Movies like Jathi Ratnalu: 20 to watch next
If you loved Jathi Ratnalu (2021) — a comedy and crime film directed by Anudeep — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Jathi Ratnalu most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Fun with Dick and Jane 1977★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Crime
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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LaRoy, Texas 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Comedy
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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Porridge 1979★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sheroes 2023★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Crime
When four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a heart-pumping battle for survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Take the Money and Run 1969★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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How to Rob a Bank 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Trap House 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Crime
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Wrong Cops 2013★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Comedy
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Take Me 2017★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Ca$h 2010★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Comedy
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence – all in the name of money.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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68 Kill 2017★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Dream Team 1989★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Misdirection 2026★ 6.2
Shares: Crime
A desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are turned and the hunters become the hunted.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cotton Comes to Harlem 1970★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, the police, O'Malley, and lots of others find themselves scrambling when the money goes missing.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Gotcha! 1985★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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One Night at McCool's 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Crime
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Last Days of American Crime 2020★ 6.4
Shares: Crime
In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal that will make it impossible for anyone to knowingly break the law.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Johnny Dangerously 1984★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Crime
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shadow of the Thin Man 1941★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Crime
While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of corruption, blackmail, gambling scandals, and criminal intrigue. As Nick investigates, he encounters suspicious bookmakers, dishonest officials, rival gangsters, and a mysterious killer determined to stay ahead of the law. Nora, as always, is never far from the action, bringing her quick wit and fearless curiosity to the case.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The System 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Crime
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now