08 Sep 2025, 07:54 PM IST
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From clever sleuths and cryptic clues to shocking twists, detective thrillers have a way of pulling us straight into the mystery.
Author: Poonam Singh | Credit: IMDb
Here are seven gripping picks on Netflix, Prime Video, ZEE5, and more to test your inner sleuthing skills.
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The Thursday Murder Club (Netflix): Four retirees—Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, and Joyce—meet to solve cold cases for fun, but when a real murder happens in their village, their hobby turns into a high-stakes whodunit.
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Samrat & Co (ZEE5): Rajeev Khandelwal plays eccentric detective Samrat Tilakdhari, hired to investigate strange happenings at a Shimla estate. The case unravels into murder, betrayal, and secrets, echoing Sherlock Holmes-style intrigue.
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Sherlock Holmes (YouTube): Robert Downey Jr. brings Holmes to life as he and Watson (Jude Law) take on Lord Blackwood, a villain seemingly risen from the dead, in a gritty, adventurous take on Doyle’s classic.
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Enola Holmes (Netflix): Millie Bobby Brown stars as Sherlock’s spirited sister who sets off to find her missing mother while uncovering a political conspiracy and her own detective instincts.
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Jaane Jaan (Netflix): Kareena Kapoor Khan plays Maya, a mother entangled in a murder case. With the help of a neighbour (Jaideep Ahlawat), she faces off against a probing inspector (Vijay Varma) in this gripping thriller.
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Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (Prime Video): Naveen Polishetty shines as a witty small-town detective who stumbles upon a chilling conspiracy while investigating unidentified bodies near railway tracks.
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The Bone Collector (Netflix): Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie team up to outsmart a serial killer leaving cryptic clues in this tense cat-and-mouse mystery.