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A definitive list of 'movies like this'

posted 12 years ago by overninethousand
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A Pure Formality
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Angel Heart
Brazil
Carnival of Souls
Dead End
Deathdream
Donnie Darko
Enter the Void
Johnny Got His Gun
Open Your Eyes
Passengers
Room 6
Silent Hill
Soul Survivors
Stay
Sublime
The I Inside
The Jacket
The Others
The Seventh Seal
The Sixth Sense
Vanilla Sky

[–] Icecutter 12 years ago

you missed The Machinist

[–] thomas-begen 10 years ago

The Machinist is nothing like this in concept or profundity. The Machinist is a pathetic attempt which gives thrillers a bad name. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone and I seriously have to question the judgment of anyone who thinks it was a good film. I'm dying to know how anyone didn't find it unbearable to watch.

[–] Doom-bringer 10 years ago

Go *beep* yourself you arrogant piece of trash.

[–] ash24m 10 years ago

You took the worlds right out of my mouth. That guy is a douch.

[–] SheLeppie 9 years ago

Agreed. The Machinist is a brilliant movie.

I simply am not there...

[–] lowegoes 12 years ago

Perfect Blue
A Tale of Two Sisters
Cure (Kyua)

[–] AfroGeek 12 years ago

Repo Man; a teensy bit...

Amy: I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!

[–] gkrebill 12 years ago

The Sound of Music....<only kidding!>

[–] Liz99 12 years ago

On another board someone mentioned Triangle but I haven't seen it.

[–] adam_jondo 12 years ago

Yeah definitely "Triangle".

Though not as masterful as Jacob (what is?) it's still a seriously under rated piece of work.

If only you could see what I have seen with your eyes.

[–] tommix42 12 years ago

Not everyone will agree with these, but, arguably:

Dark City
Memento
The Matrix

Increase the voltage.
But what if he's innocent?
No one is innocent. Proceed.

[–] Tolyngee 11 years ago

Altered States

[–] raramama 11 years ago

I would also add:
Frailty (hugely underrated movie with Bill Paxton and Matthew McConaughey)
The Woman in Black (Daniel Radcliffe)
Insidious (Patrick Wilson and Rose Burn)
Passengers (Anne Hathaway and Patrick Wilson)

[–] mattiasflgrtll6 10 years ago

The Woman In Black is a good movie, but I don't think those two compare.
Insidious sucks.