Movies Like Nightmare Detective 2

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

Nightmare Detective

2007·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Shinya Tsukamoto

Nightmare Detective Collection2 shared crewDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Kotoko

2011·1h 31m·★ 6.8·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Bullet Ballet

1998·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

A Snake of June

2003·1h 17m·★ 6.8·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Tokyo Fist

1995·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Vital

2004·1h 26m·★ 6.7·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Gemini

1999·1h 24m·★ 6.7·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Shadow of Fire

2023·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Haze

2005·49m·★ 6.4·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo

1987·47m·★ 6.5·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

The Phantom of Regular Size

1986·18m·★ 6.4·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Fires on the Plain

2015·1h 27m·★ 6.7·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

2010·1h 11m·★ 5.4·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

The Gift

2000·1h 52m·★ 6.7·Sam Raimi

TMDB recommendsHorror & Drama & Thriller

The Broken

2008·1h 33m·★ 5.4·Sean Ellis

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama & Horror

Lost Highway

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Before We Vanish

2017·2h 9m·★ 6.2·Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Both star Ryuhei Matsuda & Ken MitsuishiDrama & Thriller

Savaged

2014·1h 31m·★ 5.5·Michael S. Ojeda

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Caged

2021·1h 21m·★ 3.9·Aaron Fjellman

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Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

2012·1h 33m·★ 5.1·Louis Morneau

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How Good Is Nightmare Detective 2?

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