Movies Like Nightmare Detective

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

Nightmare Detective 2

2008·1h 42m·★ 6.1·Shinya Tsukamoto

Nightmare Detective Collection2 shared crewDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Bullet Ballet

1998·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewBoth star Shinya Tsukamoto & Kôji TsukamotoDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Tokyo Fist

1995·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewBoth star Shinya Tsukamoto & Kôji TsukamotoDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Haze

2005·49m·★ 6.4·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Gemini

1999·1h 24m·★ 6.7·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Kotoko

2011·1h 31m·★ 6.8·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

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

Shadow of Fire

2023·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Vital

2004·1h 26m·★ 6.7·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Dark Water

2002·1h 41m·★ 6.7·Hideo Nakata

Themes: j-horror, nightmareFans also likedHorror & Mystery & Thriller

Lost Highway

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch

Themes: nightmare, surrealismTMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Mulholland Drive

2001·2h 27m·★ 7.9·David Lynch

4 shared themes: surreal, nightmare, surrealism...Thriller & Mystery

The Treatment

2014·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Hans Herbots

TMDB recommendsThemes: suicide, detectiveCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Angel Heart

1987·1h 53m·★ 7.2·Alan Parker

TMDB recommendsThemes: surrealism, detectiveHorror & Mystery

Death Note

2006·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Shusuke Kaneko

Themes: tokyo, japan, suicideFans also likedMystery & Thriller

Smile

2022·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Parker Finn

Themes: suicide, detectiveFans also likedHorror & Mystery

How Good Is Nightmare Detective?

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