Movies like Thelma: 20 to watch next
If you loved Thelma (2017) — a drama, mystery and thriller film directed by Joachim Trier — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Thelma most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like witch, snake and sexual obsession. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Crash 1996★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Crush 1993★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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Fallen 1998★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Greta 2019★ 6.5
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow might not be all that she seems.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Misery 1990★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Thriller
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Eyes Wide Shut 1999★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Enemy 2014★ 6.8
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Byzantium 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Ritual Killer 2023★ 5.8
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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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Perfect Stranger 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her best friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cracks 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What We Hide 2025★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
After their mother dies of an overdose, two sisters hide her body to avoid being separated by the foster system, but as their secret threatens to unravel, they must confront the consequences of their desperate choice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Eastern Promises 2007★ 7.3
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Seance on a Wet Afternoon 1964★ 7.3
Shares: Thriller, Drama
Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Disappearance of Alice Creed 2009★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II 2013★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Mystery
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Addicted 2014★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Thriller
A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Mindcage 2022★ 5.9
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
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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Shirley 2020★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads