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Y (2017)
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Original name: വൈ?
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Some unexpected events on a street catch everybody present there by surprise. The movie is about how the characters there, react to the incidents taking place.
Style:
tense, independent film, tension, suspense, tragicomedy
Plot:
urban, human nature, character study, conflict, realism, single, slice of life, empathy, social commentary, minimalism, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, intimate, kidnapping, surprise, dialogue driven
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Most similar movies to Y
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, intense and dark films with plots about urban, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, moral dilemma, social commentary, slow burn and character study mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Y: The Judgement (2024), Attention Please (2021), Eesho (2022), The Audition (2022), EVOL: A Love Story in Reverse (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A prominent lawyer grapples with ethical quandaries and intricate legal obstacles when attempting to rectify past errors, inadvertently impacting society on a larger scale.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, tension, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, justice, ethics, moral dilemma, courtroom, redemption, guilt, character study, conflict, investigation, corruption, reputation ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An unapologetic and daring writer tells his stories to his roommates and it takes interesting turns.
Style:
black comedy, tension, dark comedy, humorous, experimental
Plot:
storytelling, creative process, narration, intimate, young adult, character study, confession, conflict, realism, single, friendship, ambition ...
Similarity:
83%
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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:
74%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the midst of a global pandemic, an actor who enters an audition must pass a series of tests in order to keep those around him alive.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, tense, intense, grim ...
Plot:
pandemic, survival, moral dilemma, psychological manipulation, social commentary, isolation, survival game, intimate, claustrophobia, character study, single, minimalism ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
62%
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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:
59%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
This is the story of two men from opposite ends of the spectrum of life, who somehow get inexplicably intertwined. The story happens over 24 hours, from the dawn of the eve of Bakrid to the dawn of Bakrid
Style:
realistic, reflective, melancholic, art house, tense ...
Plot:
character study, relationships, empathy, chance meeting, intimate, slice of life, festival, social commentary, coincidence, urban, identity, fate ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
The movie takes you on a roller coaster ride of events that happen in Ranjith`s life and how it affects the people around him, forcing him to resolve the matter before he looses control.
Style:
serious, emotional, tension, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
male protagonist, loss of control, family conflict, moral dilemma, slice of life, cathartic, redemption, slow burn, urban, malayalam
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Revolving around six characters resembling six faces of a dice chosen by Life in the game of snakes and ladders, this intriguingly designed drive reflects the current urban lifestyle, telling how women should be in our current society.
Style:
realistic, reflective, tense
Plot:
gender roles, city life, social commentary, female empowerment, character study, neighborhood, slice of life, social satire, young adult, moral ambiguity
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Movie MARTIN is a Suspense Thriller which is new experiment in the Konkani film industry. "It's a story about a person who comes to Goa after 8 years, and how his life turns upside down is the crux of the movie.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tension, experimental, tense ...
Plot:
secrets, revenge, homecoming, conflict, slow burn, mature, identity, mistrust, betrayal, small town, moral ambiguity, loss ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Tales of Mahanagara weaves together the lives of a cab driver, an artist, and two laymen in the city, as their seemingly unrelated stories converge when they become trapped in a life-threatening experiment.
Style:
intense, realistic, experimental, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
social commentary, confined, street life, claustrophobia, ordinary people, survival, night, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, urban decay
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India, Bangladesh
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Three men are caught in a situation inside a car. One of them is a rich man who regularly sources cocaine from a fixed peddler at a fixed spot, another is a drug dealer who comes late and the third one is a cop. What happens next?
Style:
tension, suspense, intense, crime drama, psychological ...
Plot:
drug dealing, cocaine, confrontation, confined space, single, suspicion, ethical dilemma, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, deception, power struggle, class conflict ...
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Four people from different stratum of society hire a sharing cab but when they reach their destination, a series of perplexing events take place. But surprisingly they realize that everyone's life inside the cab is intertwined.
Style:
intense, tense, twist ending, unpredictable, art house ...
Plot:
social commentary, class differences, character study, urban, intimate, realism, slice of life, claustrophobia, road trip, dark humor, life, public transport
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
This Gujarati Movie stars Malhar Thakar as Siddharth, a 23-year young e-shopping delivery boy. During a delivery he gets trapped in a vicious circle of inescapable mystery, which unfolds into a riveting story of thriller, corruption, murder, and ...
Style:
gujarati, suspense, tension, crime thriller, twisted ...
Plot:
urban, murder, corruption, secrets, investigation, moral ambiguity, delivery man, social commentary, chase, cat and mouse, evidence, motive ...
