20 movies like Inland Empire, ordered by similarity : Terror at the Opera(1987), Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang(2005), Blade Runner(1982), Frenzy(1972), Mulholland Dr.(2001), Halloween(2018), The Black Water Vampire(2014), The Salesman(2016), Peeping Tom(1960), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Cold Hell(2017), Murder on the Orient Express(2017) ...
Mystery & Thriller
France|Poland|USA
2006
179 Minutes
Laura Dern Jeremy Irons Harry Dean Stanton Justin Theroux Terryn Westbrook Julia Ormond Peter J. Lucas Grace Zabriskie Ian Abercrombie Diane Ladd William H. Macy
actress actor director prostitute neighbor phantom creepy unrestrained creative movie set los angeles street apartment backstage murder filmmaking psychology hypnosis curse escape
As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
1987
90 Minutes
Cristina Marsillach Urbano Barberini Daria Nicolodi Ian Charleson Antonella Vitale William McNamara
actress opera singer opera director murderer macbeth detective bleak brutal creepy dark intense frightening opera house stage apartment opera murder serial murders terror sadism
A hooded figure forces a young diva (Cristina Marsillach) to watch as he murders performers in a production of Verdi's opera "Macbeth."
Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2005
102 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Val Kilmer Michelle Monaghan Corbin Bernsen Dash Mihok Larry Miller Rockmond Dunbar Shannyn Sossamon Angela Lindvall Indio Falconer Downey Ariel Winter
criminal detective girlfriend actor director producer creative intricate thrilling amusing hollywood, calif. movie studio street office audition on the run show business crime murder actors
A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1982
122 Minutes
Harrison Ford Rutger Hauer Sean Young Edward James Olmos M. Emmet Walsh Daryl Hannah William Sanderson Brion James Joe Turkel Joanna Cassidy James Hong
android police officer hunter love interest tycoon creative dark gritty los angeles street outer space apartment escape showdown murder slavery meaning of life dystopia escape pursuit
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
116 Minutes
Jon Finch Barry Foster Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anna Massey Alec McCowen Vivien Merchant Billie Whitelaw Jean Marsh Bernard Cribbins Michael Bates Clive Swift
murderer suspect ex-wife inspector murder suspect murder victim dark gritty thrilling suspenseful london bar market river office restaurant framed for murder murder manhunt serial murders
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
2001
146 Minutes
Justin Theroux Naomi Watts Laura Harring Ann Miller Dan Hedaya Mark Pellegrino Brian Beacock Robert Forster Katharine Towne Lee Grant Michael J. Anderson
actress director mafia boss celebrity lesbian detective dark suspenseful intricate los angeles street nightclub amnesia car crash conspiracy mental illness suicide murder mystery transformation
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
USA|UK
2018
106 Minutes
Jamie Lee Curtis Judy Greer Andi Matichak Will Patton Virginia Gardner Nick Castle Haluk Bilginer James Jude Courtney Miles Robbins Dylan Arnold Drew Scheid
victim serial killer murderer rival psychopath creepy uneasy tense gory gripping thrilling haddonfield, ill. house forest mental institution suburb bus murder escape revenge
Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
2014
82 Minutes
Danielle Lozeau Andrea Monier Anthony Fanelli Bill Oberst Jr. Robin Steffen Caryn Richman Brandon Despain Myles Cranford Justin Ferrari
serial killer vampire young woman filmmaker camera operator brutal creepy dark gory suspenseful thrilling united states small town countryside village forest serial murders vampires murder murder investigation
A documentary film crew investigates a series of brutal killings known as the Black Water murders. As they delve deeper into the story they stumble upon a horrifying secret, one that they may not survive.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Iran|France
2016
125 Minutes
Shahab Hosseini Taraneh Alidoosti Babak Karimi Farid Sajjadi Hosseini Mina Sadati Maral Bani Adam Mehdi Kooshki Emad Emami Shirin Aghakashi Mojtaba Pirzadeh Sahra Asadollahe
husband wife tenant actor intruder bleak brooding emotional gripping touching intense tehran, iran apartment building apartment stage theater school violence domestic life mysterious strangers
