Movies like Dexter 2025
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Dexter (2025)
426
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Aadi and Yamini's love story takes a tragic turn when Yamini is kidnapped and brutally murdered, plunging Aadi into despair. Struggling with PTSD, he undergoes a memory-erasing treatment and starts anew, reuniting with his childhood friend Bhuvi. However, their lives are upended when Bhuvi's family is taken hostage by a dangerous man named Sadhik. In a tense showdown, Sadhik traps Aadi, Bhuvi, and others in a deadly game, revealing the dark motives behind a string of murders, including Yamini's. Will Aadi uncover the truth and find redemption amidst the chaos?
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, intense, twist ending, noir, neo noir
Plot:
hostage situation, memory loss, game of death, brutal murder, trauma, ptsd, survival, revenge, investigation, friendship, redemption, mind game, psychological manipulation, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, female victim, violent, tragic romance, confined space, vigilante, urban, childhood friend, love story, cat and mouse, slow burn ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Dexter
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, dark, tense and noir films with plots about moral ambiguity, revenge, investigation, cat and mouse, urban, slow burn and isolation mostly in Thriller, Horror and Mystery genres. Some movies like Dexter: Raahu (2020), My Name Is Shruthi (2023), Enemy at the Dead End (2010), Indra (2025), Dead Line (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
2K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Bhanu suffers from 'conversion disorder a.k.a hysterical blindness' where she goes temporarily blind under severe stress, in her case triggered upon seeing blood, must fight her enemy who inflicts more bloodshed than she ever imagined.
Style:
intense, psychological thriller, suspense, tension, dark ...
Plot:
female protagonist, blindness, mental health, phobia, claustrophobia, character study, bloodbath, violence, trauma, post traumatic stress, domestic violence, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A post-traumatic stress disorder patient bound to his bed finds himself sharing his room with a gang looking for a paralyzed amnesia patient. And he must kill him off before he is recognized.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, gang, amnesia, murder, paralysis, ptsd, repressed memory, post traumatic stress, quadriplegic, amnesiac, murderer, memory ...
Similarity:
29%
2K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
INDRA is a serial killer investigation film about an ex-cop who lost his eyesight and sets out to find the killer terrorizing the town. What follows is a gripping chase full of twists and turns — but what if the hunter ends up ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, dark, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, revenge, obsession, cat and mouse, ex cop, justice, corruption, moral ambiguity, urban, chase, survival ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
This story with a suspense thriller plot.A beautiful couple named Julie and Robert goes for a long drive on the highway On the way. Robert gives a lift to a beautiful girl named Moni, which Julie doesn't like.Julie does not like the interest he ...
Style:
suspense thriller, tense, psychological thriller, intense, twist ending ...
Plot:
revenge, survival, mysterious stranger, highway, isolation, cat and mouse, violent, female antagonist, betrayal, jealousy, trauma, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Sujata, a Software Engineer, is out to kill Koti, a Serial Rapist.
Style:
crime drama, tension, suspense, intense, dark ...
Plot:
serial rapist, rape and revenge, vigilante, revenge, female empowerment, justice, danger, female protagonist, violent, cat and mouse, investigation, single woman ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Story:
A thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Sai Dhanshika, Tanya Hope and Thakur Anoop Singh in the lead roles.
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, danger, moral ambiguity, revenge, violence, cat and mouse, motive, female empowerment, urban, chase, conspiracy ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Revolves around two married couples entangled in a complex web where trust is eroded, shocking betrayals are revealed and lives spiral into an intricate web of intrigue.
Style:
intense, tense, suspense, twist ending
Plot:
deception, infidelity, complex characters, manipulation, double life, moral ambiguity, character study, obsession, revenge, slow burn, investigation, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s father, searching for the body. With no memory of the murder, Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of Sean is to help him dig.
Style:
crime drama, psychological, psychological thriller, tense, intense ...
Plot:
memory loss, dead body, secrets, obsession, amnesia, cat and mouse, suspicion, guilt, moral ambiguity, burial, excavation, revenge ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A stand-up comic, gynecologist, hotel manager, police officer and a drug addict, among others reach an abandoned mental asylum by a mysterious host, who informs them that they would all be dead by dawn for their past sins and proceeds killing. Will ...
Style:
tense, dark, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
survival, claustrophobia, isolation, murder mystery, revenge, locked room, drug addiction, vigilante justice, urban, supernatural, cat and mouse, police investigation ...
Similarity:
25%
2K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
While working the night at an ATM, a security guard, who is the prime witness in the case against a powerful industrialist, happens across a mysterious man named Eesho. They engage in a conversation and the guard pours his heart out to the stranger ...
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, dark, atmospheric ...
Plot:
security guard, moral ambiguity, deception, justice, cat and mouse, paranoia, suspicion, corruption, identity, moral dilemma, character study, power struggle ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
Amy, a young woman with amnesia, pieces together her past with deadly consequences.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, twisted, dark ...
Plot:
memory loss, amnesia, secrets, identity, identity crisis, danger, female protagonist, investigation, psychological manipulation, trauma, paranoia, past life ...
Similarity:
23%
159
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Venky, suspected of committing multiple murders, suffers from memory loss and finds himself entangled in a web of lies. However, the true identity of Venky and the person responsible for his predicament are complex and multi-layered, leading to the ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
amnesia, memory loss, investigation, murder, problem, uncover truth, memory lapse, murder mystery, murder investigation, memory, crime solving, amnesiac ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A woman goes to a police station claiming she had murdered one person. Though the police suspect foul play, the investigation starts.
