Best thriller movies on MUBI in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
88 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.5. Most are in English (38), Japanese (11), French (11). Newest addition: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, added to MUBI on 2 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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2. Amores Perros (2000)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 34m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (2.7L votes)
TwistyMatureVisually stunningDark & gritty
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.
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3. Children of Men (2006)
Movie · English · 1h 49m · A · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (5.7L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
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4. Dogville (2003)
Movie · English · 2h 58m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (1.7L votes)
Slow-burnTwistyMatureDark & gritty
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
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5. Carlito's Way (1993)
Movie · English · 2h 24m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (2.5L votes)
MatureVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
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6. Monster (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (44.0K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
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7. Lost Highway (1997)
Movie · English · 2h 14m · A · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.6 (1.7L votes)
TwistyMatureCold & detachedDark & gritty
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
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8. Battle Royale (2000)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 53m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (2.1L votes)
MatureFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
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9. Godzilla (1954)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 36m · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (46.7K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not o
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10. No Other Choice (2025)
Movie · Korean · 2h 19m · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 7.5 (77.8K votes)
MatureDark & grittyFunnyEdge-of-seat
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.
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11. Victoria (2015)
Movie · German · 2h 18m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (68.2K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatMature
A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
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12. The Substance (2024)
Movie · English · 2h 21m · A · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (4.7L votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedFunny
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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13. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Movie · English · 2h 15m · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.3 (1.2L votes)
TwistyMatureSlow-burnDark & gritty
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another
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14. Europa (1991)
Movie · German · 1h 53m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (25.0K votes)
TwistySlow-burnVisually stunningDark & gritty
In 1945 Germany, following the end of World War II, Leopold Kessler, an American of German descent, is hired by his uncle as a sleeping car conductor on the Zentropa train line. Leopold's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but ultimate
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15. It Was Just an Accident (2025)
Movie · French · 1h 43m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (40.3K votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.
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16. Revanche (2008)
Movie · German · 2h 1m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (17.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSlow-burn
Alex, an ex-con working as muscle in a Vienna brothel, dreams of escaping with his girlfriend Tamara, who also works there. Their attempt to break free sets off a chain of events that links their fate with a rural police officer and his troubled marriage. As their lives intersect, a quiet struggle unfolds between guilt
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17. Midsommar (2019)
Movie · English · 2h 27m · A · Horror, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (5.0L votes)
Slow-burnTwistyVisually stunningDark & gritty
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in the
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18. Bacurau (2019)
Movie · Portuguese · 2h 11m · Mystery, Western · IMDb 7.3 (35.6K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyMatureEdge-of-seat
Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.
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19. Blue Collar (1978)
Movie · English · 1h 54m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.5 (12.4K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
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20. Decision to Leave (2022)
Movie · Korean · 2h 19m · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 7.2 (71.9K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningSlow-burnEdge-of-seat
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
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21. Videodrome (1983)
Movie · English · 1h 28m · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.1 (1.2L votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and ne
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22. 13 Tzameti (2006)
Movie · French · 1h 33m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (18.8K votes)
TwistyMatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental cha
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23. In the Fade (2017)
Movie · German · 1h 46m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (38.2K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
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24. Time Masters (1982)
Movie · French · 1h 20m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.3 (7.8K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
On planet Perdide, an attack of giant hornets leaves young Piel alone in a wrecked car with his dying father. A mayday message reaches their friend Jaffar, an adventurer travelling through space. Onboard Jaffar’s shuttle are the renegade Prince Matton, his fiancée, and Silbad, who knows Perdide well. Thus begins an inc
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25. Sirāt (2025)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 55m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.0 (38.9K votes)
Visually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
A man and his son arrive at a rave lost in the mountains of Morocco. They are looking for Marina, their daughter and sister, who disappeared months ago at another rave. Driven by fate, they decide to follow a group of ravers in search of one last party, in hopes Marina will be there.
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26. Prayers for the Stolen (2021)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 50m · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (4.8K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Ana and her two best friends, Maria and Paula, navigate life in their oppressive countryside village. Whilst their families struggle in the poppy fields harvesting opium, the girls try to grow alongside the creeping terror of their cartel oppressors.
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27. Short Sharp Shock (1998)
Movie · German · 1h 40m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (6.2K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime, but the others continue to operate as petty criminals. Friendships are tested as the trio navigate a dark world of mafia bosses and deals gone wrong.
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28. Yannick (2023)
Movie · French · 1h 7m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (8.7K votes)
FunnyDialogue-drivenMatureCold & detached
In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a bad boulevard comedy at a Parisian theatre, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.
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29. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.0 (8.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detachedDark & gritty
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and it
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30. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.9 (8.9K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
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