Movies like Kahaani (2012)

Gone Girl (2014)

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

The Cycle (2026)

A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

Frantic (1988)

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

Twin Peaks (1989)

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

The Infernal Machine (2022)

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.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

Awake (2007)

While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

I See You (2019)

When a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

Haseen Dillruba (2021)

Under investigation as a suspect in her husband's murder, a wife reveals details of their thorny marriage that seem to only further blur the truth.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

The Ritual Killer (2023)

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.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

8MM (1999)

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.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

The Salton Sea (2002)

After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

The Mean Season (1985)

A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

Last Seen Alive (2022)

After Will Spann's wife suddenly vanishes at a gas station, his desperate search to find her leads him down a dark path that forces him to run from authorities and take the law into his own hands.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

An Innocent Man (1989)

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned private investigator – Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

Deep Cover (1992)

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

3 Days to Kill (2014)

A dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter. But first, he must complete one last mission - even if it means juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunting down the world's most ruthless terrorist and looking after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years, while his wife is out of town.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

Out of the Past (1947)

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

The Order (2003)

For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller

Resurrection (1999)

A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who leaves a trail of horribly mutilated and dismembered corpses along with perversely ironic biblical quotes.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller

Behind the Trees (2019)

While on a romantic getaway in the Indian wilderness, a couple from Los Angeles accidentally witnesses the haunting exorcism of an 11-year old girl. They decide to rescue her.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery

Balidaan (1985)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

Edison (2005)

In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

Dange (2024)

Former friends Xavier and Yuva meet again in college as adversaries when their respective cohorts come to blows during their annual cultural festival.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

Black Bud (2021)

Sanya, a rebellious contemporary girl but a poet at heart, escapes her strict orthodox father's house in search of a new life.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

7 Seconds (2005)

When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

End Game (2006)

Secret Service agent Alex Thomas is detailed with protecting the president of the United States but, at a public appearance, everything went wrong and the president is assassinated. Wracked with guilt, he blames himself for his team's failure. Meanwhile, seasoned journalist Kate Crawford comes to believe there's a massive conspiracy afoot and convinces Alex of it. Together they unravel a treacherous web of lies as they try to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy amid the deadly threat of shadowy assassins and ex-special ops enforcers.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

Fletch (1985)

When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk's story.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery