Movies Like Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014)

Iyobinte Pusthakam is a 2014 drama, history, thriller film from Amal Neerad with a MovieMagicScore of 7.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Don't Knock Twice and The Four Feathers.

Drama History Thriller

Don't Knock Twice

2017

A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.

5.5

MagicScore

The Four Feathers

2002

A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.

6.6

MagicScore

RRR

2022

A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.

7.7

MagicScore

Wide Sargasso Sea

1993

In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul Mason. But when Annette's young son dies in a fire started by former slaves, Mason flees to England, leaving his grief-stricken wife and her Creole daughter Antoinette behind. Soon Antoinette learns she must marry to claim her inheritance and sets her sights on Rochester, an Englishman eerily similar to Mason.

4.7

MagicScore

Belle

2013

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.

7.1

MagicScore

Gandhi

1982

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

7.6

MagicScore

Stuck in Love

2013

An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.

7.4

MagicScore

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.

7.4

MagicScore

The 13th Warrior

1999

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

The Good Son

1993

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Pretty Poison

1968

A troubled arsonist spins a tale of espionage to a captivating girl, who becomes enthralled and entangled in his dangerous fantasies, leading to unexpected murder and chaos that change their lives forever.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Valkyrie

2008

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Lady for a Day

1933

Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Schindler's List

1993

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

8.6

MagicScore

#15

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

7.7

MagicScore

#16

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

2018

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Goebbels and the Führer

2024

As Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels creates films and pictures used to prepare the Germans for Total War and the Holocaust. When the war is lost, he conceives his last staging, the most radical propaganda act still possible to him.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Gladiator

2000

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

8.2

MagicScore

#19

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026

After his estranged son gets embroiled in a Nazi plot, self-exiled gangster Tommy Shelby must return to Birmingham to save his family — and his nation.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

The House

2016

Two German soldiers has taken a Norwegian soldier as prisoner, during one of the cold Scandianvian winter nights during WW2. They are thankful that they find a lonely house out in the wilderness, but the houses aren't that cozy after all.

5.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Iyobinte Pusthakam?

The top films similar to Iyobinte Pusthakam by MovieMagicScore are Don't Knock Twice (5.5), The Four Feathers (6.6), RRR (7.7). Each shares drama/history/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Iyobinte Pusthakam worth watching?

Iyobinte Pusthakam holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.7/10 from 38 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Iyobinte Pusthakam?

Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014) is a drama, history, thriller film directed by Amal Neerad, starring Fahadh Faasil, Lal, Jayasurya.

Where can I find more recommendations like Iyobinte Pusthakam?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Iyobinte Pusthakam

This ranked list pairs Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), a drama and history and thriller film from Amal Neerad, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fahadh Faasil take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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