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if you LOVED this movie, you should see...

posted 13 years ago by Wim_wenders
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I loved it after the 2nd watching, its one of my favourites, but im willing to listen to recomendations for similar movies

[–] EJverh 12 years ago

Try "Copycat". It is a very underrated exceptional thriller of the 90s dealing indirectly with Z. Dermot Mulroney is also in it. Holly Hunter and Sigourney Weaver are at their best imo. Very creepy and interesting.

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[–] blufftoni 12 years ago

I have a soft spot for The Mean Season which has Kurt Russell once again proving that he's a much better actor than he;s generally given credit for.

[–] marinostattaris 10 years ago

i agree! i loved that movie even though it could have been a lot better

[–] johnnywalrus 12 years ago

jfk
the insider (michael mann)
fincher's dragon tattoo is actually really fcking excellent, and i'd say it's in the same genre, kind of epic neo noir murder mystery
all the presidents men

[–] oh_no_mrbill 11 years ago

Seconded on Fincher's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Very similar in tone, style, pace, and subject matter.

[–] skobic 12 years ago

The 1968 movie "The Boston Strangler", also based on real events.
Directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Tony Curtis as the strangler and Henry Fonda as the lead investigator.

[–] valis1984 10 years ago

Another couple of Richard Fleischer films worth mentioning are Compulsion and 10 Rillington Place.

"Everyone is ignorant, only on different subjects". Will Rogers (1879-1935)

[–] druss44121-1 12 years ago

I've seen almost all the movies mentioned here, and the only one that comes close to similar to Zodiac and feel and the epic scope is JFK.

All the President's Men is good, but it's much different. Part of the reason Zodiac works is it was made after the fact, like JFK, so it's not made within the exact same culture that it takes place in. Zero Dark Thirty is not like Zodiac either, for this same reason, plus the filmmaking behind both Zodiac and JFK is special. Zodiac with it's great use of CGI and setting, JFK with its editing and varied use of film stock.

Basically, if you haven't seen JFK, watch it. As Zodiac is about why serial killers fascinate us as a society and as people, JFK is about why conspiracy theories exist (because they make for great storytelling, and play on things that will likely always remain uncertain).

[–] Euan-williamson 12 years ago

Weird to see Moneyball being mentioned in this thread more than once. It therefore can't be a coincidence that these two films are just about my favourite two of the past several years

[–] semsox 12 years ago

I have to agree with others who said "JFK" also I would throw in "The Day of the Jackal" - 1973. Great meticulous thriller.

[–] pinnygalore 12 years ago

JFK
The Insider
Zero Dark Thirty

[–] robfabrams 12 years ago

The Game - another fincher movie with michael douglas

[–] jimpemmas 11 years ago

Citizen X is similar and very good.

-All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.-

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[–] vh8686 11 years ago

How about:

The Maltese Falcon
The Third Man
High and Low
Double Indemnity
The Killing
and
Brick

All of these are somewhat methodical, murder mystery, whodunit types.

[–] hadialam 11 years ago

The Game
Black Swan
Silence of the Lambs
Prisoners

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