
Movies that feel likeDrishyam (2015)
If you loved Drishyam, the closest films we have are Colors of Evil: Red (2024), A Hard Day (2014) and Marshland (2014). All three share Drishyam's twisty and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933).
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If Drishyam hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: police
The difference: Trades the stillness of Drishyam for an angle of its own

One thread runs through both: murder
The difference: Easier on the stillness than Drishyam

The same mix in both: twists, then tension
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

The same preoccupation in both: murder

Gritty mystery in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: police

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Twisty thriller, and it commits to that

Both lean on tension more than on crime
The difference: Sits closer to western than Drishyam does

Mystery built on stillness, twice over

Both lean on grit more than on crime

Both lean on twists more than on thriller
The difference: 82 years apart, and the 1930s show
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