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10 Best Movies Like Petrol

If you loved Petrol, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Petrol for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#2
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

2023★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Petrol for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

To earn extra cash, Mickey helps couples break up — but life gets complicated when he falls for Tinni, a career woman with an independent streak....

#3
12

12

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Petrol for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Anton and Erika started out as friends for five years and got into a romantic relationship for seven years. Anton is a commercial director while Erika is a former band member and b...

#4
Maine-Ocean Express

Maine-Ocean Express

1986★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Petrol for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

"Maine-Ocean" is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). In that train, Dejanira, a Brazilian, has a brush with the two ticket inspectors. Mimi...

#5
Gunpowder

Gunpowder

1985★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Petrol for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be ...

#6
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Petrol for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....