Similarity:
48%
865
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Drones begins in the Nevada desert, where new girl Sue Lawson joins airman Jack in a hot, windowless bunker from which they manoeuvre unmanned drones across the plains of Afghanistan. Their first day at work is awkward but polite, with Jack all too ...
Style:
suspense, serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, desert, war on terror, terrorism, danger, us military, military, u.s. military, moral ambiguity, power struggle, responsibility, air force ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, afghanistan, iraq, nevada
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
The movie features the lives of six different persons from different strata of the social life of the city, interconnected due to unexpected events beyond their control. The narrative is patterned like a Rubik's Cube; it's a brainy ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, thrilling, captivating, anthology ...
Plot:
multiple storylines, life, social problems, relationships, lifestyle, social issues, city life, coincidence, social commentary, city, slice of life, realism ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
46%
5K
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Irfan, an innocent Muslim chemical engineer with an ordinary life, is caught in inexplicable circumstances, when accused of being a most-wanted terrorist, that alter his life & everyone around him.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, innocence, false accusation, wrongful accusation, guilty verdict, accused of murder, framed for a crime, accusation, problem, terrorist, life is a bitch, threat ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
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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43%
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:
43%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A ride-share turns into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after it follows a car fitting the description of an AMBER Alert.
Style:
suspense, tense, fast paced, intense, dark ...
Plot:
kidnapping, cat and mouse, family drama, investigation, highway, moral dilemma, urban, vigilante justice, social media, child abduction, adrenaline, driving at night
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Story:
A man takes three co-workers hostage while working overtime on Thanksgiving weekend. He has no demands.
Style:
suspense, tension, intense, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
thanksgiving, hostage, fear, office, showdown, kidnapping, confined space, character study, panic, single, threat, claustrophobia ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Krishna is a notorious Jewel Heist. In an unimaginable circumstances a Lady Enters into his life and thereby his total life style takes a change. But unknowingly he was trapped into a Cobweb and he has to use all his cleverness and potency to get ...
Style:
suspense, twisted, tense, crime drama, fast paced
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jewel theft, master thief, heist, love interest, moral ambiguity, urban, cat and mouse, conspiracy, redemption, underworld
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An aspiring football player turned radio jockey gets a highly unusual call during a live show, from an unidentified girl, stating that she is in danger and pleads with him to rescue her.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, sensitive, twisted, noir
Plot:
kidnapping, rescue mission, radio station, female victim, cat and mouse, young adult, investigation, moral ambiguity, urban, moral dilemma, stalking, isolation ...
Similarity:
40%
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:
40%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Muthanna and his family, who live in abject poverty, receive a prediction that says their fortune will change overnight. The same day, a mysterious man arrives and requests them to let him stay back.
Style:
tension, suspense, intense, tense, dark ...
Plot:
village life, human nature, family drama, moral dilemma, secrets, poverty, moral ambiguity, fate, claustrophobia, slow burn, survival, fortune teller ...
Place:
kannada
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman who excels at reading body language realizes that something is deeply wrong during a quiet night at home, turning a peaceful night into a terrifying fight for her own survival.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller
Plot:
home invasion, female protagonist, psychological manipulation, paranoia, survival, mind game, isolation, claustrophobia, struggle for survival, home alone, character study, single ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
To live a luxury life hero and his friend Kidnap 40 Innocent Children,Will they succeed in leading a wealthy life or not is the content
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, crime drama, tense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage, greed, desperation, moral dilemma, suspicion, violent, urban, cruelty, anti hero, investigation, social commentary ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young man kidnaps the chief minister and sends the state into a tizzy. What is his motive?
Style:
political thriller, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
kidnapping, social problems, kidnapped, problem, politics, abduction, conspiracy, corruption, social commentary, power struggle, hostage situation, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
38%
3K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
What if one problem is encountered by five different people who have no connection between them and leaves them with only three options. What path will they take? How will they survive?
Style:
thought provoking, anthology, tense, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, multiple perspectives, human nature, social commentary, urban, slow burn, psychological drama
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story is based on the events that took place in a flat during Covid-19.
Style:
tension, emotional, psychological, realistic, medical drama ...
Plot:
isolation, quarantine, pandemic, claustrophobia, confined, anxiety, intimate, relationships, social commentary, urban, single, fear ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
37%
8K
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A hitman must prove his loyalty to his mentor and best friend, while his girlfriend wants to leave the business behind them.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
violence, loyalty, criminal heroes, assassin, rivalry, criminal, danger, dishonesty, organized crime, betrayal, moral dilemma, underworld ...
Similarity:
36%
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