20 best movies like Dogtooth (2009)

List of the best movies like Dogtooth (2009): Fear Me Not, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, The Divide, Magic Magic, Low Tide, Hungry Hearts, Nightcrawler, In the Mouth of Madness, The Girl on the Train, The Wolf Hour.

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Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama
CountryDenmark

Michael needs a change in his life, so when he hears about clinical trials for a new anti-depressant, he signs up to be a guinea pig - without telling his family. Because of dangerous side effects, the trial is subsequently abandoned but Michael continues to take the pills. Having lost all control, Michael's repressed instincts resurface with a force and violence that no-one could have predicted.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:33

Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller, drama, drama
CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
Duration02:02

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

Markimdb: 5
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA, Chile
Duration01:34

In remote Chile, a vacationing young woman begins to mentally unravel; meanwhile, her friends ignore her claim until it's too late.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:06

Alan, Red, and Smitty spend high summer on the Jersey Shore roving the boardwalk and getting into trouble. But the discovery of good old fashioned treasure sets the friends on an escalating course of suspicion and violence in this atmospheric thriller.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
CountryItaly
Duration01:49

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

    When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:57

    Once a known counterculture figure, June E. Leigh now lives in self-imposed exile in her South Bronx apartment during the incendiary '77 Summer of Sam. When an unseen tormentor begins exploiting June's weaknesses, her insular universe begins to unravel.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA

    A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:47

    Two siblings discover a supernatural escape from a troubled home, but find their bond tested when reality threatens to tear their family apart.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

      A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA

      When a young family moves into a foreclosed house, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidation and terror. The deranged man will stop at nothing to get his home back.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, adventure, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the unforgiving conditions of the high plain desert.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      48 hours in the life of a burnt-out paramedic. Once called Father Frank for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, detective
      CountryIceland, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France
      Duration01:53

      When Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, USA
      Duration01:39

        Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s spell.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

        After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryNorway, France, Sweden, Poland
        Duration01:56

        Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:42

        A lonely waitress with a tragic past, Agnes rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband. But when Agnes begins a tentative romance with Peter, an eccentric, nervous drifter, she starts to feel hopeful again - until the first bugs arrive...

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryCanada
        Duration01:50

        A psychiatrist is drawn into a complex mind game when he questions a disturbed patient about the disappearance of a colleague.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryFrance

        Fifteen-year-old Céline knows more about life than is appropriate for her age. She wanders the streets, surviving, with the help of her boyfriend Romain, thanks to her defiance and ruthless practicality. She secretly sleeps in the garden house of a luxury villa, where one evening she is discovered by the owner, Judge Henri van Eyck. Despite his wife Nathalie's reticence, he takes the girl in and Céline gradually gains their goodwill and affection. The fragile balance of their mutual trust, however, comes in serious jeopardy when the web of lies the girl has told her protectors begins to unravel, revealing her real motives.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountrySpain, France, United Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:37

        The Machinist is the story of Trevor Reznik, a lathe-operator who is dying of insomnia. In a machine shop, occupational hazards are bad enough under normal circumstances; yet for Trevor the risks are compounded by fatigue. Trevor has lost the ability to sleep. This is no ordinary insomnia...

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, Greece
        Duration02:18

        Two women retreat to a lake house to get a break from the pressures of the outside world, only to realize how disconnected from each other they have become, allowing their suspicions to bleed into reality.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
        Duration02:05

        When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man’s workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of the past threaten to unravel his new life.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Sweden
        Duration01:32

        A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountrySouth Korea

        Young-jak who is a private secretary of madam BAEK, the center power of Korean conglomerate, deals with immoral private issues of her wealthy family. As his desire for money and power grows, he endures whatever he’s ordered to do and letting people around him get hurt is not a concern for him. Meanwhile, Young-jak reports to madam BAEK that madam BAEK’s husband, Mr. YOON is having an affair with a Filipino nanny, Eva. Madam BAEK is now despaired, then greedily seducing Young-jak for her sexual desire. On the other hand, he begins to feel conflicted by madam BAEK’s daughter, the only family member who approaches him with the true heart. Lost between his morality and shortcut to successful life, he has to make the biggest decision he’s ever made to choose whom he will hang on to, in order to survive in this harsh world.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

          Sandra is the manager at a fast-food restaurant, and Becky is her teenaged counter girl who really needs the job. One stressful day, a police officer telephones and accuses Becky of stealing money from a customer’s purse, which Becky vehemently denies. Sandra, overwhelmed by her managerial responsibilities, complies with the officer’s orders to detain Becky, beginning a nightmare that tragically blurs the lines between expedience, prudence, legality and reason.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrethriller, drama, detective
          CountryFrance, Canada
          Duration01:43

          A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother.

          Markimdb: 8.4
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:25

          During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:31

          Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and terror in every room as Juliet gets the unnerving feeling that she is not alone.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genredrama, crime, biography
          CountryCzech Republic, Poland, France, Slovakia
          Duration02:18

          Olga is a complex young woman desperate to break free from her unfeeling family and social conventions. With her Louise Brooks-like tomboyish looks she drags herself, chain-smoking, from one job to another until she appears to find her niche as a truck driver. Although she has female lovers she does not form a bond with any of them; instead she clashes, time and again, venting herself in wordless emotional outbursts and other behavioural extremes.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:30

          This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA

          When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:41

          Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now he's worried that a fictional murder might materialize.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA

          The town's leading citizen is a man victim of homicidal impulses beyond his control. He is being controlled by his wife who had left him for another man. She was involved in a car accident that has left her brain damaged and is kept in the basement, in secret, by Kessler's gardener.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. After losing her best friend Maureen in the attack, Diana has been profoundly affected by the incident - her seemingly perfect life shaped by the events of that day.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrethriller, drama, biography, sport
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:55

            American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.

            Markimdb: 4.3
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryLuxembourg, Belgium

            When her grandmother is brutally murdered, Regine, a fragile young woman must return to the countryside she has struggled to escape in order to engage with the family guilt she’s tried to shut out of her life - and to connect with the brother she has never known.

            Markimdb: 8.1
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountrySweden
            Duration01:25

            A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth's persona.

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genrethriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:31

            Jill Parrish is trying to rebuild her life after surviving a terrifying kidnapping attempt. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. Returning home from work one morning, Jill discovers that Molly has vanished, and she is certain that the same man who previously abducted her has returned for revenge.

            Markimdb: 3.6
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:32

            A playwright who begins to mentally unravel before premiere night. She is plagued by dreams and visions of being watched, but cannot decide if she is at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:45

            When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.




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