Best dark & gritty English movies on ZEE5 in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

12 movies on ZEE5 in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.3. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. The Dissident (2020)

Movie · English · 1h 59m · Documentary · IMDb 7.8 (31.1K votes)

Dark & grittyCold & detachedDialogue-drivenSerious

When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover up perpetrated by the very country he loved.

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2. Hotel Mumbai (2019)

Movie · English · 2h 3m · Thriller, History · IMDb 7.6 (80.8K votes)

Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

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3. JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)

Movie · English · 1h 59m · Documentary, History · IMDb 7.5 (5.0K votes)

Cold & detachedDialogue-drivenDark & gritty

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

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4. The Kingmaker (2019)

Movie · English · 1h 40m · Documentary · IMDb 7.6 (2.8K votes)

Cold & detachedDark & grittySlow-burnFamily-friendly

Documentary centering on the controversial political career of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines whose behind-the-scenes influence of her husband Ferdinand's presidency rocketed her to the global political stage.

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5. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

Movie · English · 1h 51m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.7 (1.1L votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

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6. Final Solution (2001)

Movie · English · 1h 42m · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (201 votes)

Dark & grittySerious

The indoctrination of Gerrit Wolfaardt is complete: his family traditions, history, culture- even his church-have taught him that black South Africans are a cancer in the land. Under the eye of prominent members of the government and military, Gerrit develops a diabolical plan to rid South Africa of its "black danger."

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7. Normal (2026)

Movie · English · 1h 31m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.3 (37.8K votes)

MatureFast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwisty

An unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past responds to a bank robbery in a small, sleepy town and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.

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8. Entertainment (2015)

Movie · English · 1h 53m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 5.7 (3.5K votes)

MatureSlow-burnFunnyLow-stakes

Set in the Mojave Desert, the film follows a broken-down comedian playing clubs across the Southwest, working his way to Los Angeles to meet his estranged daughter.

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9. Don't Grow Up (2015)

Movie · English · 1h 21m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 4.6 (1.4K votes)

Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat

Teenage delinquents who are living in an island youth center wake up to find themselves alone with no one to watch over them. After much partying, they realize the island has been deserted and the adults have been infected by a mysterious epidemic.

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10. Die (2010)

Movie · English · 1h 31m · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 4.9 (2.8K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

Six people, each of them is on the road to self-destruction. They wake up in cells in a surreal facility, without knowing how they got there or why.

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11. Malevolence 3: Killer (2018)

Movie · English · 1h 29m · Horror · IMDb 4.5 (2.4K votes)

Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached

Martin Bristol returns to where it all began: the home where he was kidnapped from. But he is not the boy who disappeared over 10 years ago. Tortured and abused at the hands of his psychotic captor Graham Sutter, Martin is damaged beyond repair. Lurking in the shadows of suburbia, he stalks and kills without remorse. S

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12. Wrong Turn (2021)

Movie · English · 1h 50m · A · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.6 (44.0K votes)

MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life.

Prime Video ZEE5 · free with ads