Movies Like Polytechnique

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

Incendies

2010·2h 11m·★ 8.3·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: massacre, horrifiedDir. Denis VilleneuveStarring Maxim Gaudette

Elephant

2003·1h 21m·★ 7.1·Gus Van Sant

Themes: school shooting, schoolFans also likedCrime & Drama

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

Themes: 1980s, schoolTMDB recommends

Laurence Anyways

2012·2h 48m·★ 7.6·Xavier Dolan

Themes: montreal, canada, 1980sFans also liked

American Psycho

2000·1h 42m·★ 7.6·Mary Harron

Themes: horrified, 1980sThriller & Drama & Crime

Vixen!

1968·1h 11m·★ 5.6·Russ Meyer

Themes: canada, hostage

Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

The Baader Meinhof Complex

2008·2h 29m·★ 7.3·Uli Edel

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

Paradise Now

2005·1h 30m·★ 7.4·Hany Abu-Assad

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller & Drama

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

I'm a Killer

2016·1h 57m·★ 6.9·Maciej Pieprzyca

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Interpreter

2005·2h 8m·★ 6.4·Sydney Pollack

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Boy

2015·1h 45m·★ 5.5·Craig William Macneill

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

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The Life of David Gale

2003·2h 10m·★ 7.5·Alan Parker

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Mesrine: Killer Instinct

2008·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Jean-François Richet

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & Crime

Nitram

2021·1h 52m·★ 7.1·Justin Kurzel

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The Boston Strangler

1968·1h 56m·★ 7.0·Richard Fleischer

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How Good Is Polytechnique?

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