Best dark & gritty movies on SonyLIV in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
100 movies on SonyLIV in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.6. Most are in English (37), Malayalam (22), Japanese (11). Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · A · Animation, Action · IMDb 8.3 (71.4K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedMatureTwisty
In a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.
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2. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 57m · UA · Animation, Action · IMDb 8.2 (1.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing
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3. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Movie · English · 2h 44m · Science Fiction, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (7.7L votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningTwistyDark & gritty
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
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4. Captain Phillips (2013)
Movie · English · 2h 14m · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (5.2L votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-pacedDark & gritty
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
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5. Maanaadu (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 27m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 8.1 (28.2K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
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6. Black Hawk Down (2001)
Movie · English · 2h 25m · Action, War · IMDb 7.7 (4.6L votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatMature
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
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7. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Movie · English · 2h 42m · A · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (9.8L votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningMatureTwisty
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Ro
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8. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · UA · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.8 (67.9K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatTwistyFast-paced
Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curs
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10. Searching (2018)
Movie · English · 1h 42m · UA · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.6 (2.0L votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDialogue-driven
After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.
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11. Por Thozhil (2023)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 28m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (13.7K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Loganathan, a senior cop is asked to mentor Prakash, an academically bright but faint-hearted rookie and this unlikely duo team up to investigate a series of murder cases, and realize all of them are interlinked and that a psychopath serial killer is on the run.
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12. Rekhachithram (2025)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · UA · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (18.4K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Having recently served a suspension for gambling online while on duty, Circle Inspector Vivek Gopinath rejoins the police force and is looking to reclaim his lost honour. Awaiting him is a 40-year-old, unresolved murder mystery with a faceless victim.
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13. Gargi (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 17m · U · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (8.6K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyDialogue-drivenEdge-of-seat
When a schoolteacher's father is arrested for the rape of a 10-year-old girl, the media storm surrounding the case has lawyers reluctant about defending the accused. An inexperienced advocate with a speech disability agrees to take up the case despite the stiff opposition and ridicule from his association. It is now up
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14. Bramayugam (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · U/A 16+ · Drama, Horror · IMDb 7.7 (18.9K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyDark & grittyVisually stunning
A folk singer in 17th-century Kerala discovers a mansion. Inside, he encounters an enigmatic cook and a powerful master, setting in motion a chain of events that changes his life.
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15. Ab Tak Chhappan (2004)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 9m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (10.2K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Following the fortunes of tough cop Sadhu Agashe both in his fight against crime and in his personal life. Garnering newspaper headlines for his crime-fighting activities, he also makes some enemies in the police department, most notably in the form of his superior, who believes his officer has gone too far.
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16. The Patriot (2000)
Movie · English · 2h 45m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.2 (3.2L votes)
Visually stunningMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old lif
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17. Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Movie · English · 2h 27m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (2.2L votes)
FunnyVisually stunningCold & detachedMature
A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.
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18. Lucifer (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 54m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (16.4K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedFast-pacedDark & gritty
In God's own country, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership sphere of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble and the power struggle that ensues, the thin line that separates good and bad becomes irrecoverably blu
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19. Don't Breathe (2016)
Movie · English · 1h 29m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (3.4L votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedMature
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
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20. Aamis (2019)
Movie · Assamese · 1h 48m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.7 (4.9K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedTwisty
A lonely, married woman bonds with a younger man over their shared love of unusual foods. As their excursions become more adventurous, their relationship begins to take a dark turn.
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21. Bhoothakaalam (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 1h 45m · UA · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (6.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Following the death of a family member, a mother and son experience mysterious events which distort their sense of reality and make them question their sanity.
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23. Sisu (2022)
Movie · Finnish · 1h 31m · Action, War · IMDb 6.9 (1.3L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detached
When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.
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24. The Woman King (2022)
Movie · English · 2h 15m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (84.5K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy th
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25. Thalavan (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 13m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (7.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
The intense rivalry between two police officers—CI Jayashankar and SI Karthik takes a dark turn when a body is found in Jayashankar’s house, and he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation, which is led by Karthik, adding a layer of tension to their already strained relationship.
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26. Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
Movie · English · 1h 41m · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.1 (10.3K votes)
Visually stunningMatureFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.
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27. Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.7 (2.1K votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
Ciel learns of a "Aurora Society", that is rumored to be researching how to bring the dead back to life. Their next meeting is scheduled to be conducted on the ship Campania, voyaging across the Atlantic Ocean. Much to Ciel's dismay, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford, is taking the same ship, thus leaving him with no choice bu
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28. Kalamkaval (2025)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 24m · U/A 16+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (5.0K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedMatureDark & gritty
Early 2010s. A routine Kerala Police inquiry in the quiet village of Kottayikonam takes an unexpected turn when a trail of seemingly minor clues unravels into a string of disturbing cases. The investigation soon crosses into Tamil Nadu, revealing unsolved mysteries that have lingered for years.
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29. Hanna (2011)
Movie · English · 1h 51m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.7 (2.2L votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-pacedMature
Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nears her ultimate target,
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