Movies like Ugly: 20 to watch next
If you loved Ugly (2013) — a thriller, drama and mystery film directed by Anurag Kashyap — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Ugly most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like police, investigation and missing child. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Raat Akeli Hai 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a newly married landlord is murdered, a misfit cop’s investigation is complicated by the victim’s secretive family and his own conflicted heart.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Farewell, My Lovely 1975★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, 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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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Good Woman Is Hard to Find 2019★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Crime, 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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Too Late 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime, 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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Ittefaq 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Police officer Dev investigates a double murder case that has only two witnesses - an acclaimed writer Vikram and a young homemaker Maya, who also happen to be the prime suspects in the case. He finds himself being torn between their own version's of what happened on the fateful night, and takes it upon himself to figure out the real story and capture the real murderer.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Murphy's Law 1986★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Crime
A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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8MM 1999★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
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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Convict 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Vice Squad 1982★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Thriller, Drama
An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Walking Tall: Lone Justice 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Crime, 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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In the Blood 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Crime, Thriller
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crimes of Passion 1984★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tightrope 1984★ 6.2
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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True Confessions 1981★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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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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Trafficking 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, 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 Rookie 1990★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain 2021★ 7.3
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.
Stream in India on Plex