Movies Like Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Insomnia

2002·1h 58m·★ 7.2·Christopher Nolan

Themes: investigation, flashback, detectiveFans also likedThriller & Crime

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsThemes: flashback, detectiveCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommendsThemes: investigation, detectiveCrime & Thriller

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

Themes: investigation, detectiveCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommendsCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Backdraft

1991·2h 17m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

TMDB recommendsThriller & Action & Crime

Andha Naal

1954·2h 14m·★ 8.0·S. Balachander

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime & Mystery

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Prisoners

2013·2h 33m·★ 8.2·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: investigation, detectiveThriller & Crime

Knives Out

2019·2h 11m·★ 7.9·Rian Johnson

Themes: investigation, detectiveCrime & Mystery

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

Themes: flashback, detectiveMystery & Crime

Identity

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025·2h 25m·★ 7.3·Rian Johnson

Themes: investigation, detectiveThriller & Mystery

Suspicion

1941·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022·2h 20m·★ 7.1·Rian Johnson

Themes: investigation, detectiveCrime & Mystery

The Hard Way

1991·1h 51m·★ 6.4·John Badham

TMDB recommendsAction & Crime

Ed Kemper

2025·1h 32m·★ 5.0·Chad Ferrin

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Zodiac

2005·1h 32m·★ 5.4·Alexander Bulkley

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Poisoning Angel

2017·1h 37m·★ 4.9·Stéphanie Pillonca

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

How Good Is Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru?

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