Movies like The Machinist: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Machinist (2004) — a thriller and drama film directed by Brad Anderson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Machinist most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like factory, insomnia and post it. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Good Neighbor 2022★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Double 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Drama
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Not Without Hope 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Unknown 2006★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anniversary 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A close-knit family is caught in the turmoil of a controversial rising movement known as "The Change.” Ellen and Paul witness their lives fall apart when Ellen's former student Liz reappears and starts dating their son. As Liz becomes a part of the Taylor family, tensions rise and loyalties are tested.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Hummingbird Project 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sorry We Missed You 2019★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of modern-day labour exploitation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lockdown 2000★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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All Day and a Night 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Lords of Discipline 1983★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Dry White Season 1989★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Thriller
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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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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Alex of Venice 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fear the Invisible Man 2023★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller
A young British widow shelters an old medical school colleague, a man who has somehow turned himself invisible. As his isolation grows and his sanity frays, he schemes to create a reign of wanton murder and terror across the city.
Stream in India on Plex
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The Secret Life of Bees 2008★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lila & Eve 2015★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Drama
Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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They Drive by Night 1940★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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One Hour Photo 2002★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of their family. When Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, a bizarre and thrilling confrontation ensues.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Parallel 2024★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Drama
Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe and realizes the multiverse gates hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Lighthouse 2019★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads