Best dark & gritty Indonesian movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
76 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.5. Newest addition: Ghost in the Cell, added to Prime Video on 21 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. The Raid 2 (2014)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 30m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.9 (1.4L votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
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2. The Raid (2012)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 41m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.6 (2.3L votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatMature
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with ra
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3. The Night Comes For Us (2018)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 1m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.9 (33.8K votes)
MatureFast-pacedVisually stunningDark & gritty
After sparing a girl's life during a massacre, an elite Triad assassin is targeted by an onslaught of murderous gangsters.
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4. Photocopier (2021)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 10m · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 6.8 (4.5K votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
When photos of her at a party cause her to lose a scholarship, a student investigates whether something devastating happened to her that night.
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5. Merantau (2009)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 14m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (12.1K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling
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6. Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 54m · Action, Romance · IMDb 6.8 (1.2K votes)
MatureFunnyVisually stunningFast-paced
Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret: his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but he also falls head over heels in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, e
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7. Fireworks (2023)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 45m · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.0 (550 votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedMature
4 people intend to commit suicide together by blowing themselves up using a large ball of fireworks, but strange events occur, every times they explode, they don't die and return to their initial state.
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9. Ghost in the Cell (2026)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 46m · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 6.5 (4.3K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
In a notorious prison, an invisible force begins killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they try to survive the mounting bloodshed.
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10. The Shadow Strays (2024)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 25m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (11.7K votes)
Fast-pacedMatureEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate — and she'll destroy anyone in her path.
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11. Sleep Call (2023)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 40m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (587 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatTwisty
Loneliness, past trauma and debts keep Dina trapped in a complicated life. Then she found the Sleep Call activity - a happiness and an escape from the real world, but it leads to terror and disaster.
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12. Vengeance in the Dreary Night (2025)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 43m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (674 votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyMatureDark & gritty
Jefri and Sarah are an adulterous couple now desperately trying to create an alibi after the corpse of Sofia, the lawful wife they murdered, mysteriously disappears from the morgue. Arya Pradana, a police investigator, uses all his logic to uncover the truth. Has the corpse come back to life to take revenge on her kill
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13. Kang Mak from Pee Mak (2024)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 3m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.4 (1.2K votes)
Visually stunningDark & gritty
Returning home with his friends, a soldier reunites with his wife, not knowing she's become a ghost. But her death's not the end of their love story.
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14. The Siege at Thorn High (2025)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 58m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (3.0K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
Edwin promised to his sister on her deathbed to find her son she gave up a long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wi
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15. Hello Ghost (2023)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 44m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (480 votes)
Dark & gritty
Following a failed suicide attempt, Kresna is followed by four ghosts who will only leave if Kresna fulfills their request.
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16. Innocent Vengeance (2023)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 49m · Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (453 votes)
Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Adam, a talented architect has been living in a traumatic state for two years after his family was brutally murdered in front of him. Adam has been living in fear and trauma. His therapist Amanda advice him to learn self-forgiveness. The journey of a broken man on a mission of vendetta will make Adam decide between mov
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17. Kisah Tanah Jawa: Pocong Gundul (2023)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 47m · Horror · IMDb 6.2 (537 votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwistyCold & detached
HAO has retrocognitive ability, an ability to see past events. With his ability, Hao helps SARI, a vocational school student, who was kidnapped by ‘Pocong Gundul’ - a evil pocong figure with a bald head. Together with his best friend RIDA, Hao manages to save Sari, but Hao's actions ignites anger from the Pocong Gundul
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18. The Unholy (2022)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 42m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.2 (1.5K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunningCold & detached
A former clergyman finds himself back in his old boarding school where the disturbances experienced by its community might help him regain his faith and tie up loose ends in regards to his son's death by a deadly spirit.
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19. KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village - Luwih Dowo, Luwih Medeni (2022)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 50m · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 6.0 (402 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seat
A group of students encounter strange and terrifying events during their community service in a remote village. This film is an extended version of 2022's KKN di Desa Penari.
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20. A Woman Called Mother (2025)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 59m · Horror, Drama · IMDb 5.9 (484 votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedTwisty
After her father’s death, Vira’s mother has a mental breakdown. To start fresh, the family moves to a new city and opens a hair salon together. While the family attempts to adjust to their new lives, Vira’s mother, Yanti, begins exhibiting strange, violent behavior reminiscent of her mental breakdown and becomes partic
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21. Alie's Home (2025)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 35m · Drama, Family · IMDb 5.8 (288 votes)
Dialogue-drivenDark & grittyStraightforwardSerious
Alie, the youngest and only daughter among five siblings, suffers relentless abuse from her father and siblings—blamed for their mother's death—when all she longs for is a bit of compassion and acceptance from her family.
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22. The Womb (2022)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 55m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.9 (896 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat
Short on cash and a place to live, a woman agrees to let an old upper-class couple takes care of her and her unborn child, not knowing they have a more sinister plan that involves their only son.
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23. Jakarta vs Everybody (2020)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 41m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 5.7 (402 votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat
Dom came to Jakarta with a hope of becoming an actor. His encounter with Pingkan and Radit brings him deep into the labyrinth of drug trafficking. Will he abandon his dream?
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24. The Redemption of Sin (2024)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 56m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.6 (323 votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMatureSerious
When the police halt their search, a troubled mother works with a podcaster to find her missing daughter but faces a dark force that haunts her.
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25. Panji Tengkorak (2025)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 34m · Animation, Action · IMDb 5.6 (253 votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Panji, who sold his soul to black magic to avenge his wife's death, intended to end his life, but found his body now shackled by black magic that controlled his soul. After wandering aimlessly, Panji met an old warrior who asked for his help to chase a bandit who had seized a sacred heirloom that was said to be able to
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26. Suzzanna: Kliwon Friday Night (2023)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 12m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.7 (676 votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
After a shaman casts a curse on her, a woman is killed by dark sorcery and resurrected as a wrathful spirit who seeks to reunite with her newborn baby.
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27. Suzzanna: Witchcraft (2026)
Movie · Indonesian · 2h 15m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.3 (287 votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatSerious
Suzzanna is determined to exact revenge on Bisman, the cruel village ruler who killed her father with black magic. To achieve this, she learns black magic, but realizes Bisman's power is immense. In the midst of her efforts, Suzzanna falls in love with Pramuja, a religious man who doesn't know her secret, forcing her t
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28. The Corpse Washer (2024)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 47m · Horror, Drama · IMDb 6.0 (1.8K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Lela, a mortician, finds something odd about the body of her mother who died suddenly. Trapped in sacred tension and a tense horror journey, Lela discovers another oddity in the body of the corpse she was bathing.
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29. Guna Guna Istri Muda (2024)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 37m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.2 (261 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat
Horror pierces Vivian's life when her husband, Burhan, decides to marry Angel, an avaricious young woman who uses witchcraft to terrorize her family.
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30. The Haunted Apartment: "Miss K" (2024)
Movie · Indonesian · 1h 43m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.6 (733 votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedSerious
Apartment 610 holds a dark and terrifying secret: anyone who enters it will die within four days. Can Alma and her sister, Mia, escape the curse?
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