Movies like Parasite: 20 to watch next
If you loved Parasite (2019) — a comedy, thriller and drama film directed by Bong Joon Ho — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Parasite most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like dark comedy, con artist and social commentary. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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No Other Choice 2025★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Code 3 2025★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Art of Self-Defense 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
- 4
I Care a Lot 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller, Drama, Comedy
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 5
The Joneses 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kinds of Kindness 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Secretly, Greatly 2013★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Joker 2019★ 8.1
Shares: Thriller, Drama
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar
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The Last Supper 1995★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Thriller, Drama
A group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Middle Man 2021★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Suburbicon 2017★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Drama
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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New World 2013★ 7.4
Shares: Thriller, Drama
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Unstoppable 2018★ 7.8
Shares: Thriller, Comedy
Dong-chul and Ji-soo are a happily married couple. One day, Dong-chul comes home to find his house in disarray and his wife missing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Falling Down 1993★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Thriller
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Better Tomorrow 2010★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Thriller
An idealistic policeman must bring down his estranged older brother, now a powerful gangster in a South Korean port city.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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CQ 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Riff-Raff 1991★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. Working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with unemployment. Some help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, an aspiring singer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Real Women Have Curves 2002★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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How to Make a Killing 2026★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nightcrawler 2014★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, Thriller
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now