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A pianist who says he is blind stumbles into a crime he was never meant to see. Twist after twist, with dark humour.
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Movies Like Drishyam
50 movies like Drishyam: clever family thrillers, cover-ups, cat-and-mouse investigations and twisty Indian and international crime films.
Drishyam grips because an ordinary person out-thinks the system, and every small detail matters. These 50 picks share that pleasure, from Jeethu Joseph's other thrillers and the best Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi investigations to international films with the same cat-and-mouse tension. Every note is spoiler-safe.
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A pregnant woman searches Kolkata for her missing husband. Vidya Balan leads a thriller famous for its finale.
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A criminologist helps police chase a killer targeting officers. A slick, suspenseful Malayalam hit.
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A retired cop with a sharp eye investigates a death close to him. Joju George's quiet performance carries a powerful mystery.
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A cop and a gangster play a game of stories and moral questions. Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi are superb.
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A maths teacher helps his neighbour cover up a crime while a brilliant physicist investigates. The Japanese film most often compared to Drishyam.
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A businessman and his lawyer reconstruct the night of a crime. A Spanish puzzle that keeps turning.
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A newly married couple searches for a missing gun in a house full of secrets. A slow-burning, deeply clever mystery.
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A nervous rookie and a gruff veteran chase a serial killer. A tense, engaging Tamil procedural.
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A barber reports an unusual theft to the police. Nonlinear storytelling builds to a powerful reveal.
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A double murder is investigated from conflicting perspectives. A chilling, rigorous Hindi procedural.
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A common man threatens Mumbai's police, and a commissioner races to understand why. Tight and suspenseful.
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A retired cop recounts a case that changed his life. Karthick Naren's debut is precise and full of surprises.
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Police are baffled by a murder case involving two identical men. A clever puzzle thriller.
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A journalist investigating a flyover traffic violation stumbles into mysterious deaths. An eerie Kannada thriller.
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An insomniac usher takes a pill that blurs dreams and reality. A clever, crowdfunded Kannada landmark.
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A traffic cop becomes obsessed with an old case after skeletons are found. A slow, rewarding mystery.
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A troubled cop investigates a missing woman's case. A tight, twisty Telugu procedural.
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A cop questions a woman accused of killing a senior officer. A slick Telugu thriller with constant reversals.
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A small-time detective stumbles onto a series of unclaimed bodies. Funny, clever and surprisingly dark.
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A man helps his ex find her missing daughter, but no one believes the girl exists. A tight Telugu mystery.
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A cop who lost his memory reinvestigates a case he had just solved. Prithviraj leads a bold Malayalam thriller.
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A forensic expert and a cop race to stop a killer targeting children. A tense, science-driven procedural.
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A policeman is killed inside a station, and his twin brother is drawn in. Joju George in a dark, affecting thriller.
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Three police officers go on the run from their own force. Tense and socially sharp.
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The youngest son of a wealthy, controlling family has plans of his own. Fahadh Faasil in a quiet, chilling Macbeth-inspired drama.
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A couple visiting her father during lockdown uncover an old secret. A subtle, unsettling family thriller.
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A sub-inspector investigates two very different cases years apart. A classic, methodical police story.
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A lawyer takes on a difficult assault case in court. Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph reunite for a gripping legal drama.
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A group of friends at a remote resort face a murder among them. Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph's single-location whodunit.
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A police chief is challenged by a killer who taunts him with clues. Mohanlal leads a stylish investigation.
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A newly released prisoner must drive a truck of poisoned policemen through one night. Relentless and thrilling.
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Strangers' lives collide during one night in Chennai. Lokesh Kanagaraj's clever debut.
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A businesswoman and a veteran lawyer piece together a night of crime. Amitabh Bachchan leads a tense Hindi remake.
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Con men pose as CBI officers to raid the rich in 1980s India. A slick, entertaining heist thriller.
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A grieving cop investigates a film star's fatal car crash. A haunting Mumbai mystery.
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A small-town cop investigates a landowner's murder on his wedding night. A moody, rewarding whodunit.
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Two suspects give conflicting accounts of a double murder. A compact Hindi puzzle thriller.
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A grandfather keeps searching for his granddaughter's kidnapper years later. Amitabh Bachchan leads a quiet thriller.
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Two rural detectives chase a serial killer in 1980s Korea. Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece.
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A mother sets out to prove her son's innocence. Bong Joon-ho's gripping study of how far a parent will go.
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A retired investigator revisits an unsolved case from decades ago. An Oscar-winning Argentine thriller.
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A father takes matters into his own hands when his daughter disappears. Heavy, gripping moral drama.
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A woman disappears on her anniversary, and suspicion falls on her husband. David Fincher's twisty thriller.
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A Korean adaptation of The Devotion of Suspect X. A quiet teacher helps a neighbour hide a crime.
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A CBI officer takes on a serial killer who toys with the police. A stylish Tamil cat-and-mouse thriller.
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Two engineering graduates join a police cyber cell. A lively Malayalam cybercrime thriller.
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Georgekutty's family tries to live normally years later, but the past has not let go. A rare sequel that matches the original's cleverness. Watch Drishyam first.
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A grieving, alcoholic cop is pulled back into work to hunt a serial killer. Prithviraj leads Jeethu Joseph's tense investigation.
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An aspiring filmmaker turned policeman hunts a killer targeting schoolgirls. One of the most gripping Tamil thrillers ever made.
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How we chose this collection
Picks are ranked by how closely they match Drishyam's appeal: clever plotting, cover-ups, investigations and last-act reveals that recontextualise the story. The list is mostly Indian cinema across five languages, plus international films with similar tension. Rankings are Cinearium editorial choices.
Movie facts and community ratings come from TMDB. Streaming information is provided by JustWatch through TMDB and varies by country. Missing availability means no option was returned by the provider; it does not prove a film is unavailable everywhere. Dates above refer to editorial updates.