Movies Like Fiction.

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

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

2017·1h 33m·★ 6.9·Mouly Surya

2 shared crewDir. Mouly SuryaDP: Yunus Pasolang

Blue Steel

1990·1h 42m·★ 5.8·Kathryn Bigelow

Themes: psychopath, obsessionFans also liked

The Tenant

1976·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Glass Chin

2014·1h 27m·★ 5.4·Noah Buschel

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Black Swan

2010·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Darren Aronofsky

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

In a Lonely Place

1950·1h 33m·★ 7.9·Nicholas Ray

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Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

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Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

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Cobra Verde

1987·1h 51m·★ 6.9·Werner Herzog

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Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommends

The Crush

1993·1h 29m·★ 5.9·Alan Shapiro

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

Greta

2019·1h 38m·★ 6.1·Neil Jordan

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Dream Lover

1994·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Nicholas Kazan

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

The Experiment

2010·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Paul T. Scheuring

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

Zero Motivation

2014·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Talya Lavie

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Possessor

2020·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Brandon Cronenberg

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Pacific Heights

1990·1h 42m·★ 6.4·John Schlesinger

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Look at Me

2004·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Agnès Jaoui

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How Good Is Fiction.?

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