Loved Officer on Duty? Try These 5 Similar Investigative Thrillers On OTT To Get That Adrenaline Rush

Officer on Duty is out on Netflix. The Malayalam action thriller hit cinema halls on February 20, 2025, and was a commercial success. Those who could not catch the movie in theatres eagerly waited for the Jithu Ashraf-directorial to hit the OTT space. Netflix finally released the film on March 20, 2025. So, if you have loved Officer on Duty and want to see more such investigative thrillers with a psychological twist, you can give the following a try.

5 Investigative Thrillers To Watch Like Officer On Duty

Starring Kunchacko Boban as protagonist Harishankar, Vishak Nair as Christy Savio (main antagonist), and Priyamani as Geetha, Harishankar's wife, Officer on Duty has gained quite a critical acclaim upon its release. They loved the film's thrill and the way it showed the psychological vulnerability a police officer goes through while on duty.

Given this theme, we suggest the 5 following movies to watch on OTT as we guarantee that they will give you the same adrenaline rush:

1) Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012)- Netflix, Prime Video

Directed by Reema Kagti, Talaash: The Answer Lies Within is a psychological crime thriller with a supernatural touch. The film, starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Rani Mukerji in lead roles, deals with a cop who has lost his son, straining his relationship with his wife. How he finds solace through supernatural intervention is what Talaash offers to answer.

2) Andhadhun (2018)- YouTube, Apple TV

Directed by Sriram Raghavan, Andhadhun is one sixer of a film in the thriller genre. The black comedy crime thriller won three National Awards and was remade in Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil. Having Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Radhika Apte in the main cast, Andhadhun left the audience awestruck with the engaging cat-and-mouse game and tight script.

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3) Rekhachithram (2025)- aha, Sony LIV

A Malayalam mystery alternative historical film, Rekhachithram is about a police officer trying to unearth the mystery behind a young girl's disappearance from the filming location of a 1985 movie. One of the highest-grossing Malayalam movies of 2025, Rekhachithram was praised by critics for taking an intriguing approach, mixing history and mystery, and blurring the lines between fiction and fact.

4) Drishyam (2013)- JioHotstar

For the sake of clarity, we are going to mention the original Drishyam here, the Malayalam version. Starring Mohanlal alongside Meena, the crime thriller was one of its kind. So much so that it got remade in four regional languages, and two international languages. Remakes in Indonesian, Korean, and English were announced as well. Critics commented that every frame of Drishyam keeps you glued to your seat with the mix of reality with the imaginary being trippy.

5) Vikram Vedha (2017)- Prime Video, MX Player, JioHotstar, And Others

One of the crispiest thrillers of our times, Vikram Vedha highlights the grey space in human existence. The Tamil neo-noir action thriller attempts to break the black-and-white sense of good and evil we might have via R. Madhavan's cop character Vikram and Vijay Sethupathi's gangster character Vedha.

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