Movies like Kahaani: 20 to watch next

If you loved Kahaani (2012) — a mystery and thriller film directed by Sujoy Ghosh — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Kahaani most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like investigation, police corruption and india. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Last Seen Alive 2022★ 6.4
Shares: Thriller
After Will Spann's wife suddenly vanishes at a gas station, his desperate search to find her leads him down a dark path that forces him to run from authorities and take the law into his own hands.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gone Girl 2014★ 7.9
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
The Cycle 2026★ 6.9
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
4
City by the Sea 2002★ 5.8
Shares: Mystery
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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Frantic 1988★ 6.7
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ugly 2013★ 7.0
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
When a 10-year old girl goes missing, her stepfather races against time to investigate the kidnapping.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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An Innocent Man 1989★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
8
Tyler Perry's Duplicity 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller
High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned private investigator – Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Article 15 2019★ 7.6
Shares: Thriller
A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Twin Peaks 1989★ 8.5
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Infernal Machine 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Awake 2007★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I See You 2019★ 7.0
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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The Ritual Killer 2023★ 5.8
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
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
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Deep Cover 1992★ 6.8
Shares: Thriller
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mean Season 1985★ 6.2
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Arkadin 1955★ 6.8
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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8MM 1999★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flashback 2021★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Salton Sea 2002★ 6.6
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now