Movies Like Mysterious Skin

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

Nowhere

1997·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Gregg Araki

4 shared themes: alien abduction, rape, lgbt...Dir. Gregg Araki

Midnight Cowboy

1969·1h 53m·★ 7.8·John Schlesinger

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1991·1h 25m·★ 6.3·Todd Haynes

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2014·1h 58m·★ 6.8·David Gordon Green

Themes: pedophilia, child abuseFans also liked

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1972·1h 49m·★ 7.6·John Boorman

Themes: male rape, rapeFans also liked

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2005·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Duncan Tucker

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2001·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Michael Cuesta

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2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009·1h 50m·★ 7.3·Lee Daniels

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2007·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Tommy O'Haver

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2004·1h 48m·★ 7.1·C. Jay Cox

Themes: male homosexuality, lgbtStarring Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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2024·1h 59m·★ 6.5·Sam Quah

Themes: child sexual abuse, child abuse

The Brutalist

2024·3h 35m·★ 7.2·Brady Corbet

Themes: sexual assault, 1980s

It

2017·2h 15m·★ 7.3·Andy Muschietti

Themes: shocking, coming of age

The Imitation Game

2014·1h 53m·★ 8.0·Morten Tyldum

Themes: male homosexuality, lgbt

Black Phone 2

2025·1h 54m·★ 6.0·Scott Derrickson

Themes: 1980s, child abuse

Pillion

2025·1h 47m·★ 6.9·Harry Lighton

Themes: male homosexuality, lgbt

How to Have Sex

2023·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Molly Manning Walker

Themes: sexual assault, coming of age

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

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