Best dark & gritty movies on Apple TV in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
356 movies on Apple TV in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.9. Most are in English (220), Malayalam (51), Hindi (34). Newest addition: Khalifa: The Ruler, added to Apple TV on 9 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Memento (2000)
Movie · English · 1h 53m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 8.4 (14.6L votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happ
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2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Movie · English · 1h 51m · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (13.3L votes)
MatureVisually stunningTwistyFast-paced
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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3. 1917 (2019)
Movie · English · 1h 59m · UA · War, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (7.9L votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
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4. Warrior (2011)
Movie · English · 2h 20m · Drama, Action · IMDb 8.1 (5.3L votes)
MatureVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
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5. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Movie · English · 2h 16m · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.0 (8.8L votes)
MatureVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
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6. Kireedam (1989)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 7m · A · Drama, Action · IMDb 8.9 (10.0K votes)
Dark & gritty
Sethu aspires to become a police officer to fulfil his father's dream. However, his life turns upside down when he intervenes in a scuffle with a criminal to save his father's life.
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7. Thalapathi (1991)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 37m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.5 (16.3K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatHeartwarming
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
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8. Apocalypto (2006)
Movie · English · 2h 18m · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (3.7L votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedDark & grittyMature
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will ma
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9. 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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10. First Blood (1982)
Movie · English · 1h 33m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.7 (3.1L votes)
Edge-of-seatMatureCold & detachedFast-paced
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
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11. American Psycho (2000)
Movie · English · 1h 42m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (8.6L votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
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12. Spadikam (1995)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (7.8K votes)
Dark & gritty
Chacko Master, a school headmaster, is never happy with his son, Thomas, and always degrades him. Having had enough of his ill treatment, Thomas runs away from home only to return as a gangster after long.
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13. Omkara (2006)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (24.4K votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, b
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14. Indian (1996)
Movie · Tamil · 3h 5m · U · Drama, Action · IMDb 8.1 (16.3K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyTwistyVisually stunning
Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
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15. Train to Busan (2016)
Movie · Korean · 1h 58m · Action, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (3.2L votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
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16. End of Watch (2012)
Movie · English · 1h 49m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (3.0L votes)
Edge-of-seatMatureDark & grittyFast-paced
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
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17. Match Point (2005)
Movie · English · 2h 4m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (2.4L votes)
TwistyMatureCold & detachedDark & gritty
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, Amer
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18. 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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19. Gangs of New York (2002)
Movie · English · 2h 48m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.5 (5.1L votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becom
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20. The Hurt Locker (2008)
Movie · English · 2h 11m · A · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (5.0L votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningMatureFast-paced
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
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21. Hey Ram (2000)
Movie · Tamil · 3h 19m · A · History, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (15.4K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.
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22. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Movie · English · 3h 26m · A · Crime, History · IMDb 7.5 (3.2L votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnDark & grittyTwisty
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
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23. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Movie · English · 2h 27m · Crime, Fantasy · IMDb 7.5 (2.8L votes)
Visually stunningMatureCold & detachedDark & gritty
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
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24. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Movie · English · 2h 4m · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 7.8 (20.9K votes)
FunnyCold & detachedDark & gritty
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when tw
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25. Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Movie · English · 1h 49m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.4 (3.5L votes)
MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
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26. Raanjhanaa (2013)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 20m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (38.7K votes)
TwistyDark & gritty
A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals.
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27. Mukkabaaz (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 25m · UA · Drama · IMDb 8.0 (9.7K votes)
Dark & gritty
A low caste boxer, Shravan, trains at a gym controlled by a local Don, Mishra. Shravan falls for Mishra's niece, Sunaina. Mishra does not approve of this match. Shravan strives to win Sunaina's hand in marriage and become a successful boxer while trying to avoid retaliation from Mishra.
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28. Tetris (2023)
Movie · English · 1h 58m · A · Thriller, History · IMDb 7.4 (1.1L votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
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29. The Next Three Days (2010)
Movie · English · 2h 13m · Romance, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (2.2L votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyMatureSerious
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of the
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30. Mother India (1957)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 55m · U · Drama · IMDb 7.8 (10.5K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittySlow-burnFamily-friendly
A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.
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