Movies Like Ward-126
If you liked Ward-126 (2022), a thriller and crime movie directed by Selvakumar Chellapandiyan, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Seven-Ups (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crimeA tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
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Hostile Takeover (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerFollows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
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Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerMaster car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
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Killers (2010)
★ 6/10Also thrillerWhen an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on…
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Winged Creatures (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeA psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an…
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Poker Night (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeWhen a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.
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Limbo (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thrillerTravis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the…
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Out of Time (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crimeMatt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force…
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Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
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Por Thozhil (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and thrillerLoganathan, a senior cop is asked to mentor Prakash, an academically bright but faint-hearted rookie and this unlikely duo team up to investigate a series of murder cases, and realize all of them are interlinked and…
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Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and crimeA CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family
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A Murder of Crows (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crimeIn the wake of a career-ending scandal, disgraced lawyer Lawson Russell moves to Key West, where he befriends aging novelist Christopher Marlowe. After letting Russell borrow his latest manuscript, Marlowe dies of a…
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Absence of Malice (1981)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeMegan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells…
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The Dream Team (1989)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thrillerFour mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish…
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The Amateur (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerAfter his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
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Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crimeDavey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…
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The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and thrillerAfter a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
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The Limits of Control (2009)
★ 6/10Also crimeA mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…
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Mersal (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and crimeA few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?
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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also crimeInspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…