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Theru (2023)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hari and his two friends who get embroiled in a murder case under unusual circumstances. They deal with the power-play, haplessness and trauma.
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, crime drama, dark, realistic, psychological
Plot:
murder, wrongful accusation, investigation, friendship, justice, corruption, fear, mature, realism, moral ambiguity, social commentary, trauma, survival, betrayal, street life, loyalty, urban, police procedural, class conflict, fugitive, isolation, hopelessness, friend, malayalam, gaslight ...
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Most similar movies to Theru
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, dark, tense and psychological films with plots about moral ambiguity, urban, investigation, betrayal, corruption, revenge and slow burn mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Theru: Kerosene (2022), Night Drive (2022), Wrong Side Raju (2016), Oka Pathakam Prakaaram (2025), Dard (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story revolves around victims who have been brutally raped, murdered and then burnt using Kerosene. While investigating the case, Vaibhav comes across a few more cases with the same Modus Operandi committed.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A young couple working are out on a drive where they meet with an accident. It leaves them in a triangle between a cop who investigates the accident and the corrupt political hegemony who are in pursuit of them.
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Plot:
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Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A driver named Raju embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing lives of 3 people due to a controversial hit and run accident.
Style:
gujarati, suspense, tension, emotional, atmospheric
Plot:
urban, hit and run, justice, wrongful accusation, road accident, moral ambiguity, cover up, social commentary, corruption, redemption, investigation, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
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85%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After losing everything and his wife's disappearance, Siddharth faces arrest. While investigating, he uncovers widespread societal crimes and vulnerabilities.
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crime drama, dark, suspense, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh, India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A series of sudden murders unfold in the city of Varanasi, targeting prominent individuals. The escalating violence shocks the local police as they grapple with the growing list of victims. As the investigation progresses, an auto driver named Dulu ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, detective, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, motive, suspect, police procedural, whodunit, urban, justice, interrogation, violence, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, evidence ...
Place:
india
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81%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The film narrates how two guys, Sathyanath and Adv. Nandan Menon, who never had anything to do with one another, come into each others lives and what all things happen consequently.
Style:
tense, suspense, political thriller, crime drama, emotional ...
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Time:
2000s
Place:
india
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80%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Shruthi embarks on a career in an advertising agency in Hyderabad, sharing accommodations with a friend in the city. However, a routine return to her room during a commercial shoot unveils a series of startling events, thrusting her into the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, social issues, female protagonist, organ trafficking, conspiracy, social commentary, exploitation, survival, moral ambiguity, urban, ethical dilemma ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An honest driver tries to find the owner of a bag, supposedly containing money to fund the marriage of the man’s daughter, not realising that it was used by his own father to move a stolen idol.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
india
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73%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Inspector Mugilan investigates the disappearance of a prominent Coimbatore businessman, Aadhavan, and his wife Malavika after their servant is found murdered in their home.
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, dark, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, disappearance, murder, police procedural, businessman, family secret, suspicion, mature, servant, betrayal, cat and mouse, power ...
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72%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A couple enters a city ruled by cruel thugs but an unsettling affair reopens unexpected twists and creates new tensions for them. Will they stick together through it all?
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tense, suspense, dark, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
gang, unsettling, corruption, moral ambiguity, fear, betrayal, power struggle, urban, survival, adultery, revenge, claustrophobia ...
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71%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Elephants and Grass (Turkish: Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on ...
Style:
realistic, art house, tense, political thriller, suspense ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, conspiracy, cover up, corruption, political corruption, intelligence agency, social commentary, hitman, betrayal, investigation, justice, character study ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Four friends, Ramkumar, Kalyan, Parameshwaran and Abdulla, who share a troubled history and familial strife, meet at a place owned by Ramkumar. This happenstance get-together ends up in fresh tension, leading to unforeseen consequences.
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dark, suspense, tense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
confrontation, conflict, family conflict, revenge, moral ambiguity, betrayal, vengeance, revenge motive, mistrust, secrets, family drama, payback ...
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70%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A lady cop takes interest in the case of a pregnant minor girl and her lover. But there’s a twist in the case, and can she right a wrong, despite pressure from superiors?
Style:
intense, realistic, tense, emotional, suspense
Plot:
female protagonist, justice, police procedural, investigation, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, female empowerment, gender issues, sexual assault, pregnancy, trauma, abuse of power ...
Time:
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Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Kuntol and Sudarshan meet at the railway track where they have come to commit suicide.
Style:
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Plot:
life, desperation, suicide attempt, problem, game, escapades, threat, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, suicide, fatalism, isolation ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 106 min.
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Country: India, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
serbia, balkan
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, intense, dark ...
Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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suspense, tension, psychological, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, dark, thought provoking, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Place:
copenhagen
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Chidambara, a professional chef, tries to help a rich lady in return she would help him out of his financial crisis but gets entangled when a person dies at his flat. Can Chidambara get out of this mess?
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
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Abhi and Cyril have been best buddies from childhood.Being an orphan abhi's favorite place is Cyril's home.He helps Cyril to get married to his love of his life aaradhya against her parents will. Suddenly both newly married couple ...
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Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A woman is murdered and her neighbour is picked up as a suspect. Meanwhile, a journalist believes he can use this murder to lure an elusive gangster, with help from the guy’s former accomplice.
Style:
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Place:
india
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Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
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Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, suspense
Audience:
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