Movies Like The Living End

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

Totally F***ed Up

1994·1h 19m·★ 6.5·Gregg Araki

3 shared cast incl. Craig Gilmore & Nicole Dillenberg2 shared crewDir. Gregg Araki

The Doom Generation

1995·1h 23m·★ 6.2·Gregg Araki

Themes: nihilism, california, robberyDir. Gregg ArakiFans also liked

Three Bewildered People in the Night

1987·1h 32m·★ 5.8·Gregg Araki

2 shared crewDir. Gregg ArakiDP: Gregg Araki

The Trip

2002·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Miles Swain

4 shared themes: aids, hiv, road trip...Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Nowhere

1997·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Gregg Araki

Themes: boys' love (bl), gay themeDir. Gregg ArakiFans also liked

And the Band Played On

1993·2h 20m·★ 7.8·Roger Spottiswoode

Themes: aids, hivTMDB recommends

Something Wild

1986·1h 54m·★ 6.9·Jonathan Demme

TMDB recommendsThemes: robbery, road tripCrime & Romance

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018·2h 15m·★ 7.9·Bryan Singer

Themes: aids, hiv, gay theme

Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance & Crime

As Good as It Gets

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Moonlight

2016·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Barry Jenkins

Themes: boys' love (bl), gay theme

Twinless

2025·1h 40m·★ 7.3·James Sweeney

Themes: boys' love (bl), gay theme

The Crying Game

1992·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Neil Jordan

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Score

2001·2h 4m·★ 6.8·Frank Oz

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Third One

2014·1h 12m·★ 5.9·Rodrigo Guerrero

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Zodiac

2005·1h 32m·★ 5.3·Alexander Bulkley

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Clément, Alex, and Everyone Else

2019·1h 15m·★ 5.3·Kuo Cheng-chui

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: nihilism, robbery

Blue Story

2019·1h 31m·★ 6.3·Rapman

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Romance

How Good Is The Living End?

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