20 best movies like The Duke of Burgundy (2014)

List of the best movies like The Duke of Burgundy (2014): The Handmaiden, Chloe, My Cousin Rachel, Notes on a Scandal, The Fountain, Eyes Wide Shut, Killing Me Softly, Original Sin, Eye of the Beholder, Carol.

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Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, history
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:01

    1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada, France
    Duration01:36

    A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:46

    A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:32

    A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:36

    Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:39

    After Dr. Bill Hartford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:40

    A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryFrance, Mexico, USA
    Duration01:58

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada, United Kingdom, Australia, USA
    Duration01:49

    A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
    Duration02:35

    In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

    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: 3.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, Italy

    Sadie—a young female novelist—and an enigmatic woman named Francesca, are enticed by an ex-lover to join him at his Italian villa for a weekend celebration being held to honor the release of Sadie's latest book. Once there, Sadie begins to fear his true intentions as she and Francesca become embroiled in a dangerous game of moral and sexual discovery.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
    Duration02:03

    Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom
    Duration01:42

    In the middle of this amusing thriller is a relationship between two different types of females, one is a well know British author and the other is a sex-crazed French teen. The two get into some relationship trouble while living together in this film of psychological imagery and an erotic exploration of the female body.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Czech Republic
    Duration01:50

    With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
    Duration01:40

    It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.

    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: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryGermany, United Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:50

    Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant country house owned by a friend and begins a relationship with charming local Angus. But, just as her life is taking a turn for the better, Rachel realizes she's being romanced by a ghost, leading her to doubt her own sanity.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
    Duration01:25

    Young Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At university he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a sudden flare of passion sets Tim on a journey of betrayal, heartbreak and murder.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryCanada, United Kingdom
    Duration01:48

    An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

      The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Belgium
      Duration02:39

      Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is away.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:10

      Marnie is a beautiful kleptomaniac who is in love with businessman Mark Rutland. Marnie who is a compulsive thief is being watched by her new boss Mark who suspects her of stealing from him and thus decides to blackmail her in the most unusual way. A psychological thriller from Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel of the same name by Winston Graham.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:29

        In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:26

        In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tasmin. Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:29

        After a painful breakup, Leah seems to meet the perfect guy. But she soon discovers his violent side that disrupts her life.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Hungary, Netherlands
        Duration02:37

        After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels.

        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: 7.1
          Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Ireland
          Duration01:28

          Susan is a scientist searching for answers to important questions. So important that she has given up on other things, like love - until she meets Micheal. Susan and Michael find themselves embarking on a sensual adventure while the world around them seems to be falling apart. A life-affirming look at what it means to love and be loved in turbulent times.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:50

          Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays youthful. His wish comes true, and his boyish looks aid him as he indulges his every whim. But when a stunning revelation forces him to see what he's become, Dorian faces some very dangerous questions.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:31

            On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genremelodrama, drama, detective, film noir
            CountryChina, France
            Duration01:25

            Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved, and whom he has never been able to forget.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrethriller, drama, detective
            CountryFrance
            Duration02:06

            A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill himself.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genreaction, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:46

            Two friends spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang "Mother Medusa".

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA

            Crystal and her boyfriend Leo embark on a tense and mysterious road trip through the desolate yet hauntingly beautiful landscape of central Florida.

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
            Duration01:35

            Cynical hit man Mick is tiring of his job and asks his boss George for time off. However, George gives him the assignment of his life, prompting Mick's soul-searching to reach new heights. Mick is asked to kill sultry Fiona, who owes George money and claims she wants to die. But as Mick spends time with her, he finds himself falling for her.

            Markimdb: 4.6
            Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryFrance, Belgium
            Duration02:02

            Follows the journey of sisters who are believed to possess the supernatural ability to connect with ghosts. They cross paths with a visionary French producer while performing in Paris.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration02:02

            Albert Lewin's interpretation of the legend of the Flying Dutchman. In a little spanish seaport named Esperanza, during the 30s, appears Hendrick van der Zee, the mysterious captain of a yacht (he is the only one aboard). Pandora is a beautiful woman (who men kill and die for). She's never really fallen in love with any man, but she feels very attracted by Hendrick... We are soon taught that Hendrick is the Flying Dutchman, this sailor of the 17th century that has been cursed by God to wander over the seas until the Doomsday... unless a woman is ready to die for him...

            Markimdb: 5.8
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
            Duration02:29

            In Cold War Moscow, a female spy steals secrets from an idealistic politician – and falls in love with him. Moscow, 1959: Katya (Rebecca Ferguson, Mission Impossible- Rogue Nation, The Girl on the Train, The White Queen), is young, beautiful – and a spy for the Americans. When she and Mischa (Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Emerald City), begin spying on Alexander ( Sam Reid, Anonymous), an idealistic Communist politician, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with him. Her choice between love and duty leads to a nail-biting conclusion that Alexander (Charles Dance, The Imitation Game) can only unravel decades later in 1990s New York. His journey back to the snowbound streets of Moscow uncovers a love triangle and betrayals from those he trusted most.

            Markimdb: 4.8
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, Germany, Canada

            A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:40

            A beautiful young dentist working in a tough British prison starts to become attracted to a violent inmate after the break-up of her marriage, and embarks upon an illicit affair with him, with terrible consequences for all.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:41

            In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:35

            A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:22

            A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

            Markimdb: 5.6
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryUSA

            A man gets out of prison after 15 years for stabbing his wife to death, and his social worker becomes convinced he was innocent. As she researches his case, and interviews other people who were involved, she begins to fall in love with him, as her friends warn her that he's dangerous.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrethriller, drama, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration02:17

            A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang, the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father and a genteel, religious mother. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.

            Markimdb: 7.4
            Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:48

            I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

            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.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
              CountrySouth Korea
              Duration01:40

              Days after her friends disappear during a trip to a mysterious cave, a girl is approached by a grown man claiming to be one of her missing pals.




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