Movies Like Kites (2010)

Kites is a 2010 action, drama, romance film from Anurag Basu with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Swing Time and The Beast in the Jungle.

Action Drama Romance

Swing Time

1936

Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. He and business partner Pop go to New York where they run into dancing instructor Penny. She and Lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted by his old attachment to Margaret and hers for Ricky.

6.8

MagicScore

The Beast in the Jungle

2023

The club as a place of endless (im)possibilities. A man and a woman wait here together for 25 years for a mysterious, all-changing event to occur. From 1979 to 2004: from disco to techno. A love story and an obsession.

5.5

MagicScore

The Petrified Forest

1936

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

7.1

MagicScore

Just Like a Woman

2013

Two women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona, has a darker secret.

5.5

MagicScore

Jeopardy

1953

A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him.

6.6

MagicScore

Desert Warrior

2026

In 7th-century Arabia, Princess Hind becomes a warrior to defy the ruthless Emperor Kisra. Forged into a warrior and aided by legendary bandit Hanzala, Hind unites warring tribes for a last stand—the historic Battle of Dhi Qar—that will change history.

5.8

MagicScore

Pardon My Sarong

1942

A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for their arrest, they tag along with a playboy on a boat trip that finds them on a tropical island, where a jewel thief has sinister plans for them.

6.5

MagicScore

The Night Crew

2015

A group of hard up bounty hunters must survive the night in a desert motel against a horde of savage cartel killers. They soon realize that their fugitive, a mysterious Chinese woman, is much more than she lets on.

5.0

MagicScore

Stagecoach

1939

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

7.6

MagicScore

#10

3 Godfathers

1948

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Trolls World Tour

2020

Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Christmas Waltz

2020

After Avery’s storybook Christmas wedding is canceled unexpectedly, dance instructor Roman helps her rebuild her dreams.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Step Up Revolution

2012

Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Shall We Dance?

2004

A bored estate lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

The Dancing Masters

1943

The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team running a ballet school, and getting involved with an inventor. A young Robert Mitchum has an uncredited cameo role as a fraudulent insurance salesman.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

Mera Naam Joker

1970

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Labor Day

2013

Two strangers are drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

The Towering Inferno

1974

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Ghajini

2005

After being hit by an iron rod, Sanjay Ramaswamy, a business tycoon, suffers from anterograde amnesia. He is unable to remember anything beyond fifteen minutes. Under such circumstances, he sets out on a quest to find the people who were responsible for his lover Kalpana's murder.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

The Perfect Storm

2000

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Kites?

The top films similar to Kites by MovieMagicScore are Swing Time (6.8), The Beast in the Jungle (5.5), The Petrified Forest (7.1). Each shares action/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Kites worth watching?

Kites holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 218 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Kites?

Kites (2010) is a action, drama, romance film directed by Anurag Basu, starring Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori, Kabir Bedi.

Where can I find more recommendations like Kites?

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

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About movies like Kites

This ranked list pairs Kites (2010), a action and drama and romance film from Anurag Basu, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Hrithik Roshan 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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