20 best movies like Badla (2019)

List of the best movies like Badla (2019): Marlowe, A Simple Favor, The Believers, Trance, The Little Things, Killing Daddy, Prisoners, You Were Never Really Here, S.W.A.T.: Under Siege, Cure.

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Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

Los Angeles private-eye Philip Marlowe is trying to locate the brother of his new client, a woman named Orfamay Quest. The trail leads to two men who deny any knowledge of the brother's existence. Both are soon killed by an ice pick, so Marlowe deduces that there's much more to this than a simple missing-person case. Marlowe's path crosses that of a blackmailed movie star, Mavis Wald, and her friend, exotic dancer Delores. A mobster sends karate expert Winslow Wong to bust up Marlowe's office and warn him off the case, while Lieutenant French also cautions the detective to stay out of the police's way.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:25

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada

Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration01:41

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountryCanada
Duration01:25

When Cassie's father finds himself vulnerable and bedridden, she believes she has the perfect revenge for her mother's death.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:33

    When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration02:09

    A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA

    When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryJapan

    A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called in to figure out the connection, but their investigation goes nowhere...

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:18

    A prominent Boston family attempts to redefine itself in the wake of a chilling discovery that links their recently deceased patriarch to a string of murders spanning decades — amid the mounting suspicion that one of them may have been his accomplice.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantastic, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    After a man's family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He's not sure if she’s a ghost or if he's going mad - but as it turns out, he's not. Instead, her calls help him rewrite history.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryIndia
    Duration01:43

    An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    A law firm brings in its 'fixer' to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryChile, France
    Duration01:22

    How far will you go to protect your family? Jorge is a peaceful hard-working man who seeks a simple, quiet life for himself and his family. One day, he is mugged and humiliated by a gang of thugs led by Kalule, a delinquent from his neighborhood. This event infuriates his son as much for Jorge’s meek acceptance as for the act itself. The son, looking for retribution, ends up getting himself shot. Kalule is sent to jail and when he gets out 18 months later, begins a campaign of terror against Jorge and his family. The authorities do nothing, so Jorge decides to take matters into his own hands.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

    A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryIndia
    Duration01:00

    A simple, street-smart man tries to protect his family from a tough cop looking for his missing son.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:38

    A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now he's worried that a fictional murder might materialize.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada, France, Turkey
    Duration01:41

      The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountrySpain, USA
      Duration01:39

      A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:30

      A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:10

      Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryIndia
      Duration01:53

      Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryCanada
      Duration02:17

      The story follows a down-on-their-luck couple who discovers a serial killer's film reels. They decide to take the law into their own hands, risking everything for the chance at a $100,000 reward. It isn't long until they find themselves in the killer's lethal cross-hairs.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France
      Duration02:11

      While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a stream. The escaped victim of a ritualistic serial killer, the girl has become mute, and Michael is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds in order to catch a man who believes he has discovered the key to immortality.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

        A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, crime, detective
        CountrySweden, Germany
        Duration01:00

        Rebecka Martinsson from Kiruna has not really found herself despite her big successes at a law firm in Stockholm. When a friend from her childhood passes away, Rebecka returns to Kiruna where she's drawn into a thrilling hunt for a killer.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryIndia
        Duration02:08

        'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Lithuania

        A Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, crime, detective
        CountrySpain
        Duration00:51

        Víctor is a child who is found casually roaming by a country road. His mother, Patricia, a well-known lawyer specialist in media trails, realizes about it and she goes to the hospital, where explains to the police that Víctor is deaf, and he's unable to talk, speaking using sign language. In the police headquarter Víctor explains that he was kidnapped by a strange man when we was entering to the school. The police identifies a possible suspect named Charlie, a man with money troubles and an 8-months pregnant wife who can't explain where he was when Víctor was kidnapped from the school. Seeing the inability of the police to arrest Charlie after some failed attempts to meet Víctor, Patricia contacts Raúl, Patricia's former love interest and Víctor's father, to ask him that he or a friends of him threat seriously Charlie. But when is discovered that Víctor made a false identification, Patricia tries to stop Raúl, starting a chain of events which consequences will be out of control...

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Spain, South Korea
        Duration02:32

        A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, USA, Russia
        Duration02:21

        Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:35

        Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:10

        An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a 3rd person in the room. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone's perception of the crime.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryCanada, Mexico, Germany, South Africa
        Duration02:15

        With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

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