Best shows and movies on JioHotstar India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
The top-rated titles on JioHotstar in India right now — 34 web series and 16 movies, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Each link opens the title on JioHotstar.
50 titles across 2 languages, average IMDb rating 8.8.
1. Band of Brothers (2001)
Web series · English · 1h 3m/ep · U · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 9.4 (6.1L votes)
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
2. Chernobyl (2019)
Web series · English · 1h 13m/ep · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 9.3 (11L votes)
The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
3. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Web series · English · 24m/ep · U · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 9.3 (4.6L votes)
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
4. The Wire (2002)
Web series · English · 1h 34m/ep · Crime, Drama · IMDb 9.3 (4.4L votes)
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
5. Game of Thrones (2011)
Web series · English · 1h 20m/ep · A · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 9.2 (27L votes)
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horror
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
6. The Godfather (1972)
Movie · English · 2h 55m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 9.2 (23L votes)
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
7. The Sopranos (1999)
Web series · English · 1h 1m/ep · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 9.2 (6L votes)
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
8. The Dark Knight (2008)
Movie · English · 2h 32m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 9.1 (32L votes)
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Movie · English · 3h 21m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 9.0 (22L votes)
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
10. Schindler's List (1993)
Movie · English · 3h 15m · A · Drama, History · IMDb 9.0 (16L votes)
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.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
11. The Godfather Part II (1974)
Movie · English · 3h 22m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 9.0 (15L votes)
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
12. The Office (2005)
Web series · English · 45m/ep · U/A 13+ · Comedy · IMDb 9.0 (8.6L votes)
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
13. Bluey (2018)
Web series · English · 7m/ep · U · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 9.2 (50K votes)
Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
14. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Movie · English · 2h 59m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 8.9 (22L votes)
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only p
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
15. Gravity Falls (2012)
Web series · English · 44m/ep · U · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.9 (1.9L votes)
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + sharp humour
16. The Pitt (2025)
Web series · English · 50m/ep · Drama · IMDb 8.9 (1.8L votes)
The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + breakneck pacing
17. Inception (2010)
Movie · English · 2h 28m · UA · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 8.8 (29L votes)
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
18. Forrest Gump (1994)
Movie · English · 2h 22m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.8 (25L votes)
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + big-screen spectacle
19. Pulp Fiction (1994)
Movie · English · 2h 34m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.8 (25L votes)
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + sharp humour
20. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Movie · English · 2h 59m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 8.8 (20L votes)
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
21. Friends (1994)
Web series · English · 48m/ep · U · Comedy · IMDb 8.8 (12L votes)
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
22. True Detective (2014)
Web series · English · 1h 16m/ep · U · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 8.8 (7.8L votes)
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
23. Succession (2018)
Web series · English · 1h 29m/ep · A · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.8 (3.7L votes)
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + breakneck pacing
24. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Web series · English · 22m/ep · Comedy · IMDb 8.8 (2.9L votes)
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they g
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
25. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Web series · English · 53m/ep · U · Comedy · IMDb 8.8 (1.7L votes)
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
26. Interstellar (2014)
Movie · English · 2h 49m · UA · Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (26L votes)
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
27. The Matrix (1999)
Movie · English · 2h 16m · A · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 8.7 (23L votes)
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
28. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Movie · English · 2h 4m · Adventure, Action · IMDb 8.7 (15L votes)
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into variou
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
29. House (2004)
Web series · English · 44m/ep · U · Drama · IMDb 8.7 (6L votes)
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + breakneck pacing
30. Downton Abbey (2010)
Web series · English · 1h 6m/ep · U · Drama · IMDb 8.7 (2.5L votes)
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + family-friendly fun
31. Rome (2005)
Web series · English · 1h 3m/ep · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (2.1L votes)
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
32. 12th Fail (2023)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 26m · Drama · IMDb 8.7 (1.8L votes)
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
33. This Is Us (2016)
Web series · English · 43m/ep · U · Drama · IMDb 8.7 (1.8L votes)
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-hearted warmth
34. Six Feet Under (2001)
Web series · English · 1h 13m/ep · A · Drama · IMDb 8.7 (1.7L votes)
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
35. Oz (1997)
Web series · English · 1h/ep · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (1.2L votes)
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
36. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Movie · English · 2h 49m · War, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (17L votes)
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
37. Star Wars (1977)
Movie · English · 2h 1m · U · Adventure, Action · IMDb 8.6 (16L votes)
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
38. Dexter (2006)
Web series · English · 1h/ep · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (9.6L votes)
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
39. The Mandalorian (2019)
Web series · English · 42m/ep · U/A 13+ · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.6 (6.7L votes)
After the fall of the Galactic Empire, lawlessness has spread throughout the galaxy. A lone gunfighter makes his way through the outer reaches, earning his keep as a bounty hunter.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
40. Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
Web series · English · 54m/ep · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (5.4L votes)
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
41. Mahabharat (1988)
Web series · Hindi · 45m/ep · U · Drama · IMDb 8.9 (28K votes)
A dynastic struggle occurs for the throne of Hastinapur, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan, between the Kauravas and Pandavas, collateral branches of the clan, which causes the Kurukshetra War.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + big-screen spectacle
42. Arrested Development (2003)
Web series · English · 48m/ep · Comedy · IMDb 8.6 (3.5L votes)
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists
43. Yellowstone (2018)
Web series · English · 1h 28m/ep · Western, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (3.2L votes)
Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
44. Parks and Recreation (2009)
Web series · English · 22m/ep · Comedy · IMDb 8.6 (3.2L votes)
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so mu
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
45. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026)
Web series · English · 31m/ep · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.6 (2.9L votes)
A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros: a young, naive but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies,
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + big-hearted warmth
46. Andor (2022)
Web series · English · 49m/ep · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.6 (2.9L votes)
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
47. The X-Files (1993)
Web series · English · 44m/ep · U · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.6 (2.8L votes)
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
48. Shōgun (2024)
Web series · English · 1h 3m/ep · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 8.6 (2.5L votes)
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
49. The Penguin (2024)
Web series · English · 1h 10m/ep · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.6 (2.5L votes)
With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
50. X-Men '97 (2024)
Web series · English · 32m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.7 (61K votes)
The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
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