Movies Like Zero Day

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

To Save a Life

2009·2h·★ 6.8·Brian Baugh

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Elephant

2003·1h 21m·★ 7.1·Gus Van Sant

Themes: gun, school shootingFans also likedCrime & Drama

The Big Heat

1953·1h 29m·★ 7.9·Fritz Lang

Themes: homicide, suicideFans also liked

Blackbird

2012·1h 43m·★ 7.0·Jason Buxton

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A Serbian Film

2010·1h 44m·★ 4.9·Srđan Spasojević

Themes: sadism, suicide, brutality

The Fallout

2021·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Megan Park

Themes: school shooting, high schoolFans also liked

Bowling for Columbine

2002·2h·★ 7.9·Michael Moore

Themes: homicide, gun

Heathers

1989·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Michael Lehmann

Themes: suicide, high schoolFans also liked

Bang Bang You're Dead

2003·1h 29m·★ 7.7·Guy Ferland

Themes: school shooting, high schoolFans also liked

Home Room

2002·2h 13m·★ 7.1·Paul F. Ryan

Themes: school shooting, high schoolFans also liked

Run Hide Fight

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.3·Kyle Rankin

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Joe Bell

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.3·Reinaldo Marcus Green

Themes: suicide, high schoolFans also liked

The Life Before Her Eyes

2007·1h 30m·★ 6.2·Vadim Perelman

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Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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A Bittersweet Life

2005·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Kim Jee-woon

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A Better Tomorrow

1986·1h 35m·★ 7.4·John Woo

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Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

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Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

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The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

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The Hate U Give

2018·2h 13m·★ 7.5·George Tillman Jr.

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How Good Is Zero Day?

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