Movies like Confessions: 20 to watch next
If you loved Confessions (2010) — a drama, thriller and mystery film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Confessions most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like japan, based on novel or book and child murder. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Battle Royale 2000★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Thriller
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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A Dry White Season 1989★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Thriller
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Child's Play 1972★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Mystery
At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cracks 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mothers' Instinct 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Thriller, Drama
Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Triage 2009★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Luckiest Girl Alive 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Rising Sun 1993★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Thriller
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crooked House 2017★ 6.4
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Substitute 2: School's Out 1998★ 6.5
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute teacher in order to investigate Randall's murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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M 1951★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller
In the city, someone is murdering children. The police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Life Before Her Eyes 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. After losing her best friend Maureen in the attack, Diana has been profoundly affected by the incident - her seemingly perfect life shaped by the events of that day.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Saving Zoë 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A year after the murder of her sister Zoë, Echo is determined to uncover the truth. With Zoë's diary as her guide, Echo finds herself pulled into the darkness of her sister's secret life and she uncovers how one small decision can lead to tragic consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Barron's Cove 2025★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller, Drama
When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the kidnapped boy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Museum 2016★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Thriller
In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Good Nurse 2022★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Mystery
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Snow White Murder Case 2014★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A beautiful cosmetics company employee is found dead in a gruesome state. What's more, it becomes apparent that one of the victim's colleagues, a homely woman named Miki, has gone missing. Television director Akaboshi attempts to interview as many of Miki's friends and acquaintances as he can find, eliciting miscellaneous information from them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Class of 1984 1982★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
Stream in India on Hungama Play
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A Killer Among Friends 1992★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Mystery
A teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Ritual Killer 2023★ 5.8
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an anthropologist who hides an unspeakable secret. The line between sanity and madness thins as Boyd goes deeper into the killer’s world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now