Movies Like Bones

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

Chinatown

1974·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Brother

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Takeshi Kitano

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Swimming Pool

2003·1h 42m·★ 6.7·François Ozon

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990·1h 46m·★ 6.5·Joe Dante

TMDB recommendsHorror & Fantasy

Shaft

1971·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Gordon Parks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Business

2005·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Nick Love

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Shaft

2000·1h 39m·★ 6.0·John Singleton

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Frank and Penelope

2022·1h 52m·★ 5.3·Sean Patrick Flanery

Fans also likedThriller & Horror & Crime

Juice

1992·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Ernest R. Dickerson

Starring Khalil KainDir. Ernest R. DickersonCrime & Thriller

The Jester 2

2025·1h 27m·★ 4.9·Colin Krawchuk

Fans also likedHorror & Thriller & Crime

Never Die Alone

2004·1h 28m·★ 5.6·Ernest R. Dickerson

Starring Clifton PowellDir. Ernest R. DickersonCrime & Thriller

The Seventh Seal

1957·1h 36m·★ 8.1·Ingmar Bergman

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003·2h 23m·★ 8.1·Gore Verbinski

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Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997·1h 29m·★ 7.8·Thomas Jahn

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An American Werewolf in London

1981·1h 37m·★ 7.5·John Landis

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Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938·1h 23m·★ 7.6·David Hand

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Basic Instinct

1992·2h 8m·★ 7.1·Paul Verhoeven

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Tough Enough

2006·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Detlev Buck

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How Good Is Bones?

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