Movies Like Begotten

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Din of Celestial Birds

2006·14m·★ 6.3·E. Elias Merhige

The Begotten CycleDir. E. Elias MerhigeStarring Stephen Charles Barry

Shrek the Third

2007·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Chris Miller

Themes: capture, pregnancyTMDB recommends

Antichrist

2009·1h 44m·★ 6.5·Lars von Trier

Themes: self mutilation, cruelty, woodsFans also liked

Men

2022·1h 40m·★ 6.0·Alex Garland

Themes: woods, body horrorTMDB recommendsHorror & Fantasy

Prospero's Books

1991·2h 6m·★ 6.8·Peter Greenaway

Themes: experimental film, surrealismTMDB recommends

Talk to Me

2023·1h 35m·★ 7.1·Michael Philippou

Themes: self mutilation, body horrorFans also liked

The Shining

1980·2h 24m·★ 8.4·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: avant garde, frightened, surrealism

Eraserhead

1977·1h 29m·★ 7.2·David Lynch

Themes: body horror, surrealismTMDB recommends

Together

2025·1h 42m·★ 6.7·Michael Shanks

Themes: woods, body horrorFans also liked

Silent Hill

2006·2h 5m·★ 6.5·Christophe Gans

Themes: brutality, surrealismFans also liked

A Quiet Place

2018·1h 31m·★ 7.5·John Krasinski

Themes: pregnancy, frightened

Poor Things

2023·2h 21m·★ 7.7·Yorgos Lanthimos

Themes: cruelty, body horror

A Serbian Film

2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

Themes: necrophilia, brutality

Nosferatu

2024·2h 13m·★ 7.1·Robert Eggers

TMDB recommendsHorror & Fantasy

The Blazing World

2021·1h 41m·★ 4.4·Carlson Young

TMDB recommendsHorror & Fantasy

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022·2h 20m·★ 7.7·Daniel Scheinert

Themes: nihilism, surrealism

Sinners

2025·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Ryan Coogler

Themes: frightened, surrealism

Die My Love

2025·1h 59m·★ 6.0·Lynne Ramsay

Themes: pregnancy, surrealism

The Hidden

1987·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Jack Sholder

Themes: body horror, surrealism

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: brutality, surrealism

How Good Is Begotten?

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