Movies Like August 15

If you liked August 15 (2011), a crime and thriller movie directed by Shaji Kailas, 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
Drishyam 2 (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also thriller and crime
Seven years after the events of the first film, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his…
2
The Mechanic (1972)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and…
3
Johnny English Reborn (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also crime
The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some…
4
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out…
5
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
6
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
7
Iratta (2023)
★ 7/10Also thriller
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.
8
North by Northwest (1959)
★ 8/10Also thriller
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
9
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
10
Kurup (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime
The Film is based on the infamous 'Charlie Murder Case' in the Indian State of Kerala where the main culprit Sukumara Kurup has been on the run for decades and is still not been caught. The story revolves around the…
11
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
Inspector 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…
12
The Interview (1998)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted?
13
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crime
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
14
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
15
The Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every…
16
Pickup on South Street (1953)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and crime
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…
17
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
18
Rekhachithram (2025)
★ 7/10Also thriller and crime
Having recently served a suspension for gambling online while on duty, Circle Inspector Vivek Gopinath rejoins the police force and is looking to reclaim his lost honour. Awaiting him is a 40-year-old, unresolved…
19
Murder She Said (1961)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
20
Chief of Station (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…