Movies Like Inland Empire

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

More Things That Happened

2007·1h 15m·★ 6.9·David Lynch

5 shared cast incl. Karolina Gruszka & Peter J. Lucas2 shared crewDir. David Lynch

Lost Highway

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch

4 shared themes: violent husband, doppelgänger, surrealism...Dir. David LynchFans also liked

Mulholland Drive

2001·2h 27m·★ 7.9·David Lynch

4 shared themes: doppelgänger, identity, surrealism...Dir. David LynchThriller & Drama & Mystery

Wild at Heart

1990·2h 5m·★ 7.2·David Lynch

3 shared cast incl. Laura Dern & Harry Dean StantonDir. David Lynch

Drag Me to Hell

2009·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Sam Raimi

Themes: gypsy, curseFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

Themes: identity, movie businessTMDB recommends

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: absurd, surrealismTMDB recommends

Eraserhead

1977·1h 29m·★ 7.2·David Lynch

Themes: parallel world, surrealismDir. David Lynch

Boyka: Undisputed IV

2016·1h 27m·★ 6.9·Todor Chapkanov

Themes: hostile, wifeDrama & Thriller

The Substance

2024·2h 21m·★ 7.2·Coralie Fargeat

Themes: actress, identity, los angeles, californiaHorror & Drama

mother!

2017·2h 1m·★ 6.6·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: madness, surrealismFans also likedHorror & Drama

Return to Silent Hill

2026·1h 46m·★ 4.0·Christophe Gans

Themes: wife, violenceMystery & Drama & Horror

Babylon

2022·3h 9m·★ 7.1·Damien Chazelle

Themes: movie star, movie business

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019·2h 42m·★ 7.6·Quentin Tarantino

Themes: movie business, los angeles, californiaDrama & Thriller

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

TMDB recommendsFantasy & Drama & Mystery

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Mystery & Thriller

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

Themes: violence, los angeles, california

Amores Perros

2000·2h 34m·★ 8.0·Alejandro González Iñárritu

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

TMDB recommendsFantasy & Horror

Three Colors: White

1994·1h 32m·★ 7.6·Krzysztof Kieślowski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Mystery

How Good Is Inland Empire?

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