Movies Like Ela Veezha Poonchira

If you liked Ela Veezha Poonchira (2022), a crime and thriller movie directed by Shahi Kabir, 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 Seven-Ups (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
2
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crime
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
3
Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and thriller
A psychologist with a keen interest in criminology gets entangled in a tough serial killer case which the police find hard to crack.
4
Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
5
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…
6
The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mystery
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
7
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thriller
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…
8
Limbo (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and mystery
Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the…
9
Night Watch (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and thriller
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.
10
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.
11
The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
12
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and crime
Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.
13
Sookshmadarshini (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery and thriller
Manuel returns with his mother to their former home in a middle-class neighbourhood. Suspicious of his intentions, Priyadarshini and her friends begin gathering clues, convinced he may be hiding something sinister.
14
Remember (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
15
The Stranger (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and crime
Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. However, neither is who they appear to be, each carry secrets that threaten to ruin them — and in the background, one of the nation's largest police operations…
16
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and thriller
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…
17
Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery and crime
Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.
18
Kishkindha Kaandam (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also thriller and mystery
Strange events unfold in a monkey-inhabited village, driving a newlywed couple and forest officials to embark on a mission to uncover the root of the unusual disturbances.
19
Jana Gana Mana (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and thriller
After the mysterious death of a college professor triggers nationwide protests, a police officer’s pursuit of justice unravels layers of political manipulation and moral conflict, exposing how truth and power collide…
20
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crime
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. When his body is found outside of Aurora’s home, she then becomes the main…