Movies like The Whisper Man: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Whisper Man (2026) — a crime, drama and thriller film directed by James Ashcroft — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Whisper Man most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, serial killer and writer. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Back Roads 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Barron's Cove 2025★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Thriller, Drama
When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the kidnapped boy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stolen 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Along Came a Spider 2001★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Thriller
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Prisoners 2013★ 8.1
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Movie Sphere+
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Crooked House 2017★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Thriller
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kiss the Girls 1997★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Crime
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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M 1951★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the city, someone is murdering children. The police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cohen and Tate 1989★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Thriller, Drama
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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She Rides Shotgun 2025★ 7.0
Shares: Thriller, Crime
Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a bond under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive—and she teaches him the true meaning of unconditional love.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Changeling 2008★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Mindcage 2022★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Crime
Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Cleaner 2007★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Gone Baby Gone 2007★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Postcard Killings 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Thriller
After suffering a personal tragedy, and desperate for justice, Jacob Kanon, a veteran New York City police detective, embarks on the search for a twisted killer who is leaving a bloody trail of elaborate murders across Europe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blood Work 2002★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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6 Bullets 2012★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Crime
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller, Crime
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Striking Distance 1993★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now