While both participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," a teacher's wife is assaulted in her new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
109 Minutes
Karl Boehm Moira Shearer Anna Massey Maxine Audley Esmond Knight Bartlett Mullins Shirley Anne Field Michael Goodliffe Brenda Bruce Martin Miller Pamela Green
murderer victim neighbor police officer psychiatrist photographer dark fascinating intense disturbing london film set hotel apartment voyeurism fear serial murders filmmaking secret research
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
2017
92 Minutes
Violetta Schurawlow Tobias Moretti Robert Palfrader Sammy Sheik Friedrich von Thun Murathan Muslu Nursel Köse Ercan Kesal Verena Altenberger Susanne Gschwendtner Edis König
taxi driver young woman turkish woman killer murder victim investigator engaging thrilling bleak suspenseful intense emotional taxi vienna street murder danger suspicion fear murder case
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
103 Minutes
John Goodman Mary Elizabeth Winstead John Gallagher Jr. Douglas M. Griffin Suzanne Cryer
woman man neighbor fiancée police officer brooding creepy intense car bunker house farm apartment accident danger survival kidnapping escape truth discovery
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter by a man who claims that the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Australia
2016
108 Minutes
Emma Booth Ashleigh Cummings Stephen Curry Susie Porter Damian de Montemas Harrison Gilbertson Fletcher Humphrys Michael Muntz
couple murderer teen girl bleak disturbing creepy intense emotional house room neighborhood yard kidnapping murder plot escape survival escape pursuit quest 1980s
Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple. As she observes the dynamic between her captors she quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
France
2018
93 Minutes
Anders Danielsen Lie Golshifteh Farahani Denis Lavant Sigrid Bouaziz David Kammenos Jean-Yves Cylly Nancy Murillo Lina-Rose Djedje Victor Van Der Woerd Léo Poulet
zombie survivor neighbor brash bleak uneasy thrilling suspenseful apartment apartment building roof paris france party zombies apocalypse relationships survival escape discovery
The morning after a party, a young man wakes up to find Paris invaded by zombies.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
126 Minutes
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Vicky Kaushal Sobhita Dhulipala Mukesh Chhabra Anuschka Sawhney
serial killer police chief psychopath murderer murder suspect murder victim intense disheartening disturbing thrilling suspenseful mumbai, india police station obsession serial murders psychopath investigation crime revenge discovery
Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|South Africa
2019
100 Minutes
Taylor Russell Logan Miller Deborah Ann Woll Tyler Labine Jay Ellis Nik Dodani Adam Robitel Kenneth Fok Yorick van Wageningen Jessica Sutton
stranger victim murderer contestant competitor uneasy brutal bleak brooding thrilling creepy house room apartment office building escape puzzle trapped murder
Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Claire Foy Josh Leonard Jay Pharoah Juno Temple Amy Irving Polly McKie Myra Lucretia Taylor Gibson Frazier Aimee Mullins Colin Woodell
stalker woman patient nurse doctor mother disheartening uneasy eerie creepy brooding suspenseful psychiatric ward hospital office apartment park funeral stalking psychiatry
A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion?
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
96 Minutes
Alix Elizabeth Gitter James Ralph Erick Avari Steve Bacic Jade Ramsey James C. Burns Nikita Ramsey Tadhg Kelly Tara Westwood James Cavlo
orphan uncle young girl murder victim murderer ghost creepy dark dreamy suspenseful touching thrilling united states countryside country house village small town murder murder investigation ghosts
A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is, only to find the killer is very close to her.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Natalie Dormer Ed Skrein Emily Ratajkowski Jan Bijvoet Neil Maskell James Cosmo Joely Richardson Amber Anderson
blind woman pianist neighbor murder victim businessman detective brooding dark gripping intense subway apartment crime scene mansion street city murder mob violence investigation corruption
A blind musician hears a murder committed in the apartment upstairs from hers that sends her down a dark path into London's gritty criminal underworld.