Movies like Evaru: 20 to watch next

If you loved Evaru (2019) — a thriller and crime film directed by Venkat Ramji — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Evaru most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like rape victim and murder investigation. 10 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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   The Seven-Ups 1973★ 6.3

   Shares: Thriller, Crime

   A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   HIT: The First Case 2020★ 6.7

   Shares: Crime, Thriller

   Vikram Rudraraju is a 30-year-old cop working for the Telangana State Police. While Vikram is battling with his own traumatic past, the stakes get high when a girl called Preethi mysteriously disappears in Hyderabad and Vikram has to solve the case at any cost.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MX Player

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   Under Suspicion 2000★ 6.1

   Shares: Thriller, Crime

   A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   Goodachari 2018★ 7.0

   Shares: Thriller, Crime

   Gopi, is the son of an ex-RAW agent Raghuveer. Brought up by his uncle Sathya, he wants to be an agent just like his father and uncle. But Satya wants him to lead a normal life and not be killed like his father was. What happens in Gopi’s life that turns everything upside down?

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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   Swept Under 2015★ 5.8

   Shares: Thriller

   Meet Morgan. At first glance, she's just your average cleaning lady. She has no problem getting her hands dirty, which is a good thing considering it's not fancy houses she cleans for a living - it's gruesome crime scenes. It's at one of these scenes that Morgan discovers a key piece of evidence overlooked by the forensics team. This, and her knack for reading blood splatter, catch Nick's attention, a newbie detective working the case. The pair soon become unofficial partners on what's become a stream of related murders and the closer they get to solving the mystery the closer they get to each other. But while they succeed in getting a confession from their primary suspect, their feelings for each other risk blinding them to the truth and they find themselves dangerously close to the real killer.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   Marlowe 1969★ 6.2

   Shares: Crime

   Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   Islands 2025★ 6.1

   Shares: Thriller, Crime

   In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he has met her before. Tension and attraction grow, until her husband disappears, and the police suspect Tom.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   The Mirror Crack'd 1980★ 6.1

   Shares: Crime, Thriller

   Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   Thick as Thieves 2009★ 6.0

   Shares: Thriller, Crime

   A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar

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    City by the Sea 2002★ 5.8

    Shares: Crime

    Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.

    Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel

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    The Glass Key 1942★ 6.7

    Shares: Crime, Thriller

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Dhruva 2016★ 6.7

    Shares: Crime, Thriller

    A committed police officer is on a very dangerous mission to destroy the most corrupt person in the country, Siddharth Abhimanyu.

    Stream in India on Sun Nxt, VI movies and tv, JioHotstar

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    The 355 2022★ 6.0

    Shares: Thriller

    A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

    Stream in India on Lionsgate Play

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    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

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    The Stranger 2022★ 6.2

    Shares: Thriller, Crime

    Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. However, neither is who they appear to be, each carry secrets that threaten to ruin them — and in the background, one of the nation's largest police operations is closing in.

    Stream in India on Netflix

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    Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya 2019★ 7.5

    Shares: Crime

    Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya is a brilliant, underrated detective from Nellore who runs an agency called FBI which sees no business. He gets more than what he asked for when a case happens to fall right into his lap out of nowhere.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MX Player

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    Overdrive 2017★ 6.1

    Shares: Thriller

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Bhaagamathie 2018★ 6.1

    Shares: Thriller, Crime

    Accused of murdering her husband, IAS officer Chanchala, is taken to a haunted house called Bhaaghamathie Bungalow, where police and CBI officials interrogate her to dig up dirt on a politician she had worked under. As she's left alone in the haunted house, spirits take control of her and IAS Chanchala transforms into an unrecognisable person. How this impacts her and everyone around her forms the crux of the story.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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    LaRoy, Texas 2024★ 6.8

    Shares: Crime, Thriller

    Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Night Watch 1973★ 6.3

    Shares: Thriller

    A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.

    Stream in India on Plex