Movies Like Paapi - Ek Satya Katha
If you liked Paapi - Ek Satya Katha (2013), a crime movie, 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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Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also crimeHe’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.
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Defendor (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeA crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to…
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The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also crimeA noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…
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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
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In Cold Light (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeFresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
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The System (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also crimeWhen a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
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Blue Story (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also crimeBlue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a…
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Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
★ 6/10Also crimeThe true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
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Panic (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeAlex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful…
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All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeAfter a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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Accident Man (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeMike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
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Plunder Road (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also crimeA spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
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Killer Heat (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeAn expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.
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Take Back (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeZara and Brian are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara's secret past kidnaps their daughter and now they must race to save her life.
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeIn the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
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Icefall (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeA young Indigenous game warden arrests an infamous poacher only to discover that the poacher knows the location of a plane carrying millions of dollars that has crashed in a frozen lake. When a group of criminals and…
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The Crash (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also crimeA teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
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The Bygone (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also crimeWhen a young rancher crosses paths with a Lakota girl from a nearby reservation, her mysterious disappearance sparks a search that uncovers a harrowing past and hints at a dire future.
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The Corrupted (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeSet ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam, an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen, who…