Movies like Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse: 20 to watch next
If you loved Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963) — a crime, mystery and thriller film directed by Paul May — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like lunatic asylum and manipulation. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Raising Cain 1992★ 6.0
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Signal 2007★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Alien Nation 1988★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Crime, Thriller
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Am All Girls 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Containment 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
Stream in India on Hungama Play, Plex
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Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon 2022★ 6.4
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
A young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Splinter 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Crime, Science Fiction
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sympathy for the Devil 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Crime
After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse 1960★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A reporter is murdered while driving to his job. The Police are contacted by a clairvoyant who saw the death in a vision, but some dark force is preventing him from seeing the man behind the crime...
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Abduction 2019★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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God Is a Bullet 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Crime
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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God Told Me To 1976★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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Home Sweet Home: Rebirth 2025★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black Friday 1940★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, Cannon, paralyzed. Kingsley's friend Dr. Sovac attends to both men, and when Cannon offers him a reward for aiding his recovery, Kovac transplants part of Cannon's brain into the dying Kingsley's skull, creating a dual personality.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Crooked Somebody 2018★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Crime
An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Retroactive 1997★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime
A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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All the Devils Are Here 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black Butterfly 2017★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Body Brokers 2021★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Crime
Utah and his girlfriend Opal, are drug addicts living on the streets in rural Ohio. After getting recruited by body broker Wood and offered treatment in Los Angeles, Wood takes Utah under his wing and introduces him to treatment center mogul Vin. Wood and Vin bring Utah in on their lucrative and illegal dealings, where saving lives comes second to the bottom line.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now