20 best movies like Franklyn (2008)

List of the best movies like Franklyn (2008): Bad Day for the Cut, Monsters: Dark Continent, Until the End of the World, The Living and the Dead, The Lobster, About Time, Naked Lunch, Arrival, A Cure for Wellness, Infini.

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Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:58

A middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, sets off on a mission of revenge when the old lady is murdered.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure, military
CountryUnited Kingdom, Mexico, Guatemala
Duration01:59

Seven years on from the events of Monsters, and the ‘Infected Zones’ have spread worldwide. Humans have been knocked off the top of the food chain, with disparate communities struggling for survival. American soldiers are being sent abroad to protect US interests from the Monsters, but the war is far from being won.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
CountryGermany, France, Australia
Duration02:38

Set in 1999, Claire's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with some bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way she runs into another fugitive from the law Dr. Farber, an American who is being chased by the CIA. They want to confiscate a device his father invented which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions. On the run they travel the globe from Berlin to Lisbon to Moscow to Tokyo, ending up in Australia at his father's research facility, where they hope to play back the recordings Farber captured for his blind mother.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. Alone, his over-protected, delusional, adult son, James, fancies himself in charge of the manor house with his terminally ill mother, and barricades the two of them into the house.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
Duration01:36

    In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:03

      The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryCanada, United Kingdom
      Duration01:55

      After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally murders his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in an Islamic port town in Africa.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada, India
      Duration02:32

      Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:52

      An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
      CountryAustralia
      Duration02:04

      A search and rescue team are transported through deep space to a distant mining colony to save the sole survivor of a biological outbreak. During their mission, they find a lethal weapon which is set to arrive on Earth within the hour.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Canada
      Duration02:04

      Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients share, he is put on a course that takes him back to the small hometown he fled years ago. There he confronts his demons and unravels a mystery 20 years in the making.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA

      In a white hot flash of light, and with no warning, one minute our moon is there, the next it's gone. Then, a second flash. And that's the last thing anyone on Earth can remember. 11 months later, it's not post- apocalyptic; it's apocalyptic as Earth has been sucked through a wormhole, literally ripping our planet from the inside out. With bizarre disasters and civilization collapsing, our heroes must find a way to survive and get to "safe ground" before it's too late.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, military, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Luxembourg, China
      Duration01:37

      The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, South Africa, Canada
      Duration01:37

        In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:23

        When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious gang led by the violent Trey, her little 16 year old sister Kayla wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means joining a rival girl gang led by the volatile and damaged man-hating Danielle.

        Markimdb: 4.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        The United Kingdom. Soon. Civil war rages. A woman wakes up in a blindingly white cuboid cell. Using its sophisticated functionality, her captor tortures her for information; information she claims not to have - or does she?

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
        CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
        Duration01:20

        In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Bulgaria
        Duration02:27

        Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict Jericho Stewart. When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and eliminate him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal.

        Markimdb: 2.4
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA

        A scientist readies a boat after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. However, after the disasters reach a peak level of destruction those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation, as he and other refugees look to save the world and stop the disaster using the two Supercolliders on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genrefantastic, action, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, USA
        Duration02:05

        Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
        CountryCanada, France
        Duration01:50

        Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryNorway, France, Denmark, Sweden
        Duration02:16

        A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable, and often dangerous, supernatural abilities.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:40

        A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:58

        In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:45

        A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

        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: 5.1
          Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:50

          The year is 1890 and Bible professor Russell Carlisle has written a new manuscript entitled "The Changing Times". His colleague, Dr. Norris Anderson, believes that what Carlisle has written could greatly affect the future of coming generations and, using his secret time machine, Anderson sends Carlisle over 100 years into the future, offering him a glimpse of where his beliefs will lead.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
          CountrySpain, Bulgaria
          Duration01:50

            Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.

            Markimdb: 7.4
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA, Canada, New Zealand
            Duration02:01

            Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

            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: 7.9
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Japan
            Duration01:44

            In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

            Markimdb: 3.9
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:34

            Mo Ali’s futuristic knife-crime drama brings the dystopian environment of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 to London’s East 17. SHANK delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless youths. Amidst the chaos is the Paper Chazers gang, a rare morally conscious group who trade scavenged food for money. After Chazers gang member, Junior (Kedar Williams-Stirling), witnesses his brother, murder he must decide whether to get revenge of stick to the gangs moral code... In this superbly paced and artistic film, present-day social issues, and murky city streets, provide a perfect canvas for imagination and action.

            Markimdb: 3.5
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
            CountryRussia, Germany

            In a future in which the earth has been sent out of control, affected by a cruel and inhuman mechanism that turns back Darwin's theory of Evolution, Hamming and Liv try to survive. It seems that nothing can stand in the way of their relationship, but every person gradually starts to feel animal instincts: uncontrolled aggression, protection of offspring, spontaneous sexual desire. When Liv disappears, Hamming has to make an important step – to face the world endangering his very own life in order to find her.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:44

            Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

            Markimdb: 8.1
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
            Duration02:12

              In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

              Markimdb: 6.2
              Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:48

              In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments.

              Markimdb: 5.5
              Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom

              The world at an end, a dying mother sends her young son on a quest to find the place that grants wishes.

              Markimdb: 6.1
              Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:33

              A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility.

              Markimdb: 6.2
              Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
              CountryAustralia

              It is about two Atheists who run a video blog debunking Psychics, Mediums and religious beliefs. However, a death experiment goes totally wrong and as a result they attract evil entities that stalk and haunt them.

              Markimdb: 8.5
              Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:05

                A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

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