Vansh Bhardwaj

Votes: 22,296

10. Rang De Basanti (2006)

Not Rated | 167 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi

Votes: 122,372 | Gross: $2.20M

11. Viceroy's House (2017)

Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi

Votes: 8,562 | Gross: $1.11M

12. North West Frontier (1959)

Not Rated | 129 min | Adventure, Drama

Set on the North West Frontier of colonial India in 1905. A British Army Officer, Captain Scott is sent to rescue a five year old Indian Prince and his American governess, Catherine Wyatt from certain death at the hands of rebel tribesman.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Wilfrid Hyde-White

Votes: 3,053

13. Carry on Up the Khyber (1968)

Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khyber Pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle

Votes: 5,464

14. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Approved | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

A major countermands orders and attacks to avenge a previous massacre of men, women, and children.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles, Henry Stephenson

Votes: 5,485

15. Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)

G | 122 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

An international car rally across Europe is complicated by smuggling, cheating, love at first sight, etc. etc.

Directors: Ken Annakin, Sam Itzkovitch | Stars: Bourvil, Lando Buzzanca, Walter Chiari, Peter Cook

Votes: 2,545 | Gross: $1.00M

16. 1942: A Love Story (1994)

Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Drama, History

A young Indian couple, both from wealthy backgrounds, find themselves caught up in the 1940's Indian revolutionary movement against their families whom are under the thumb a sadistic British general.

Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher

Votes: 3,676

17. The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

Approved | 80 min | Action, Adventure, History

In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson, Andrew Cruickshank, George Pastell

Votes: 1,270

18. Lingaa (2014)

Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A small-time thief reforms after learning about the role played by his grandfather in building a dam.

Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Anushka Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha, Jagapathi Babu

Votes: 6,278

19. Thugs of Hindostan (2018)

Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Adventure

A story about one man's love for his nation and another's love for power. An epic adventure filled with edge-of-the-seat thrills and war on the seas.

Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya | Stars: Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Lloyd Owen, Katrina Kaif

Votes: 21,965 | Gross: $1.45M

20. I Killed Bapu (2023)

81 min | Biography

The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi made Nathuram Godse one of the most hated assassins in the history of India. The film depicts Godse's reason behind the extreme step.

Director: Hyder Kazmi | Stars: Sameer Deshpande, Umashankar Goyenka, Mukesh Kapani, Man Singh Karamati

Votes: 167

21. Veer (2010)

Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Prithvi seeks revenge on Gyanendra Singh and the British. He sends his son Veer to Britain to study their plans. Veer kills Gyanendra's son but ends up falling in love with his daughter.

Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta

Votes: 8,780 | Gross: $0.50M

22. The Moonstone (1996 TV Movie)

112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the fabulous Moonstone diamond is stolen, all the suspects appear to have alibis. Even the young girl who owns the diamond won't say whom she saw took it. A dear family friend calls in... See full summary »

Director: Robert Bierman | Stars: Greg Wise, Keeley Hawes, Terrence Hardiman, Mellan Mitchell

Votes: 544

23. The Drum (1938)

Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, War

During the British Raj, Captain Carruthers works under cover to track smuggled shipments of arms on the restless Northwest Frontier of India. He fears a full-scale rebellion is brewing. To ... See full summary »

Director: Zoltan Korda | Stars: Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson

Votes: 940

24. Zarak (1956)

Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

An Afghan outlaw finally saves a British officer at the cost of his own life.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Victor Mature, Michael Wilding, Anita Ekberg, Bonar Colleano

Votes: 447

25. Before the Rains (2007)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, History, Romance

A English spice baron settles in South India during the waning years of the Raj.

Director: Santosh Sivan | Stars: Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle

Votes: 2,172 | Gross: $1.04M

26. Up at the Villa (2000)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Romance

A widow finds choosing a new husband might not be her choice at all, as the actions of her various prospects confine her freedom.

Director: Philip Haas | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox

Votes: 2,850 | Gross: $2.93M

27. Mangal Pandey (2005)

Not Rated | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History

This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.

Director: Ketan Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Coral Beed

Votes: 10,507 | Gross: $0.87M

28. Jinnah (1998)

110 min | Biography, Drama, War

The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.

Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Christopher Lee, Shireen Shah, James Curran, Zafar Hameed

Votes: 3,142

29. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.

Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Sushant Singh, D. Santosh, Akhilendra Mishra

Votes: 17,297

30. Junoon (1979)

141 min | Drama

Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.

Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah

Votes: 572

31. Navrang (1959)

157 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Diwakar is a poet and loves his wife Jamuna more than anything. But Jamuna feels that Diwakar lives in a fantasy world and is irresponsible in the real world. Diwakar creates a muse from ... See full summary »

Director: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre | Stars: Sandhya, Mahipal, Keshavrao Date, Baburao Pendharkar

Votes: 173

32. Mard (1985)

177 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

King Azad gets locked in a dungeon by the British general Dyer who wants to take over his kingdom. Years later, Azad's son decides to put an end to Dyer's tyranny and comes to his father's rescue.

