Movies Like Brain Damage

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Basket Case

1982·1h 31m·★ 6.2·Frank Henenlotter

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The Hidden

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Frankenhooker

1990·1h 25m·★ 6.2·Frank Henenlotter

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The Faculty

1998·1h 44m·★ 6.6·Robert Rodriguez

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Black Swan

2010·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: hallucination, body horror

Billy Elliot

2000·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Stephen Daldry

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Kung Fury

2015·32m·★ 7.9·David Sandberg

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Terry Gilliam

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Angel Heart

1987·1h 53m·★ 7.2·Alan Parker

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Iron Lung

2026·2h 5m·★ 5.8·Mark Fischbach

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The Curse of Frankenstein

1957·1h 23m·★ 7.0·Terence Fisher

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Death Becomes Her

1992·1h 44m·★ 6.7·Robert Zemeckis

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Bridget Jones's Diary

2001·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Sharon Maguire

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1989·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Brian Yuzna

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2005·1h 15m·★ 6.4·Pål Sletaune

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2001·1h 51m·★ 6.5·J.B. Rogers

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The Mothman Prophecies

2002·1h 59m·★ 6.4·Mark Pellington

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In Bed

2005·1h 25m·★ 6.1·Matías Bize

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How Good Is Brain Damage?

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