Movies like The Draughtsman's Contract: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) — a history, mystery and comedy film directed by Peter Greenaway — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Draughtsman's Contract most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like adultery, drawing and painting and witshire. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Goltzius & the Pelican Company 2012★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, History
Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Confess, Fletch 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit - from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ca$h 2010★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
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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Flypaper 2011★ 6.4
Shares: Mystery, Comedy
A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Want Your Sex 2026★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
When a naive young man becomes the sexual muse for a renowned and provocative artist, his dream job quickly turns dangerous as he is drawn into an obsessive world of power, betrayal, and murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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High Anxiety 1977★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane 1990★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Greedy People 2024★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisions which upend the once-peaceful community.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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A Cock and Bull Story 2005★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, History
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Arabesque 1966★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shadows and Fog 1991★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pretty Maids All in a Row 1971★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
At Oceanfront High School, female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile, a married teacher hides his flings with nubile students, and an awkward male is frustrated by the plethora of uninhibited freewheeling young girls.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lisztomania 1975★ 6.0
Shares: History, Comedy
In 19th-century Hungary, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt struggles to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow composer, Richard Wagner.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025★ 7.2
Shares: Mystery, Comedy
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Film with Me in It 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
A dissolute scriptwriter and a dejected actor become unwittingly drawn into a labyrinthine mess when several people experience bizarre accidental deaths in their flat. Though the men didn't deliberately cause any of the incidents, they fear that they will be unfairly pegged as murderers if they relay information to the cops, and promptly set about disposing of the corpses in gruesome ways.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sherlock Jr. 1924★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
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Reunion 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
Centers on a murder that takes place at a high school reunion, unfolding during a snowstorm that leaves guests trapped in an isolated mansion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Boston Strangler 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Mystery, History
Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mystery Team 2009★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Mystery
A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Game Night 2018★ 6.8
Shares: Mystery, Comedy
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now