Movies like Kaanekkaane (2021)
The best movies like Kaanekkaane (2021) are Joseph (2018), Nayattu (2021) and Iratta (2023). If Kaanekkaane hooked you with its drama and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRemember (2015)7.3/10 from 785 votes
- NewestBalan - The Boy (2026)Released 2026
- In MalayalamJoseph (2018)Also in Malayalam
Joseph (2018)
Joseph is a retired police officer with adept investigative skills. He accidentally gets involved in a crime case after his ex-wife’s unexpected demise.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNayattu (2021)
Three police officers are forced to go on the run when they get tangled in the death of a youth, a few days before the election.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIratta (2023)
After a cop is found dead, a policeman's investigation sparks a chilling search for the truth connected to his estranged twin and their fraught past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJana Gana Mana (2022)
After the mysterious death of a college professor triggers nationwide protests, a police officer’s pursuit of justice unravels layers of political manipulation and moral conflict, exposing how truth and power collide in the pursuit of justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017)
Prasad and Sreeja are a couple planning to set up a new life in Kasargod. On a bus journey they end up being robbed by a thief also named Prasad and this lands them up in a police station.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPonman (2025)
Ajesh,a jewellery agent lends 25 sovereigns of gold to Bruno for his sister Steffi's wedding, only to recover just half. When he demands the rest, he’s drawn into a tense comeback battle with Steffi's husband Mariano, an infamous prawn farmer in coastal Kollam.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Kuruthi (2021)
Ibrahim, a widower, grieves the loss of his wife and child and lives in a secluded area. However, his life turns upside down after a policeman comes knocking at his door with a criminal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Anweshippin Kandethum (2024)
A team of four expert policemen go through extreme trials and tribulations to find the killer of a young woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVarathan (2018)
After losing his job, Aby and his wife, Priya, move back to the latter's family estate in Kerala. However, things go from bad to worse for the couple as they encounter a new set of challenges..
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBalan - The Boy (2026)
A teenage boy searches for his missing mother following a turbulent childhood and her subsequent disappearance, exploring his search for closure and the truth about his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Bhoothakaalam (2022)
Following the death of a family member, a mother and son experience mysterious events which distort their sense of reality and make them question their sanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Great Indian Kitchen (2022)
After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Kishkindha Kaandam (2024)
Strange events unfold in a monkey-inhabited village, driving a newlywed couple and forest officials to embark on a mission to uncover the root of the unusual disturbances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJoji (2021)
Joji, an engineering dropout and the youngest son of a rich family lives with his aspirations of becoming super wealthy. Driven by greed and blind ambition, he decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAattam (2024)
After a party amongst a theatre group, their sole actress, Anjali is subjected to a crime from one of the men in the group. A meeting is called for. In trying to reach a consensus, stories unravel, suspicions surface and clamour ensues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Sambhavam Adhyayam Onnu (2026)
Three Kerala Police officers venture into a mysterious forest on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border to find a missing officer. They encounter strange time-related phenomena, uncovering the hidden secrets of Velloorkkatt forest.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
The Priest (2021)
The culprits behind multiple deaths in a family over a few years are exposed, but there is more to it than meets the eye.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRemember (2015)
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Caveman's Valentine (2001)
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like this6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)
An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he fights for survival....
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTrance (2020)
A disheartened motivational speaker gets hired by a corporate to become a preacher until his live stint on television puts him and his service under the scanner.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLucifer (2019)
In God's own country, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership sphere of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble and the power struggle that ensues, the thin line that separates good and bad becomes irrecoverably blurred and out of this seemingly endless mayhem, emerge forces that are hitherto unheard of.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like this2073 (2024)
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Parts You Lose (2019)
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPremonition (2007)
A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne & Two (2015)
In an isolated farmhouse, located in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by a mysterious wooden wall, Zac and Eva, two siblings gifted with extraordinary abilities, endure every day the wrath of their strict father while witnessing how a cruel sickness lurks their beloved mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisRorschach (2022)
When Luke Antony's wife goes missing, he sets off to search for her and stumbles upon the Balan family. However, terrorising events start occurring as Luke grows closer to them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTigertail (2020)
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLight of My Life (2019)
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Kaanekkaane?
The closest matches to Kaanekkaane are Joseph (2018), Nayattu (2021) and Iratta (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Kaanekkaane?
People who watched Kaanekkaane most often go on to Joseph (2018), Nayattu (2021) and Iratta (2023).
What is the highest-rated movie like Kaanekkaane?
Remember (2015), rated 7.3/10 by 785 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Kaanekkaane?
Balan - The Boy (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Malayalam movies like Kaanekkaane?
Yes: Joseph (2018), Nayattu (2021) and Iratta (2023).
How are movies similar to Kaanekkaane chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kaanekkaane, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.