Movies like Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler: 20 to watch next

If you loved Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) — a crime and thriller film directed by Fritz Lang — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like mask, magic and identity. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Now You See Me 2 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Thriller
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
2
Family Plot 1976★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
T-Men 1947★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Two T-men, U.S. Treasury agents, go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.S. currency counterfeiting ring.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Tubi TV
4
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Thriller
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
5
F/X 1986★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
6
The MacKintosh Man 1973★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out and exposes him to the gang...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
7
The Commuter 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Thriller
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
Stream in India on Zee5
8
What You Wish For 2024★ 6.9
Shares: Thriller
A talented chef with gambling woes flees to a Latin American villa to visit an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life as a private chef. Envy soon turns to greed and then to something deeply unsettling for the chef when he assumes his friend's life and discovers the motives of his mysterious clients.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
9
Fletch 1985★ 6.7
Shares: Crime
When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk's story.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
Relay 2025★ 7.0
Shares: Thriller
A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
11
The Last Seduction 1994★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller, Crime
A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
Welcome to the Punch 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Crime
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
13
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Thriller
After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum, he observes the professor's preoccupation with another patient, the criminal genius Dr. Mabuse the hypnotist. When Mabuse's notes are found to be connected with a rash of recent crimes, Commissioner Lohmann must determine how Mabuse is communicating with the criminals, despite conflicting reports on the doctor's whereabouts, and capture him for good.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
14
Voyeur 2017★ 5.9
Shares: Crime
Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
Stream in India on Netflix
15
Deception 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
16
Obsession 1976★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
17
The International 2009★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Crime
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul. Finding themselves in a chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Forger 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Crime
A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sharky's Machine 1981★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Night Strangler 1973★ 6.7
Shares: Crime
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now