19 Excellent Movies On Lionsgate Play India That You Should Watch

These are some really good movies!

1. Knives Out (2019)

Lionsgate

Its Lionsgate Play description: "When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey dies just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc arrives at his estate to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Thrombey's untimely demise."

Watch it in order to get transported into a world that greatly mirrors the one in Agatha Christie's writings.

2. Prisoners (2013)

Warner Bros. Pictures

Its Lionsgate Play description: "Keller Dover faces a parent's worst nightmare when his six-year-old daughter and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki, arrests the driver, but a lack of evidence forces Loki to release his only suspect. Dover, knowing that his daughter's life is at stake, decides that he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands."

While the film will definitely tug at your heart, it will also keep you guessing until the very end.

3. Bluffmaster! (2005)

UTV Motion Pictures

Its Lionsgate Play description: "Bluffmaster! is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Rohan Sippy and produced by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Mishra, Boman Irani, and Nana Patekar. It is an adaptation of the 2000 Argentinian film Nine Queens."

Bluffmaster! follows the life of Roy (Abhishek Bachchan), a conman, who gets diagnosed with brain tumour. It is one of the most underrated crime comedies that Bollywood has come out with.

4. La La Land (2016)

Lionsgate

Its Lionsgate Play description: "Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling star as an actress and a musician chasing their dreams in this music-filled masterpiece that won 6 Oscars, including Best Director for Damien Chazelle."

Well, what more can we say about a movie that *almost* won an Oscar for Best Picture?

5. Atomic Blonde (2017)

Focus Features

Its Lionsgate Play description: "The crown jewel of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies."

Atomic Blonde has some of the finest (and incredibly realistic) action sequences you will ever see.

6. Juno (2007)

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Its Lionsgate Play description: "Social misfit Juno protects herself with a caustic wit, but her unplanned pregnancy has the teen getting more involved in the lives of her baby's adoptive parents than she expected."

Juno can easily be described as a warm, comforting hug. It is one of the best coming-of-age movies you can watch.

7. Ugly (2013)

Phantom Films

Its Lionsgate Play description: "Rahul, a struggling actor, searches for his daughter, Kali, after she goes missing. Soon, he and Bose, her stepfather who is also a policeman, begin to accuse each other of kidnapping her."

Ugly is one of those movies with an ending that'll have you thinking about it for days.

8. The Aviator (2004)

Miramax Films

Its Lionsgate Play description: "A biographical chronicle which charts the early years of a famous tycoon, Howard Hughes (1905-1976), whose eclectic career spanned across everything from oil, for which he cared little, to film, casinos, and aviation--as he turned millions of dollars into billions."

This movie was Leonardo DiCaprio's second collaboration with Martin Scorsese (after Gangs of New York) and we know very well that the two have never failed to deliver.

9. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Haxan Films

Its Lionsgate Play description: "A trio of young film students head into the woods of eastern Maryland to shoot a documentary about the local legend of the Blair Witch. When they are lost, they realize that they are not filming a legend, but their own descent into unimaginable horror."

This documentary-style horror film is a cult favourite because it feels too real. Sorry in advance if you get sleepless nights after watching it.

10. Shanghai (2012)

PVR Pictures

Its Lionsgate Play description: "A group of people embark on a journey to unravel the mystery behind a social activist's death. With the government asserting it as an accident, they struggle hard to unveil the truth."

Watch it for Emraan Hashmi, in what is supposed to be his best, and most underrated performance.

11. A Simple Favor (2018)

Lionsgate

Its Lionsgate Play description: "A Simple Favor, directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town. Stephanie is joined by Emily's husband Sean (Henry Golding) in this stylish thriller filled with twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge."

This is one of those movies that gets better with every viewing. Both Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are excellent.

12. The Grudge (2004)

Columbia Pictures

Its Lionsgate Play description:"Karen Davis moves to Tokyo, where she encounters a supernatural spirit that possesses its victims. After a series of horrifying and mysterious deaths, Karen makes a vow to stop any further deaths."

A remake of the Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge, The Grudge is one of the creepiest movies you will ever watch.

13. The John Wick franchise

Summit Entertainment / Lionsgate

Its Lionsgate Play description: "With the untimely death of his beloved wife still bitter in his mouth, John Wick, the expert former assassin, receives one final gift from her - A precious keepsake to help John find a new meaning in life now that she is gone. But when the arrogant Russian mob prince, Iosef Tarasov, and his men pay Wick a rather unwelcome visit to rob him of his prized 1969 Mustang and his wife's present, the legendary hitman will be forced to unearth his meticulously concealed identity. Blind with revenge, John will immediately unleash a carefully orchestrated maelstrom of destruction against the sophisticated kingpin, Viggo Tarasov, and his family, who are fully aware of his lethal capacity. Now, only blood can quench the boogeyman's thirst for retribution."

These movies have Keanu Reeves. Need I say more?

14. Amores perros (2000)

Zeta Entertainment

Its Lionsgate Play description: "Nominated for the Best Foreign Langage Film Academy Award, AMORES PERROS features three stories that converge and the characters are catapulted into dramatic and unforeseen circumstances in the wake of a terrible car crash. From Mexico City's mean streets to its posh high-rises, no one is exempt from destiny."

Amores perros is director Alejandro González Iñárritu's first feature film, and just like Birdman and The Revenant, it is extremely compelling.

15. Te3n (2016)

Reliance Entertainment

Its Lionsgate Play description: "John Biswas, a 70-year-old man, seeks help from a priest and a police officer in his quest to find the people who kidnapped and killed his grand-daughter."

If you're a fan of the movie Kahaani, you will definitely enjoy this whodunit.

16. Hustlers (2019)

Gloria Sanchez Productions

Its Lionsgate Play description: "Destiny meets Ramona, an old friend and veteran exotic dancer, who shows her how to swindle money from rich clients. However, they soon land in trouble as their scheme does not last very long."

Watch it for Jennifer Lopez, in a truly stellar performance.

17. Bombshell (2019)

Lionsgate

Its Lionsgate Play description: "When Gretchen Carlson slaps Fox News founder Roger Ailes with a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, not a soul could predict what would happen next. Her decision leads to Fox News correspondent Megyn Kelly coming forward with her own story, as well as multiple other women, inciting a movement that reverberates around the world."

A movie that boasts of acting powerhouses such as Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie certainly deserves a watch.

18. Dirty Dancing (1987)

Vestron Pictures

Its Lionsgate Play description: "In the summer of 1963, 17-year-old Baby is vacationing with her family at a mountain resort when she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music. There she meets Johnny, the hotel dance instructor, and they fall in love despite everyone’s warnings."

If you haven't seen this classic already, watch it to have the time of your life.

19. Now You See Me (2013)

Summit Entertainment / Lionsgate

Its Lionsgate Play description: "Four street magicians, Daniel, Merritt, Henley and Jack, ransack a huge amount of money belonging to insurance baron Arthur Tressler while being chased by FBI agent Dylan and Interpol agent Alma."

Watch this movie for a rather delicious twist ending.