Best crime movies on ZEE5 in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
142 movies on ZEE5 in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.3. Most are in Hindi (74), Tamil (22), Malayalam (13). Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Anniyan (2005)
Movie · Tamil · 3h 1m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (27.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.
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2. Vikram Vedha (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 27m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (56.4K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-paced
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
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3. Haider (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 30m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (61.8K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.
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4. Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 46m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 8.1 (19.4K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.
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5. Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 18m · U · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (13.7K votes)
FunnyTwistyFast-pacedCold & detached
Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum that throws away this primary rule and end up being chased by a dreaded
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6. Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana (2021)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 31m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (9.6K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Shiva and Hari, two friends who are polar opposites in demeanour, are the terror in Mangaladevi. What happens when ego, ambition and jealousy creeps in between their strong friendship?
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7. Gangaajal (2003)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 37m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.8 (19.3K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
An honest Superintendent of Police, IPS Amit Kumar, is assigned to a crime infested town to reduce its crime rates. There, he soon learns that cleaning up the town also means confronting the corruption among police and politicians.
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8. Mersal (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 41m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 7.5 (42.8K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?
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9. Don (1978)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 46m · U · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.7 (13.7K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detached
A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP D'Silva knows of this incident, he recruits Vijay, who is a spitting image of Don, to replace the original Don and infiltrate his gang. D'Silva plans to nab the entire gang, but when he dies during a raid, the secret that Vijay is
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10. Operation Java (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 26m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.0 (6.1K votes)
Edge-of-seatCold & detached
B. Tech graduates Antony and Vinay Dasan are talented, but unemployed. That changes, however, when they approach the cyber cell with a new perspective to a film piracy case.
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12. Chup (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 10m · A · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (28.0K votes)
MatureDark & grittyTwistyCold & detached
A series of bizarre and disturbing murders rock the city of Mumbai. Film critics are being killed week after week with the release of every new film. Arvind Mathur, Head of Crime Branch Mumbai, is tasked with solving the case. With the help of Zenobia, a criminal psychologist, he tries to understand the mind of the kil
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13. Ghayal (1990)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 43m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.7 (5.7K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMatureCold & detached
Ajay is framed by Balwant Rai for his brother's murder and sent to prison. Later, he befriends three convicts and sets out to seek revenge against Balwant Rai.
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14. Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 14m · A · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (17.7K votes)
MatureTwistyCold & detachedDark & gritty
A corrupt cop and a serial killer obsessed with a psychopath from the '60s get caught up in a ruthless cat-and-mouse game.
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15. Mulshi Pattern (2018)
Movie · Marathi · 2h 35m · Crime · IMDb 8.2 (2.8K votes)
MatureTwistyDark & grittyCold & detached
A stark portrayal of the hardships faced by farmers, Mulshi Pattern tackles some of the raging issues of our times. The film lays bare the deep flaws of the system which turns the farmer into a criminal and a social outcast.
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17. NH10 (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 55m · A · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (15.1K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
Meera and Arjun are professionals living in Gurgaon. On their way to a luxurious desert holiday they stop on a Highway dhaba for dinner, where they witness a young girl being picked up by a bunch of hoodlums. Arjun chooses to step in, unmindful of the danger ahead.
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18. Mom (2017)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 27m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (13.5K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatFast-paced
After her stepdaughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked free.
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19. Apaharan (2005)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 53m · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.4 (5.7K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of Bihar.
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20. Rustom (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 28m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (31.9K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
A naval officer is devastated to learn about his wife's extramarital affair with a rich businessman while he was away. He pays him a visit and shoots him to death, following which he surrenders himself but claims to be "not guilty" in the court, much to the surprise of the businessman's sister and the officers dealing
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21. Taish (2020)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 23m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (6.3K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
A revenge drama, which revolves around two families based out of London. One family which plans an elaborate countryside wedding and the other is a violent criminal family of moneylenders. Amidst a week-long function, both these worlds collide. A past secret sparks an incident of violence - in turn changing all their l
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22. Kurangu Bommai (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 46m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.8 (2.5K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
An honest driver tries to find the owner of a bag, supposedly containing money to fund the marriage of the man’s daughter, not realising that it was used by his own father to move a stolen idol.
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23. Shakti (1982)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 45m · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (2.7K votes)
Edge-of-seat
A policeman's son becomes a criminal after a childhood incident creates a rift between them.
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24. Nail Polish (2021)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 8m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (6.1K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyDialogue-driven
A high profile defence lawyer is promised a Rajya Sabha seat if he wins a case of an accused with charges of killing two migrant children. However, there's much more than what meets the eye in this courtroom drama that explores the uncertainty of human mind and the journey of criminal discovery.
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25. Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 54m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (8.2K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Vikram is a happy-go-lucky management student from a top Business School of India. He becomes an overnight sensation after a successful internet campaign against the radical fundamentalism of moral policing in India. This prompts his university teacher - Professor Ranjan Batki, to throw him a challenge for yet another
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26. Jiivi (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 2m · U · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (2.1K votes)
Twisty
Frustrated at his failed romance, Saravanan decides to steal from his landlady’s house. Even as he comes up with clever ways to outsmart the cops, he realises that his actions are echoes from the past.
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27. 8 Thottakkal (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 25m · U · Thriller, Action · IMDb 7.5 (2.6K votes)
Fast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
A cop’s pistol gets stolen and even as the search for it gets underway, it ends up in the hands of someone who uses it to rob a bank.
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28. Cyanide (2006)
Movie · Kannada · 1h 40m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.8 (911 votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
"Cyanide" is about the incidents that occurred in the peripheries of Bangalore after the assassins of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi stepped into the city. The story revolves around a helpless couple who fall into the clutches of the gang and are taken hostage.
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29. Naan (2012)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 15m · G · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (2.1K votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
An ex-convict forges signature of a deceased medical student to get enrolled in a medical college. He kills his roommate by accident in a dispute and fears that his identity will be revealed.
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30. Kuttram 23 (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 14m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (3.4K votes)
Edge-of-seat
A case involving the disappearance of a pregnant woman turns into a personal one for the cop who is tasked with investigating it.
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