Best dark & gritty Polish movies on Netflix in India

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

22 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.2. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

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   1. Operation Hyacinth (2021)

   Movie · Polish · 1h 46m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.8 (5.2K votes)

   MatureTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   Not satisfied with the result of a murder investigation in Warsaw's gay community, an officer in 1980s communist Poland resolves to uncover the truth.

   Netflix
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   2. The Land (2021)

   Movie · Polish · 1h 43m · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 6.2 (705 votes)

   TwistyFunnyCold & detachedMature

   One country. Four directors. Six comedy-dramas. Each of them works as a separate story, together they form a coherent whole. All of them are based on seemingly mundane situations that take a perverse turn, bringing the heroes to the brink of their endurance.

   Netflix
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   3. Colors of Evil: Red (2024)

   Movie · Polish · 1h 52m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.4 (11.1K votes)

   MatureTwistyDark & grittyCold & detached

   When a girl's body is found on a beach in Poland's Tricity, a prosecutor teams up with the victim's mother on an impassioned quest for the truth.

   Netflix
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   4. Inside Furioza (2025)

   Movie · Polish · 2h 46m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.2 (2.3K votes)

   Fast-pacedCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat

   In the wake of murder, new Furioza leader Golden claims the reins of his violent and formidable hooligan gang and takes on a new focus across borders.

   Netflix
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   5. Justice (2024)

   Movie · Polish · 1h 54m · Crime · IMDb 6.3 (4.8K votes)

   Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detachedSerious

   A young detective seeks the help of a discharged police officer, giving him the chance to reclaim his old life in exchange for solving a bank raid case.

   Netflix
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   6. Furioza (2021)

   Movie · Polish · 2h 19m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.3 (7.9K votes)

   MatureDark & grittyVisually stunningEdge-of-seat

   A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans, or his brother goes to jail.

   Netflix
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   7. How I Fell in Love with a Gangster (2022)

   Movie · Polish · 3h 5m · Crime, Action · IMDb 6.1 (3.3K votes)

   MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.

   Netflix
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   8. Colors of Evil: Black (2026)

   Movie · Polish · 1h 50m · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 5.9 (3.8K votes)

   Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   Investigating the disappearance of children in a remote Polish town, prosecutor Leopold Bilski must unravel a sinister local legend before it's too late.

   Netflix
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   9. The Plagues of Breslau (2018)

   Movie · Polish · 1h 33m · Crime, Action · IMDb 6.0 (6.3K votes)

   Cold & detachedTwistyMatureEdge-of-seat

   Every day at 6 pm a serial killer kills another person. Police officer Helena Rus thinks the killings are done by one man only and decides to reveal the killer's identity by getting back in 18th century history of the city.

   Netflix
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    10. Bartkowiak (2021)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 31m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 5.1 (1.6K votes)

    MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

    After his brother dies in a car crash, a disgraced MMA fighter takes over the family nightclub — and soon learns his sibling's death wasn’t an accident.

    Netflix
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    11. All My Friends Are Dead (2020)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 35m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 5.9 (8.4K votes)

    Fast-pacedCold & detachedMatureTwisty

    A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts — and leads to a shocking outcome.

    Netflix
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    12. Prime Time (2021)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 33m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 5.2 (2.1K votes)

    Edge-of-seatMatureCold & detachedDark & gritty

    On the last day of 1999, 20-year-old Sebastian locks himself in a TV studio. He has two hostages, a gun, and an important message for the world. The story of the attack explores a rebel’s extreme measures and last resort.

    Netflix
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    13. Freestyle (2023)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 28m · Crime, Action · IMDb 4.8 (1.5K votes)

    MatureCold & detachedFast-pacedDark & gritty

    Trying to check out a recording from his debut album, a street rapper and his friend run into trouble when a major drug deal turns into a total disaster for them.

    Netflix
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    14. Lesson Plan (2022)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 38m · Action, Crime · IMDb 5.1 (2.4K votes)

    MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced

    After a teacher dies, his best friend — a former cop — takes a job at the school where he worked to confront the gang he thinks was responsible.

    Netflix
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    15. Mother's Day (2023)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 34m · Thriller, Action · IMDb 5.3 (3.1K votes)

    Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty

    Nina, a former NATO special operations agent living in hiding, has to use all her deadly skills to rescue her son who has been kidnapped by ruthless gangsters. Finding Max is a double opportunity for her. A chance to feel the adrenaline rush again, and an opportunity to get back into the life of the son she had to aban

    Netflix
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    16. Hellhole (2022)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 30m · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 5.8 (10.4K votes)

    TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyMature

    In a monastery cut off from the world, the monks run a clinic for the possessed. One day, a young policeman Marek comes to the convent. Posing as a clergyman, he penetrates monastic life and tries to explain the recent, mysterious disappearance of several tormented inmates. It turns out, however, that there is no way o

    Netflix
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    17. Soulcatcher (2023)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 39m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 3.7 (1.7K votes)

    MatureEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty

    A military contractor hired to seize a weapon that turns people into savage killers seeks revenge when his brother falls victim to the device.

    Netflix
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    18. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 42m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 4.9 (16.6K votes)

    MatureDark & grittyFunnyCold & detached

    Addicted to technology, a group of teens attends a rehabilitation camp in the forest, but a sinister force there intends to take them offline forever.

    Netflix
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    19. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2 (2021)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 37m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 3.8 (6.3K votes)

    Dark & grittyMatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

    When something horrible happens to the only survivor of a bloody massacre, an insecure rookie cop must overcome his fears to stop further carnage.

    Netflix
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    20. The Next 365 Days (2022)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 52m · A · Romance, Drama · IMDb 2.9 (13.8K votes)

    MatureDark & grittySeriousFast-paced

    Laura and Massimo's relationship hangs in the balance as they try to overcome trust issues while a tenacious Nacho works to push them apart.

    Netflix
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    21. 365 Days (2020)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 54m · Romance, Drama · IMDb 3.3 (1.1L votes)

    MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyVisually stunning

    A woman falls victim to a dominant mafia boss, who imprisons her and gives her one year to fall in love with him.

    Netflix
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    22. 365 Days: This Day (2022)

    Movie · Polish · 1h 50m · A · Romance, Drama · IMDb 2.8 (29.1K votes)

    MatureDark & gritty

    Laura and Massimo are back and hotter than ever. But the reunited couple's new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost.

    Netflix