Movies like Sector 36 (2024)
The best movies like Sector 36 (2024) are Crazxy (2025), Drishyam 2 (2022) and Ikka (2026). If Sector 36 hooked you with its crime and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)8.3/10 from 18,829 votes
- NewestIkka (2026)Released 2026
- In HindiCrazxy (2025)Also in Hindi
Crazxy (2025)
A renowned surgeon, Abhimanyu Sood is carrying ₹5 crores for a hush hush settlement that will save him from going to jail, when he gets a chilling phone call—his 16-year-old daughter, Vedica, has been kidnapped. The ransom? The exact amount he is carrying right now. Is this even a real kidnapping—or an elaborate trap?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Drishyam 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 thisIkka (2026)
With a loved one's life at stake, a celebrated lawyer must defend a man he suspects is guilty — battling his conscience every step of the way.
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 thisJaane Jaan (2023)
When a single mother her teenage daughter becomes ensnared in a deadly crime, find an unexpected ally in their neighbor, a simple, doting but genius teacher math teacher comes to aid, while a tenacious cop digs into the case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVadh 2 (2026)
A police officer's pursuit of truth in a shocking prison crime intertwines with the lives of a widowed prison guard and a soon to be released inmate, unravelling a web of morality and redemption.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Talaash (2012)
A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArticle 15 (2019)
A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUgly (2013)
When a 10-year old girl goes missing, her stepfather races against time to investigate the kidnapping.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMemories of Murder (2003)
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisRaat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders (2025)
When members of the Bansal family are found murdered, Inspector Jatil Yadav uncovers a trail of greed, betrayal and secrets tied to a deadly conspiracy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Raid 2 (2025)
Set seven years after the events of the first film, it follows the return of IRS officer Amay Patnaik, who is attempting to take down a seemingly benevolent politician.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas (2025)
A seemingly simple case of a missing girl, Poonam, puts Inspector Vishwas Bhagwat on a chase to find the culprit behind a sinister trail of disappearing girls. What happens next?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Kartavya (2026)
With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far he'll go to uphold his duty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Mardaani (2014)
A Mumbai police officer's search for a missing teenage girl leads her to the depraved world of child trafficking. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game between the officer and a ruthless mafia kingpin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMardaani 3 (2026)
Officer Shivani Shivaji Roy returns to hunt down those behind the disappearance of young girls, risking everything to bring them back alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisForensic (2022)
Little girls begin to disappear and their bodies are found soon after in the town of Mussoorie. Police officer Megha and forensic officer Johnny join hands to nab the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Prisoners (2013)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies 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 crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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
Mom (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 crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAndhadhun (2018)
A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDrishyam 3 (2026)
To protect his family and their dark secret, Georgekutty faces an organized new threat. As walls close in and cracks widen, how much more is he willing to sacrifice?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Stolen (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 thisIttefaq (2017)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeva (2025)
Dev Ambre, a ruthless cop, loses his memory in an accident just after he has finished solving a murder case and now has to reinvestigate it while keeping his memory loss a secret from everyone except DCP Farhan Khan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVikram Vedha (2022)
Vikram, an honest officer with the Lucknow police, is on a mission to find and eliminate gangster Vedha. However, when Vedha surrenders himself to the police and starts narrating stories to Vikram, it blurs the lines between good and evil. Vedha questions Vikram's righteousness while the latter believes he is fair and just. But is he?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSikandar Ka Muqaddar (2024)
After an unsolved diamond heist, a hard-nosed cop’s pursuit of his key suspect turns into obsession, until they finally face each other — and the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisRaman Raghav 2.0 (2016)
A corrupt cop and a serial killer obsessed with a psychopath from the '60s get caught up in a ruthless cat-and-mouse game.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Sector 36?
The closest matches to Sector 36 are Crazxy (2025), Drishyam 2 (2022) and Ikka (2026). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Sector 36?
People who watched Sector 36 most often go on to Crazxy (2025), Drishyam 2 (2022) and Ikka (2026).
What is the highest-rated movie like Sector 36?
The Silence of the Lambs (1991), rated 8.3/10 by 18,829 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Sector 36?
Ikka (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Sector 36?
Yes: Crazxy (2025), Drishyam 2 (2022) and Ikka (2026).
How are movies similar to Sector 36 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Sector 36, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.