Movies Like Dear Mr. Gacy

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

L.A. Confidential

1997·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Curtis Hanson

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Miller's Crossing

1990·1h 55m·★ 7.7·Joel Coen

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The Experiment

2001·2h·★ 7.7·Oliver Hirschbiegel

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The Kingdom

2007·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Peter Berg

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What Lies Beneath

2000·2h 10m·★ 6.6·Robert Zemeckis

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Above the Rim

1994·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Jeff Pollack

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Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

2012·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Robert Harmon

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Blindfire

2020·1h 23m·★ 4.9·Michael Nell

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Rushed

2021·1h 41m·★ 5.7·Vibeke Muasya

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Barron's Cove

2025·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Evan Ari Kelman

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Into the Night

1985·1h 55m·★ 6.4·John Landis

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Five Minutes of Heaven

2009·1h 29m·★ 6.5·Oliver Hirschbiegel

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Black Site

2022·1h 39m·★ 4.5·Sophia Banks

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Suburbicon

2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·George Clooney

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

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The Celebration

1998·1h 41m·★ 8.0·Thomas Vinterberg

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958·1h 48m·★ 7.9·Richard Brooks

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The Others

2001·1h 41m·★ 7.6·Alejandro Amenábar

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982·1h 53m·★ 7.7·Nicholas Meyer

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How Good Is Dear Mr. Gacy?

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