Movies like The Needle: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Needle (1989) — a drama, thriller and mystery film directed by Rashid Nugmanov — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Needle most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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A Gentle Creature 2017★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Mystery
A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Infernal Machine 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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One Night in Bangkok 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop, it's too late to walk away. Meanwhile, an offbeat police detective races to decode the string of slayings before more blood is spilled.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Walking Tall: Lone Justice 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Drama
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and takes her to his ranch to protect her life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Trafficking 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Fresh out of prison, a former debt collector working for a gangland boss is told he has a terminal brain tumour. In an attempt to atone for his past he rescues a young girl from trafficking, forcing him into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with his boss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Crew 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pull a daring final heist. But when Ratter kills a drug kingpin during the job, Brennan must turn to rival crook Franner to avert an all-out gangland war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blindfire 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Thriller
A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the person responsible while examining his own accountability and the ingrained racism which brought him to this point.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Farewell, My Lovely 1975★ 6.7
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Luckiest Girl Alive 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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Suburbia 1984★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Thriller
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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Coffy 1973★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller, Drama
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Kill for Me 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Rent’s a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey. The two college students turn out to have something in common, however: abusive men. For Hailey, it’s her dad. For Amanda, it’s a stalkery ex-boyfriend. But problems can be solved and, you know, you scratch my back, I scratch yours. In other words, Kill for Me, I kill for you.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Good Woman Is Hard to Find 2019★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Drama
The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she's forced into taking drastic action to protect her children, evolving from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fanny Lye Deliver'd 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Thriller
On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Oldboy 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Rise of the Footsoldier 3 2017★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Thriller
In the late 1980s, Pat Tate journeys from peddling pills in Marbella to his time in prison, where he solidifies his power before his release to reclaim his turf.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Too Late 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Mystery
Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Substitute 1996★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Thriller
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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D.O.A. 1949★ 6.9
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
Stream in India on Bloodstream, Brew, JustWatch TV Beta