Movies Like Effects

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

MaXXXine

2024·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Ti West

Themes: film production, film within a filmHorror & Thriller

Viva Erotica

1996·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Derek Yee

Themes: film production, film within a film

Beverly Hills Cop

1984·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Martin Brest

Themes: bar fight, cocaine

Psycho

1960·1h 49m·★ 8.5·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Thesis

1996·2h 5m·★ 7.4·Alejandro Amenábar

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Next Door

2005·1h 15m·★ 6.4·Pål Sletaune

TMDB recommendsThriller & Horror

Hardware

1990·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Richard Stanley

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Hollow Man II

2006·1h 31m·★ 4.4·Claudio Fäh

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Snuff 102

2007·1h 41m·★ 3.4·Mariano Peralta

TMDB recommendsThriller & Horror

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

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Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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Maria Full of Grace

2004·1h 41m·★ 7.4·Joshua Marston

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Murder Ahoy

1964·1h 33m·★ 7.0·George Pollock

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Layer Cake

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Matthew Vaughn

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Tough Enough

2006·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Detlev Buck

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A Scanner Darkly

2006·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Richard Linklater

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The Last Boy Scout

1991·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Tony Scott

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Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

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Swimming Pool

2003·1h 42m·★ 6.7·François Ozon

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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

2006·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Scott Glosserman

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How Good Is Effects?

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