Movies like Hotel Mumbai

Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty chronicles the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks. Sharing Hotel Mumbai's themes of terrorism and the fight against it, this film provides an intense dramatization that digs deep into the complexities of global intelligence and military operations.

Steven Spielberg's Munich recounts the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the Palestine Liberation Organization after the Munich massacre during the 1972 Olympics. It shares with Hotel Mumbai a profound look into the human aspects of terrorism and the quests for justice and revenge that follow.

Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass, is the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates. Emotionally intense and fact-based, like Hotel Mumbai, it underscores the human struggle for survival under the threat of terror.

The Siege, starring Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis, explores the aftermath of terrorist attacks in New York City and the extreme measures taken in response. Although more fictionalized, it mirrors the tension and examination of moral quandaries found in Hotel Mumbai.

Oliver Stone's World Trade Center tells the true story of two Port Authority police officers trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. It offers another perspective on a true terrorism event, focusing on survival and heroism, which fans of Hotel Mumbai may find compelling.

Directed by Paul Greengrass, United 93 offers an unflinching depiction of the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. Like Hotel Mumbai, it is a tense, real-time thriller that focuses on both the victims and the perpetrators, creating a nerve-wracking experience that highlights human bravery in the face of terror.