Movies like Satham Podathey (2007)
The best movies like Satham Podathey (2007) are Maanagaram (2017), Holiday Date (2019) and Yennai Arindhaal (2015). If Satham Podathey hooked you with its thriller and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRatsasan (2018)7.4/10 from 214 votes
- NewestConnection (2025)Released 2025
- In TamilMaanagaram (2017)Also in Tamil
Maanagaram (2017)
Upon moving to Chennai, four lives get intertwined as they strive to achieve success in the city. However, when a vicious gangster threatens them, the group must work together to defeat him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHoliday Date (2019)
When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYennai Arindhaal (2015)
Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Widow (1987)
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt Was Always You (2021)
Elizabeth's engagement plans are thrown into disarray when her fiancée's free-spirited brother David returns home. David's unexpected influence prompts Elizabeth to question her life decisions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lady Vanishes (2013)
Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMadigan (1968)
NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParis, Wine & Romance (2019)
Isabella is the ambitious new owner of her family’s Oregon winery whose dream of becoming world-renowned takes a big step forward when she enters a prestigious wine competition in Paris. Upon arrival, Isabella meets her biggest competitor, Jacques, from one of the world’s foremost winemaking families. Impressed by Isabella and her expertise in wine, a budding romance develops between them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)
Brian and Jenny are planning their wedding at the Inn where they fell in love. When a distant relative arrives and stakes their claim to the Inn, Brian and Jenny must find a way to save their beloved Inn or risk having to sell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChateau Christmas (2020)
Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFree Rein: Valentine's Day (2019)
Love is in the air as Zoe and friends go on a quest to find a fabled Maid's Stone. But when rivalry blinds them to danger, it's Raven to the rescue!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like this24 (2016)
Scientist turned Entrepreneur Dr. Sethuraman tries to safeguard his newly invented time travel device from falling into the hands of his Evil Twin Brother Aathreya.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRatsasan (2018)
A serial killer is murdering school girls, and a newbie cop has to track him down before the victim count increases.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFrom Friend to Fiancé (2019)
When Ted gets engaged to the high school mean girl and asks Jess, his childhood best friend, to plan their wedding, things get complicated. Her true feelings for Ted keep getting in the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSailing Into Love (2019)
A biology teacher’s crusade to save a nearby island from development leads to unexpected romance with the handsome and mysterious young sea captain who is new to the seaside town of Willow Bay.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPaiyaa (2010)
Shiva, an engineering graduate, is not serious about his job or future even when his friends advise him about life. He falls in love with a girl he saw at a bus stop and finally gets to ride with her in a car.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTheri (2016)
When an honest cop, Vijay Kumar's family is ruthlessly slaughtered by a politician and his aides, he decides to change his identity and commits his life to bring his daughter up in a serene atmosphere. But some freak events end up compromising his identity and what he does to save his daughter and avenge the death of his family unfurls as Theri.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Name on the Bullet (1959)
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Prince (2017)
When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Anomaly (2014)
A former soldier is taken captive and awakens in the back of a van where he learns that he only has less than 10 minutes to figure out how he got there.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBreakdown (1997)
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHostage (2005)
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisConnection (2025)
A kidnapped woman will be freed on one condition: She must convince her kidnapper that his life is worth living.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
You Belong to Me (2008)
After a messy divorce, Alex Wilson isn't interested in the advances of her colleague, Michael. But when Michael's interest takes a morbid turn and someone ends up dead, Alex becomes trapped in a supernatural struggle to save her son from a scorned (and deceased) suitor.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
The Young Blood Chronicles (2014)
The members of Fall Out Boy undergo kidnappings, torture, and murder at the hands of Courtney Love, the leader of a cult with one aim: to silence the music.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Traitor (2008)
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAamir (2008)
A doctor of Indian origin returning to Mumbai from London is forced to participate in a terrorist plot.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDouble Obsession (1992)
A disturbed lesbian librarian kidnaps a beautiful young woman she's obsessed with, breaks her foot to keep her incapacitated, then starts to kill off people she believes are intruding in their "relationship".
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
The Way of the Gun (2000)
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Satham Podathey?
The closest matches to Satham Podathey are Maanagaram (2017), Holiday Date (2019) and Yennai Arindhaal (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Satham Podathey?
Start with Maanagaram (2017), the closest match to Satham Podathey.
What is the highest-rated movie like Satham Podathey?
Ratsasan (2018), rated 7.4/10 by 214 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Satham Podathey?
Connection (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Satham Podathey?
Yes: Maanagaram (2017), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and 24 (2016).
How are movies similar to Satham Podathey chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Satham Podathey, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.