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Movies Like Dharamyudh

If you liked Dharamyudh (1988), a mystery movie directed by Sudarshan Nag, 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 Infernal Machine

    The Infernal Machine (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery

    Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his…

  2. 2Goodnight Mommy

    Goodnight Mommy (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery

    When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.

  3. 3The Substitute 2: School's Out

    The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery

    When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…

  4. 4Kiss Me Deadly

    Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

    ★ 7.2/10Also mystery

    One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to…

  5. 5Farewell, My Lovely

    Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled…

  6. 6American Gigolo

    American Gigolo (1980)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery

    Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and…

  7. 7Stranger on the Third Floor

    Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery

    Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

  8. 8Maniac Cop 2

    Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery

    Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.

  9. 9Original Sin

    Original Sin (2001)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

  10. 10Bone Lake

    Bone Lake (2025)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…

  11. 11Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

    ★ 7.4/10Also mystery

    In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions…

  12. 12Pinocchio: Unstrung

    Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

  13. 13Saw

    Saw (2004)

    ★ 7.4/10Also mystery

    Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With…

  14. 14Come to Daddy

    Come to Daddy (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experience. If only he’d known the dark truth about his old man beforehand.

  15. 15Oldboy

    Oldboy (2013)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

  16. 16Spiral: From the Book of Saw

    Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome…

  17. 17Luckiest Girl Alive

    Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery

    A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

  18. 18Mississippi Burning

    Mississippi Burning (1988)

    ★ 7.7/10Also mystery

    Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in…

  19. 19Saw X

    Saw X (2023)

    ★ 7.1/10Also mystery

    Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover the entire…

  20. 20Tightrope

    Tightrope (1984)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery

    Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his…

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