Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Instant Karma

If you loved Instant Karma, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Side Street

Side Street

1950★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Instant Karma for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it conta...

#2
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2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Instant Karma for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Four friends search for the answers to a series of deadly text messages killing students at their high school....

#3
The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Instant Karma for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose ...

#4
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Instant Karma for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign....

#5
The Apology

The Apology

2022★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Instant Karma for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives un...

#6
Deception

Deception

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Instant Karma for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 law...

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