Movies Like The Reporter

If you liked The Reporter (2015), a mystery and romance movie directed by Venugopan, 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
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery 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.
2
Lady in the Lake (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to…
3
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
★ 7/10Also thriller and mystery
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a…
4
The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and thriller
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
5
Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller and mystery
A psychologist with a keen interest in criminology gets entangled in a tough serial killer case which the police find hard to crack.
6
Solo (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and thriller
An experimental romantic thriller, Solo is the story of four different men, their love, rage and afterlife. Through four elements - water, air, fire and earth, they also represent different facets of Lord Siva.
7
Rebecca (1940)
★ 7.9/10Also mystery and romance
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips…
8
Vertigo (1958)
★ 8.1/10Also mystery and romance
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
9
Rorschach (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and mystery
When Luke Antony's wife goes missing, he sets off to search for her and stumbles upon the Balan family. However, terrorising events start occurring as Luke grows closer to them.
10
Rekhachithram (2025)
★ 7/10Also mystery and thriller
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…
11
The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and thriller
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
12
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and thriller
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
13
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
★ 7/10Also mystery and thriller
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
14
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and mystery
London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the…
15
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thriller
Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is only out-done by the surliness of her brother Stratos, recently…
16
Secret Agent (1936)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery
During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric…
17
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and thriller
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects…
18
Young and Innocent (1937)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and romance
When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence.
19
Black Angel (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.
20
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and romance
Kasi and Suni are close friends who studied together in an engineering college. Assi, who comes to Kerala to study engineering under the North East quota falls in love with Kasi. Certain incidents that follow set Kasi…