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Movies Like Kana Kanmani

If you liked Kana Kanmani (2009), a thriller and family movie directed by Akku Akbar, 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.

  1. 1The Unhealer

    The Unhealer (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and horror

    A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…

  2. 2The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone (1983)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and horror

    Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an…

  3. 3Night Watch

    Night Watch (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror

    A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.

  4. 4The Watcher in the Woods

    The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller

    After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar…

  5. 5The Car

    The Car (1977)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…

  6. 6Red Riding Hood

    Red Riding Hood (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is…

  7. 7Deep Water

    Deep Water (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10Also horror and thriller

    A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their…

  8. 8The Possessed

    The Possessed (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller

    A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the…

  9. 9Max Winslow and The House of Secrets

    Max Winslow and The House of Secrets (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10Also family and thriller

    Five teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by entrepreneur and scientist Atticus Virtue. To win the teens must face-off against a super computer named HAVEN who controls the mansion.

  10. 10The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

    ★ 7.1/10Also horror and thriller

    When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

  11. 11Fear in the Night

    Fear in the Night (1972)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and horror

    It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled…

  12. 12Poker Night

    Poker Night (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horror

    When 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.

  13. 13The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch (1978)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and thriller

    A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.

  14. 14The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller

    Joanna Eberhart comes to the town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.

  15. 15Nightbooks

    Nightbooks (2021)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and family

    Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way…

  16. 16Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

    ★ 7.5/10Also horror and thriller

    A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

  17. 17Signs

    Signs (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and horror

    A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

  18. 18Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House

    Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family and horror

    Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.

  19. 19Time Lapse

    Time Lapse (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horror

    Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

  20. 20Silent Zone

    Silent Zone (2025)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.

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