What movies are similar to Kartavya?

Start with films such as Murder, My Sweet, Mulholland Drive, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Kartavya memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Kartavya?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Kartavya?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Kartavya?

Start with Murder, My Sweet—it's the closest match—then work through My Sweet and Mulholland Drive and The Thomas Crown Affair for the wider orbit.

What genre is Kartavya?

Kartavya (2026) is best described as Crime, Drama, Thriller. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Kartavya worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 7.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this crime lane.

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Kartavya (2026) works because kartavya (2026) stuck because it commits to its crime premise without apologizing—viewers remember set pieces and momentum as much as plot. Pulkit's control of tone keeps the ride coherent. The crime and drama blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is with his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Kartavya, we prioritized crime, drama, thriller films that share crime, drama, thriller, rewatchable without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The strongest matches carry over the viewing mood while giving you a different dramatic engine. The notes under each title call out the exact overlap, so you can choose by mood instead of scrolling posters. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Kartavya feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.Murder, My Sweet (1944)
★ 7.2 · Crime · Drama · Mystery · 1h 35m
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Character pressure in Murder, My Sweet accumulates around After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web, echoing how Kartavya tightened the screws with With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far. The.
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2.Mulholland Drive (2001)
★ 7.8 · Thriller · Drama · Mystery · 2h 27m
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Surface texture differs—Thriller treatment of Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an beside Crime treatment of With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far—while drama, thriller, mystery stay legible. Mulholland Drive.
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3.The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
★ 6.8 · Drama · Crime · Romance · 1h 53m
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The Thomas Crown Affair handles Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right with a Drama bias that Kartavya did not foreground in its Crime read of With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must.
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4.Bullitt (1968)
★ 7.1 · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1h 53m
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In Kartavya, the spine is With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far; Bullitt finds its spine in Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from. crime, thriller, action explain why the.
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5.The Big Sleep (1946)
★ 7.6 · Mystery · Crime · Thriller · 1h 54m
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The afterglow from The Big Sleep is a dark, uncompromising tone: different residue than Kartavya, even when crime, thriller, mystery read familiar. Trace the fork to With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far versus Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by.
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6.The Dead Pool (1988)
★ 6.3 · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1h 31m
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Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. is the sharpest reason to queue The Dead Pool after Kartavya: it refracts the same curiosity With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far stirred, with crime, thriller, action doing quieter parallel work underneath.
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7.French Connection II (1975)
★ 6.8 · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1h 59m
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French Connection II is pitched a dark, uncompromising tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Kartavya. crime, thriller, action still braid the two films, but French Connection II leans on "Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York. where Kartavya.
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8.Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
★ 7.3 · Action · Thriller · 2h 8m
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If With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far is what locked you into Kartavya, Die Hard: With a Vengeance hands you New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed as the.
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9.Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
★ 6.6 · Action · Thriller · 2h 8m
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Kartavya and Live Free or Die Hard split at the plot: With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far on one side, John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a on the.
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10.Secret Window (2004)
★ 6.6 · Mystery · Thriller · 1h 36m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Kartavya pays off through With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far, while Secret Window pushes resolution toward Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Kartavya: thriller, crime, action, mystery, plus a dark through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Kartavya trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Kartavya—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to Kartavya?: Start with films such as Murder, My Sweet, Mulholland Drive, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Kartavya memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Kartavya?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Kartavya?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Kartavya?: Start with Murder, My Sweet—it's the closest match—then work through My Sweet and Mulholland Drive and The Thomas Crown Affair for the wider orbit.
What genre is Kartavya?: Kartavya (2026) is best described as Crime, Drama, Thriller. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Kartavya worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 7.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this crime lane.

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1.Murder, My Sweet (1944)

2.Mulholland Drive (2001)

3.The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

4.Bullitt (1968)

5.The Big Sleep (1946)

6.The Dead Pool (1988)

7.French Connection II (1975)

8.Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

9.Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

10.Secret Window (2004)

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