Directors: Manmohan Desai, Anil Nagarath, Pammy Varma | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Amrita Singh, Nirupa Roy, Dara Singh Randhawa

Votes: 2,054

33. The Crucifer of Blood (1991 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A beautiful young woman asks Holmes to help her father, a former army captain and hopeless opium addict break free of the curse surrounding a stolen treasure.

Director: Fraser C. Heston | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson, Susannah Harker, Edward Fox

Votes: 597

34. Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy

Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, June Lang, William Janney

Votes: 2,107

35. Staying On (1980 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

Sequel to The Jewel in the Crown: A british colonel and his wife decide to remain in India after the departure of the British Raj in the 1940s.

Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson, Saeed Jaffrey, Pearl Padamsee

Votes: 143

36. Alluri Seetharama Raju (1974)

187 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Biopic on the life of the famous Telugu freedom fighter Alluri Seetarama Raju.

Director: V. Ramachandra Rao | Stars: Krishna, Kongara Jaggaiah, Vijaya Nirmala, Chandramohan

Votes: 392

37. Kim (1984 TV Movie)

150 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits discover his true origin, and train him as a spy.

Director: John Davies | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Bryan Brown, John Rhys-Davies, Ravi Sheth

Votes: 234

38. Shooting an Elephant (2016)

Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Biography, Drama

Adapted from George Orwell's short story - a young British policeman in Burma is given the task of handling a rogue work elephant only to find that the role he is destined to play is that of public executioner.

Director: Juan Pablo Rothie | Stars: Deepak Adhikari, Jeewan Adhikary, Anup Baral, Dipendragod

Votes: 18

39. Sabka Sai (2021)

42 min | Biography, Drama

A saint worshipped across India - Sai Baba has touched and enriched the lives of many. Highly anticipated amongst his followers, 'Sabka Sai', gives a glimpse into the life of the great Sufi... See full summary »

Stars: Raj Arjun, Mohammad Samad, Manoj Kolhatkar, Asheesh Kapur

Votes: 3,387

40. A Passage to India: From Aryans to Empire (2018)

31 min | Documentary, Short

India is the only country left with a living Indo-European religious tradition. In this documentary Rowsell looks at some ancient Hindu temples around Mysore, Chamundeshwari and others at ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Rowsell | Stars: Peter Raj, Tom Rowsell

Votes: 52

41. Indian Summer (I)

Drama | Announced

A British Lord and his beautiful wife are sent to India in 1947 to oversee the handover of power.

Star: Sheila McLaughlin

42. The Massacre That Shook The Empire (2019)

60 min | Documentary, History

On 13 April 1919, British troops shot hundreds of peaceful protesters dead in India. This film shines new light on a deeply controversial moment in Britain's history, and examines its troubling legacy.

Director: Chris Durlacher | Stars: Sathnam Sanghera, Winston Churchill, Reginald Dyer

Votes: 26

43. Shaheed (1948)

Not Rated | 164 min | Drama, Romance

Circa 1940s India, a young freedom fighter faces opposition from his own father as well as an ambitious police officer, who is also his rival for affection of a mutual childhood sweetheart.

Director: Ramesh Saigal | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Chandra Mohan, Prabhu Dayal

Votes: 91

44. Frontier (1968– )

55 min | Adventure, Drama

All-action series set on the North-West frontier of India, telling how the British kept the peace along an explosive stretch of frontier land.

Stars: Gary Bond, Paul Eddington, James Maxwell, Patrick O'Connell

Votes: 8

45. Massey Sahib (1986)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama

Francis Massey works as a clerk in deputy commissioner's office in the colonial administration of British India. He aspires to become one of the rulers and does everything he can to impress his boss.

Director: Pradip Krishen | Stars: Raghubir Yadav, Barry John, Arundhati Roy, Veerendra Saxena

Votes: 152

46. Land of the Taj Mahal (1952)

Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short

A brief but colorful travelogue of India's biggest cities following the partition of the country in 1947 at the end of the British Raj.

Star: James A. FitzPatrick

Votes: 92

47. Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990 TV Movie)

46 min | Documentary, Biography

The tragic life and career of two-time Oscar winner Viviemn Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.

Director: Gene Feldman | Stars: Jessica Lange, Vivien Leigh, Gertrude Hartley, Garson Kanin

Votes: 216

48. 22 June 1897 (1979)

121 min | Drama, History

Three brothers from the Chapekar family plan and neutralize a tyrant British Commissioner on a backdrop of elements like Old Pune, the bubonic plague, the animosity between different castes.

Directors: Jayoo Patwardhan, Nachiket Patwardhan | Stars: Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Udayan Dixit, Rod Gilbert, John Irving

Votes: 60

49. Kappalottiya Thamizhan (1961)

Not Rated | 197 min | Biography, Drama, History

Biography of Kappalottiya Tamizhan, "The Tamil Helmsman", an Indian freedom fighter and founder of Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company, to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company.

Director: B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, T.K. Shanmugham

Votes: 110

50. Wildlifeless (2008)

8 min | Short, Action, Adventure

Haunted by the end of the big game era, Winston Skinner sets out for one final hunt. In search of the dangerous and elusive Bengal Tiger, Winston attempts to recreate the adventure that ... See full summary »

Director: Brock H. Brown | Stars: Joe Garcia, Alexander Khan, Evangeline Provost