Movies Like The Vicious Kind

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

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

Themes: family relationships, small town, marriageTMDB recommends

Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Frank Perry

Themes: adultery, love triangle, infidelityFans also likedComedy & Drama

American Beauty

1999·2h 2m·★ 8.3·Sam Mendes

6 shared themes: virgin, dysfunctional family, adultery...Fans also liked

The Good Girl

2002·1h 33m·★ 6.4·Miguel Arteta

Themes: masturbation, marriageFans also likedDrama & Comedy

In Order of Disappearance

2014·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Hans Petter Moland

Themes: betrayal, dark comedyTMDB recommends

The Simpsons Movie

2007·1h 27m·★ 7.3·David Silverman

Themes: dysfunctional family, parent child relationshipTMDB recommends

Café Society

2016·1h 37m·★ 6.6·Woody Allen

Themes: love triangle, marriageFans also likedComedy & Drama

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

Themes: prostitute, parent child relationshipTMDB recommends

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

1986·1h 40m·★ 5.6·Gianfranco Mingozzi

Themes: virgin, masturbationComedy & Drama

Corpse Bride

2005·1h 17m·★ 7.4·Mike Johnson

Themes: cheating, love triangle, marriage

Unfaithful

2002·2h 4m·★ 6.7·Adrian Lyne

Themes: adultery, infidelityFans also liked

Happiness

1998·2h 20m·★ 7.7·Todd Solondz

Themes: sibling relationship, dark comedyFans also likedComedy & Drama

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: family relationships, parent child relationshipComedy & Drama

The Lion in Winter

1968·2h 14m·★ 7.8·Anthony Harvey

Themes: unfaithfulness, infidelity

May December

2023·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Todd Haynes

Themes: infidelity, dark comedyFans also liked

Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: prostitute, marriage

Hereditary

2018·2h 8m·★ 7.3·Ari Aster

Themes: dysfunctional family, parent child relationship

Troy

2004·2h 43m·★ 7.3·Wolfgang Petersen

Themes: adultery, sibling relationship

Three Colors: White

1994·1h 32m·★ 7.6·Krzysztof Kieślowski

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

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