Best shows and movies on YouTube India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
The top-rated titles on YouTube in India right now — 4 web series and 9 movies, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Each link opens the title on YouTube.
13 titles across 5 languages, average IMDb rating 8.0.
1. The Great Dictator (1940)
Movie · English · 2h 5m · Comedy, War · IMDb 8.4 (2.6L votes)
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Feels like: sharp humour + dark, gritty edges
2. Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 15m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (22K votes)
Four brothers living in the fishing hamlet of Kumbalangi share a love-hate relationship with each other. Their relationship progresses when Saji, Boney and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
3. Ekaki (2025)
Web series · Hindi · 1h 8m/ep · U/A 16+ · Comedy, Mystery · IMDb 8.0 (38K votes)
A group of friends plan a fun weekend getaway to the mysterious Ekaki Villa, only to find themselves caught between laughter and fear when strange haunting begin. Filled with hilarious chaos, spooky twists, and emotional moments
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
4. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.0 (29K votes)
Corporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his quest to create a world that’s welcoming to all races.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + sharp humour
5. Wagle Ki Duniya (2021)
Web series · Hindi · 23m/ep · U/A 7+ · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (2.9K votes)
Three generations of the family live together, who share all their happiness and sorrows. Follow the story of this family as they bring laughter to each other's lives and will make your heart melt. A new generation of the old critically acclaimed show is here to take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
6. AlphaGo (2017)
Movie · English · 1h 30m · Documentary · IMDb 7.8 (7.8K votes)
The ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence. Yet in 2016, Google's DeepMind team announced that they would be taking on Lee Sedol, the world's most elite Go champion. AlphaGo chronicles the team as it prepares to test the limits of its rapidly-evolving AI techno
Feels like: family-friendly fun + edge-of-seat suspense
7. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Movie · English · 2h 55m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.4 (69K votes)
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final p
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
8. Wagle Ki Duniya (1988)
Web series · Hindi · 30m/ep · U/A 7+ · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (1.4K votes)
Wagle Ki Duniya (literally: 'Wagle's World') was a popular sitcom on Indian television that originally aired between 1988 and 1990. It was directed by Kundan Shah and was based on characters created by noted cartoonist R. K. Laxman, especially "the common man" about the issues of common middle-class Indian man. It star
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
9. Autograph (2004)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 47m · U · Romance, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (1.4K votes)
Senthil, an advertising executive, decides to invite his old friends to his wedding. His past is unraveled as he sets out on a journey to meet his old friends and lovers.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
10. The Long Goodbye (2021)
Movie · English · 12m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (3.7K votes)
A short about racism and Islamophobia in the UK.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
11. Aayirathil Oruvan (1965)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 54m · Drama, Action · IMDb 7.4 (260 votes)
Enslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining their support and fighting back their country's authoritarian rule.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + big-screen spectacle
12. Jamoora (2024)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 30m · Documentary, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (34 votes)
Follows Shyam Rangeela, a stand-up comedian infamous for his Narendra Modi impersonation, and his daring pursuit of filing the general election nomination from the same constituency as the incumbent prime minister of India.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
13. The Tragic Theft of the Anima Sol (2025)
Movie · English · 25m · Comedy, Romance
A man and a woman navigate the echoes of a fractured relationship, intertwined with the legacy of the world's most infamous art heist, as time and love blur the lines between what is cherished and what is lost.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-hearted warmth
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