Movies like CTRL
If CTRL hooked you with its thriller and drama, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.
Guilty (2020)
A young woman from a small town accuses the college heartthrob of sexual assault.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl on the Train (2021)
When a voyeuristic divorcee fixates on the lives of a perfect couple a far, she soon gets embroiled in a murder mystery that unfolds revealing truths about her own life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisRunway 34 (2022)
A flying prodigy, Captain Vikrant Khanna's flight takes a stirring and mysterious trajectory after take-off from an international destination. Concurrently, it follows the tenacious Narayan Vedant in his pursuit to uncover the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStolen (2023)
The five-month-old baby of impoverished tribal woman Jhumpa Mahato is stolen. Two brothers, Gautam and Raman, who witness the kidnapping, try to help her and become embroiled in the complexities of the investigation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDhokha: Round D Corner (2022)
When a delusional housewife with a personality disorder is taken hostage by a terrorist on the loose and a husband accused of cheating on his wife have their own versions of reality, how do we know who's saying the truth?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Madaari (2016)
A common man kidnaps the son of the Home Minister of India to get answers about the loss of his own son, caused by the illegal acts committed by corrupt government officials.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDrishyam 2 (2022)
7 years after the case related to Vijay Salgaonkar and his family was closed, a series of unexpected events bring truth to light that threatens to change everything for the Salgaonkars. Can Vijay save his family this time?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisUlajh (2024)
The journey of a young IFS officer, belonging to a prominent family of patriots, who gets embroiled in a dangerous personal conspiracy while far from her home turf, at a career-defining post.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Bad Genius (2024)
A highly-gifted student sees an opportunity to escape her roots by helping wealthy classmates cheat on key exams, but at great risk to her future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDhamaka (2021)
When a cynical ex-TV news anchor gets an alarming call on his radio show, he sees a chance for a career comeback — but it may cost his conscience.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (2021)
Sandeep, a bank executive & Pinky, a suspended cop, are marked for a kill. Phones tapped, accounts blocked, they escape but escaping is not freedom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Free Falling (2024)
Marisol is the national rhythmic gymnastics coach, methodical, demanding and authoritative. The World Championship is approaching and she places all her gold medal hopes on Angelica, the team's most promising newcomer. Two weeks before the final, Marisol discovers that her husband is having an affair with a much younger woman with whom she is expecting a child. Marisol does not contemplate failure, so she embarks on a desperate race to win him back, without taking into account her motives and feelings. Her pain is transferred to her tatami, where she becomes even more implacable towards Angelica, in whom she places her hopes of success. At this point, winning gold is all that's left for him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Freddy (2022)
Introverted and awkward Dr. Freddy Ginwala desperately searches for a soulmate. When he finally finds her, the relationship becomes as painful as a root canal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonica, O My Darling (2022)
A slick robotics expert joins a murderous plot after a passionate affair takes a sudden turn, but nothing — not even death — is what it seems to be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTrapped (2017)
A man gets stuck in an empty high rise without food, water or electricity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSection 375 (2019)
A filmmaker stands trial when a costume assistant on his movie accuses him of rape.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFarrey (2023)
An orphan genius, Niyati, gets a scholarship to attend an elite school. But she soon gets entangled in a cheating racket after she helps a rich but academically weak classmate during the exams.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Khel Khel Mein (2024)
What if for one night your mobile phone was a public property? 7 friends at a wedding after-party decide to play a seemingly harmless but as it turns out, a dangerous game which might have earth-shattering consequences with relationships, marriages and identities being at stake.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilence... Can You Hear It? (2021)
When Pooja, the daughter of retired Justice Chaudhary, is found murdered under mysterious circumstances, ACP Verma is roped in to investigate this high-profile case. When everyone is hiding the truth, justice will thrive despite the silence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (2024)
While evading the cops in Agra, Rani and Rishu scheme to run away together. But when their plans go awry, Rani asks a mild-mannered admirer for help.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMom (2017)
After her stepdaughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked free.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNH10 (2015)
Meera and Arjun are professionals living in Gurgaon. On their way to a luxurious desert holiday they stop on a Highway dhaba for dinner, where they witness a young girl being picked up by a bunch of hoodlums. Arjun chooses to step in, unmindful of the danger ahead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBadla (2019)
A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPihu (2018)
The social thriller starring a two year-old baby girl. She is living in a home where the adults are going through a complicated phase. Being a toddler, she is occasionally trapped in the accidental situations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChoked: Paisa Bolta Hai (2020)
A bank employee weighed down by her jobless husband's debts - and her own broken dreams - finds a secret source of seemingly unlimited cash in her home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Welcome Home (2020)
Welcome Home is being touted as a psychological drama with lots of thrills. The movie follows a pregnant woman living in a house. She is visited by a few other ladies presumably some officials and ask her about her lifestyle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Drishyam (2015)
When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMrs. Serial Killer (2020)
When her husband is framed and imprisoned for serial murders, a doting wife must perform a copycat murder, to prove her husband's innocence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSajini Shinde Ka Viral Video (2023)
While facing backlash after a video of her at a nightclub goes viral, a teacher disappears suddenly — and a tenacious cop begins a thorny investigation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Bandar (2026)
TV star Samar's life spirals when his ex Gayatri accuses him of rape after he blocks contact with her. Despite his new relationship with Khushi, he faces arrest and encounters a corrupt justice system.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like CTRL?
The closest matches to CTRL are Guilty, The Girl on the Train, Runway 34.
How are movies similar to CTRL chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside CTRL, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.
Are there Hindi movies like CTRL?
Yes: Guilty, The Girl on the Train, Runway 34.