Movies Like Jar City

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

The Deep

2012·1h 35m·★ 6.6·Baltasar Kormákur

2 shared crewDir. Baltasar KormákurDP: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson

White Night Wedding

2008·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Baltasar Kormákur

2 shared crewDir. Baltasar KormákurDP: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson

Of Horses and Men

2013·1h 25m·★ 6.8·Benedikt Erlingsson

Both star Ingvar E. Sigurðsson & Kristbjörg KjeldDP: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson

Reykjavik-Rotterdam

2008·1h 28m·★ 6.7·Óskar Jónasson

Both star Ingvar E. Sigurðsson & Theodór JúlíussonDP: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson

Vultures

2018·1h 35m·★ 6.1·Börkur Sigthorsson

DP: Bergsteinn BjörgúlfssonThriller & Drama & CrimeStarring Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

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Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Oath

2016·1h 50m·★ 6.4·Baltasar Kormákur

Drama & Crime & ThrillerStarring Ingvar E. SigurðssonDir. Baltasar Kormákur

Domestic Disturbance

2001·1h 29m·★ 5.6·Harold Becker

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Glass Chin

2014·1h 27m·★ 5.4·Noah Buschel

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Footsteps in the Fog

1955·1h 30m·★ 7.0·Arthur Lubin

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Fallen

1998·2h 4m·★ 7.0·Gregory Hoblit

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Barron's Cove

2025·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Evan Ari Kelman

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The Seven-Ups

1973·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Philip D'Antoni

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A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014·1h 54m·★ 6.5·Scott Frank

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Out of Exile

2023·1h 47m·★ 5.0·Kyle Kauwika Harris

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Blood Ties

2013·2h 8m·★ 6.5·Guillaume Canet

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Black Site

2022·1h 39m·★ 4.5·Sophia Banks

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How Good Is Jar City?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.