Movies Like Bigger Than Life

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

The Tenant

1976·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

Themes: personality change, hallucination, paranoiaTMDB recommends

Valley of the Dolls

1967·2h 3m·★ 6.1·Mark Robson

Themes: drug addiction, drugsTMDB recommends

People I Know

2002·1h 40m·★ 5.4·Daniel Algrant

Themes: drug addiction, drugsTMDB recommends

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

Themes: hallucination, drug addiction, drugs

Nil by Mouth

1997·2h 8m·★ 7.3·Gary Oldman

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Scream

2022·1h 54m·★ 6.3·Tyler Gillett

Themes: hallucination, hospital

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: drug addiction, family relationships

Perfect Blue

1998·1h 22m·★ 8.0·Satoshi Kon

Themes: paranoia, mental illness

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013·3h·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: drug addiction, drugs

Bugonia

2025·1h 59m·★ 7.4·Yorgos Lanthimos

Themes: paranoia, mental illness

My Thoughts Are Silent

2020·1h 44m·★ 7.8·Antonio Lukich

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El Inca

2016·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Ignacio Castillo Cottin

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The Trial

1962·1h 59m·★ 7.6·Orson Welles

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Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Bryan Forbes

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Pusher II

2004·1h 40m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

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Life as a House

2001·2h 5m·★ 7.4·Irwin Winkler

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About Schmidt

2002·2h 5m·★ 7.2·Alexander Payne

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The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

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Gabriel

2015·1h 29m·★ 6.5·Lou Howe

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How Good Is Bigger Than Life?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.