Movies Like The Vanishing

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

Natural Born Killers

1994·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

Themes: antagonistic, ambiguous, anxiousTMDB recommends

The Lighthouse

2019·1h 49m·★ 7.4·Robert Eggers

Themes: lighthouse, lighthouse keeper Fans also liked

What Lies Beneath

2000·2h 10m·★ 6.6·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: ambiguous, audaciousTMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Half Light

2006·1h 50m·★ 6.0·Craig Rosenberg

Themes: lighthouse, lighthouse keeper Fans also liked

The Experiment

2001·2h·★ 7.7·Oliver Hirschbiegel

Themes: antagonistic, audaciousTMDB recommends

Apocalypto

2006·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Mel Gibson

4 shared themes: affectation, ambiguous, audacious...

Wrath of Man

2021·1h 59m·★ 7.1·Guy Ritchie

5 shared themes: affectation, antagonistic, ambiguous...

Kingdom of Heaven

2005·2h 24m·★ 7.3·Ridley Scott

5 shared themes: dubious, complicated, antagonistic...

Taxi Driver

1976·1h 54m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: antagonistic, audacious, complex

How to Train Your Dragon

2010·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Chris Sanders

Themes: euphoric, adoringStarring Gerard Butler

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014·1h 42m·★ 7.8·Dean DeBlois

Themes: euphoric, adoringStarring Gerard Butler

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001·2h 32m·★ 7.7·Chris Columbus

Themes: euphoric, adoring

Dune: Part Two

2024·2h 47m·★ 8.4·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: antagonistic, ambiguous

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022·3h 12m·★ 7.5·James Cameron

Themes: complicated, complex

Young Adam

2003·1h 33m·★ 6.3·David Mackenzie

TMDB recommendsStarring Peter Mullan

The Sixth Sense

1999·1h 47m·★ 8.2·M. Night Shyamalan

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Lost Highway

1997·2h 14m·★ 7.6·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

The Da Vinci Code

2006·2h 29m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

From Hell

2001·2h 2m·★ 6.7·Albert Hughes

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

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