Movies like Mathu Vadalara: 20 to watch next

If you loved Mathu Vadalara (2019) — a crime, comedy and thriller film directed by Ritesh Rana — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Mathu Vadalara most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
LaRoy, Texas 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Comedy, 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
2
Hostile Takeover 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
Gotcha! 1985★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
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
4
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
5
Julayi 2012★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
An intelligent young man and a timid cop team up to catch a criminal who wants revenge after a foiled bank robbery.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
Killer Bean Forever 2008★ 7.2
Shares: Thriller, Comedy
When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya 2019★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Comedy
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
13
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
14
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
15
Excess Baggage 1997★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Crime
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
16
Big Trouble 2002★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Crime
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
17
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 2020★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Crime
After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a case involving the personal, the professional – and even the supernatural.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
18
See Spot Run 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Crime
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
19
The Cheap Detective 1978★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Crime
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
20
The Baker 2007★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Milo is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfill a contract for the first time, he escapes the city to avoid the wrath of his employers. Hiding out in a remote rural village, the locals mistake him for the new baker.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now