Movies Like The Plague

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

Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

Themes: malicious, cautionaryTMDB recommends

Taxi Driver

1976·1h 54m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: callous, cautionaryTMDB recommends

Boyz n the Hood

1991·1h 52m·★ 7.7·John Singleton

Themes: callous, cautionaryTMDB recommends

Pacific Heights

1990·1h 42m·★ 6.4·John Schlesinger

Themes: callous, cautionaryTMDB recommends

The Worst Ones

2022·1h 40m·★ 6.7·Lise Akoka

TMDB recommendsThemes: teenager, bullying

Giant Little Ones

2019·1h 33m·★ 7.2·Keith Behrman

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The Devil's Advocate

1997·2h 24m·★ 7.5·Taylor Hackford

Themes: callous, cautionaryHorror & Drama

Black Swan

2010·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: body horror, psychological horrorDrama & Horror

The Ugly Stepsister

2025·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Emilie Blichfeldt

Themes: body horror, psychological horrorHorror & Drama

Black Phone 2

2025·1h 54m·★ 6.0·Scott Derrickson

Themes: teen horror, psychological horror

Whistle

2026·1h 40m·★ 5.2·Corin Hardy

Themes: teen horror, cautionary

The Mortuary Assistant

2026·1h 31m·★ 3.8·Jeremiah Kipp

Themes: callous, psychological horror

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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The Sixth Sense

1999·1h 47m·★ 8.2·M. Night Shyamalan

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Stand by Me

1986·1h 29m·★ 8.1·Rob Reiner

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Rebel Without a Cause

1955·1h 51m·★ 7.6·Nicholas Ray

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Match Point

2005·2h 4m·★ 7.6·Woody Allen

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Dead Man Walking

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Tim Robbins

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The Outsiders

1983·1h 31m·★ 7.0·Francis Ford Coppola

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