Style:
suspense, intense, tense, dark, twisted ...
Plot:
female protagonist, police investigation, police station, false accusation, interrogation, female empowerment, confession, justice, manipulation, deception, alibi, independent woman ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When tragedy strikes twice, Bhavya refuses to remain a victim. Visually impaired, she is drawn into a perilous hunt for the truth behind the mysterious deaths of her husband & twin sister - uncovering a dark world where nothing is as it seems.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, twist ending, crime drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, murder mystery, family tragedy, resilience, empowerment, revenge, investigation, conspiracy, betrayal, suspicion, grief, claustrophobia ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspense, twisted, emotional ...
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, friendship, danger, confrontation, loyalty, obsession, revenge, cat and mouse, betrayal, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Similarity:
22%
87
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Thriller - A detective searching for more than his suspect. A locksmith with a disturbing obsession. - Ben Clayton, Stephen Jackon, Amy Chomsky
Style:
suspense, detective, psychological thriller, crime thriller, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, a vision, investigation, obsession, locksmith, cat and mouse, paranoia, moral ambiguity, haunting, stalker, suspect, trauma ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman looks for the man who betrayed her.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
revenge, woman with a gun, vengeance, betrayal, female protagonist, confrontation, determination, moral ambiguity, deception, investigation, trauma, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Follows six murder case suspects who get kidnapped and an officer's quest to find the truth
Style:
tension, suspense, intense, crime thriller, twisted ...
Plot:
murder, kidnapping, investigation, police procedural, urban, claustrophobia, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, justice, interrogation, cat and mouse, crime scene ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An abandoned caboose becomes a junkie's hideout, a multiple murder has been committed. A police investigation leads nowhere, the crime remains unsolved, and Marceau, a hardened cop, resigns in the aftermath. But his troubles don't end ...
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, atmospheric, noir ...
Plot:
police, investigation, unsolved crime, moral ambiguity, violence, character study, stalking, urban decay, crime scene, female protagonist, redemption, rookie ...
Place:
canada, montreal
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist evaluating a self-confessed serial killer unravels a twisted web of trauma, deceit, and psychological manipulation—only to question if the killer is truly guilty or just another victim in a larger, darker game.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, trauma, serial killer, moral ambiguity, psychological manipulation, dark past, investigation, character study, obsession, mistrust, claustrophobia, psychoanalysis ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Three years after author Kate Sanders penned a best selling novel about a serial killer, she has become the victim of a twisted tale of art imitating life -- left crippled after fleeing a deadly and psychotic reader, she lives in isolation, ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, dark, tense, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
woman with a gun, serial killer, disability, murder, paraplegic, fear, obsession, stalker, revenge, trauma, paranoia, cat and mouse ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a tangled web of power and love, the lives of a pharmaceutical company CEO, a failed Don, a grieving widower, and a shrewd lawyer intersect when a mysterious woman is kidnapped, sparking a chain of events in New York City's underbelly.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
kidnapping, corruption, lawyer, betrayal, mystery woman, power struggle, investigation, moral ambiguity, hostage, mafia, revenge, ceo ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Unable to find justice for her sister, who killed herself after being raped a decade ago, avenging angel Zola Kunene lures the man she believes responsible to an empty apartment - She ties him up and puts on a show-trial, live-streamed on ...
Style:
tense, dark, suspense
Plot:
vigilante, rape, confrontation, sexual assault, vigilante justice, justice, revenge, retribution, punishment, ethical dilemma, trauma, interrogation ...
Place:
south africa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A police officer who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease must solve one last case before he loses all his memories. He must run against time to catch the notorious serial killer who he believes has a mysterious role in his own personal life.
Style:
psychological thriller, detective, suspense, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
serial killer, memory loss, investigation, police procedural, obsession, isolation, cat and mouse, solitude, identity, empathy, urban, slow burn ...
Similarity:
21%
402
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
After learning that her new husband touches her daughter inappropriately, Morgan's plans to leave him unwittingly turn into the fight of her life.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
child abuse, protective mother, family drama, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, family problems, violence, domestic violence, relationship problems, trauma, confrontation ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Luke wakes up and finds a mutilated corpse in his bathroom, his life changes for ever. Stalked by a terrifying psychopathic serial killer, he has to place his trust in the hands of a smart but volatile female cop, Sam Cross. The secret they ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, cover-up, murder, stalking, killing, serial murder, murder mystery, pursuit, secret, murderer, killing spree, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Rishidev, an ACP of the Narcotics Control Bureau meets with an accident and loses his memory. Meanwhile, a person named Haran comes to the forefront for running a drug racket. Things take an interesting turn when NCB learns that Rishidev has been ...
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, psychological thriller, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
amnesia, memory loss, double life, identity crisis, drug traffic, deception, undercover cop, secret life, investigation, false identity, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A trusting detective is drawn into an elaborate murder plot by a beautiful femme fatale.
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, deception, femme fatale, intrigue, police investigation, police detective, secret, crime investigation, homicide detective, uncover truth, female protagonist ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When Luna’s family is killed in cold blood on a mountain vacation, she barely escapes, and has to discover she’s been living a lie: her dad was a Russian secret agent, and her family was just a front. Luna has the opportunity to flee the ...
Style:
action thriller, tense, suspense, dark, fast paced ...
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, cold blooded murder, female protagonist, retribution, family tragedy, female vigilante, escape, vigilante, double life, conspiracy, trauma ...
Similarity:
20%
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