Movies Like Dead End Drive-In

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

Brazil

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1984·1h 48m·★ 8.1·James Cameron

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Total Recall

1990·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Paul Verhoeven

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Eraserhead

1977·1h 29m·★ 7.2·David Lynch

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Videodrome

1983·1h 28m·★ 7.2·David Cronenberg

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Planet of the Apes

2001·2h·★ 5.7·Tim Burton

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Don't Look Up

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.1·Adam McKay

Themes: social commentary, satire

The Hidden

1987·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Jack Sholder

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2007·1h 34m·★ 6.2·Russell Mulcahy

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Extinction

2015·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Miguel Ángel Vivas

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A Clockwork Orange

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How Good Is Dead End Drive-In?

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