Best dark & gritty movies on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
1284 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.1. Most are in English (537), Hindi (125), Spanish (102). Newest addition: The Last House on the Left, added to Netflix on 22 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. The Godfather (1972)
Movie · English · 2h 55m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 9.2 (22.7L votes)
Visually stunningMatureTwistyDark & gritty
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
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2. The Godfather Part II (1974)
Movie · English · 3h 22m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 9.0 (15.2L votes)
TwistyVisually stunningMatureDark & gritty
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
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3. Fight Club (1999)
Movie · English · 2h 19m · A · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.8 (26.8L votes)
TwistyMatureCold & detachedVisually stunning
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
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4. The Prestige (2006)
Movie · English · 2h 10m · U · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 8.5 (16.4L votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detached
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
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5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 29m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (4.0L votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittyVisually stunningSerious
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko str
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6. Dune: Part Two (2024)
Movie · English · 2h 47m · Science Fiction, Adventure · IMDb 8.4 (8.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatTwistyDark & gritty
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
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7. Joker (2019)
Movie · English · 2h 2m · A · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 8.3 (17.3L votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyVisually stunning
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
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8. Scarface (1983)
Movie · English · 2h 50m · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.3 (10.4L votes)
MatureVisually stunningFast-pacedCold & detached
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But inc
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9. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 14m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 8.3 (4.9L votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this confl
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10. 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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11. No Country for Old Men (2007)
Movie · English · 2h 2m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (12.2L votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatCold & detachedVisually stunning
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
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12. Taxi Driver (1976)
Movie · English · 1h 54m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (10.5L votes)
Slow-burnMatureCold & detachedDark & gritty
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
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13. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 36m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Action · IMDb 8.3 (88.4K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
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14. Maharaja (2024)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 21m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.3 (86.6K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A barber seeks vengeance after his home is burglarized, cryptically telling police his "Lakshmi" has been taken, leaving them uncertain if it's a person or object, jeer at his request until they learn what they're really looking for.
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15. Dhurandhar (2025)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 34m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (1.5L votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
In the early 2000s, an undercover operative infiltrates Karachi's underworld, breaking into its inner circle to dismantle a violent nexus from within.
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16. Dune (2021)
Movie · English · 2h 35m · UA · Science Fiction, Adventure · IMDb 8.0 (11.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatTwistyDark & gritty
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in e
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17. The Revenant (2015)
Movie · English · 2h 37m · A · Western, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (9.7L votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
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18. 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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19. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Movie · English · 2h 42m · Drama, History · IMDb 8.1 (2.5L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and
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20. Inside Job (2010)
Movie · English · 1h 49m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (83.0K votes)
Cold & detachedDialogue-drivenFamily-friendlyDark & gritty
A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces th
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21. On the Waterfront (1954)
Movie · English · 1h 48m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (1.8L votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
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22. Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 55m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (73.9K votes)
MatureFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.
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23. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 27m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 8.1 (79.6K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.
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24. Infernal Affairs (2002)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 41m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (1.4L votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
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26. The Batman (2022)
Movie · English · 2h 57m · UA · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.8 (9.5L votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
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27. Dunkirk (2017)
Movie · English · 1h 47m · UA · War, Action · IMDb 7.8 (8.3L votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
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28. Jana Gana Mana (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 42m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 8.3 (22.5K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
After the mysterious death of a college professor triggers nationwide protests, a police officer’s pursuit of justice unravels layers of political manipulation and moral conflict, exposing how truth and power collide in the pursuit of justice.
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29. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)
Movie · English · 1h 38m · Documentary · IMDb 8.3 (21.6K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Over 93 days in Ukraine, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution and full-fledged civil rights movement.
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30. Talvar (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (44.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
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