20 movies like Elle, ordered by similarity : Drishyam(2015), Double Lover(2017), Lizzie(2018), Revanche(2008), Alléluia(2014), Broken Embraces(2009), Woodpeckers(2017), The Sweetheart(2018), Corporate(2017), Dean(2016), Vincent Wants to Sea(2010), Addicted(2014) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Germany|Belgium
2016
131 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Laurent Lafitte Anne Consigny Charles Berling Virginie Efira Christian Berkel Judith Magre Jonas Bloquet Alice Isaaz Vimala Pons Raphaël Lenglet
rapist executive lover murderer woman father prison office house connections haunted by the past alienation narcissism infidelity 2010s
A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
India
2015
163 Minutes
father mother daughter police officer son thrilling gripping intense powerful house bungalow police station ashram forest protection father/daughter relationship family relationships love quest pursuit
Desperate measures are taken by a man who tries to save his family from the dark side of the law, after they commit an unexpected crime.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
France|Belgium
2017
108 Minutes
Marine Vacth Jérémie Renier Jacqueline Bisset Dominique Reymond Myriam Boyer Jean-Edouard Bodziak Jean-Paul Muel Pascal Aubert
young woman psychologist twin lover patient partner bleak disturbing engaging gripping intense suspenseful paris therapist's office home city love psychiatry paranoia hallucinations
Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Chloë Sevigny Kristen Stewart Jamey Sheridan Fiona Shaw Kim Dickens Denis O'Hare Jeff Perry Jay Huguley
maid friend murderer father lover brooding intricate tense emotional uneasy massachusetts house forbidden love lizzie borden father/daughter relationship haunted houses murder trial forbidden love rivalry
A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Borden's family.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Austria
2008
121 Minutes
Johannes Krisch Andreas Lust Irina Potapenko Ursula Strauss Hannes Thanheiser Hanno Pöschl Michael-Joachim Heiss
ex-convict pimp prostitute grandfather wealthy woman police officer melodramatic bleak shocking prison austria small town brothel farmhouse police station crime small-town life friendship boredom dreams
Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Belgium|France
2014
93 Minutes
Lola Dueñas Laurent Lucas Héléna Noguerra Edith Le Merdy Anne-Marie Loop Stéphane Bissot David Murgia Renaud Rutten
woman gigolo man lover murder victim murderer emotional shocking passionate gory france online dating sex passion prostitution love rivalry sacrifice fall 2010s
Fervidly dark lovesick horror inspired by the real-life criminal duo, the Lonely Hearts Killers.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain
2009
128 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Lluís Homar Blanca Portillo José Luis Gómez Tamar Novas Rubén Ochandiano Marta Aledo Agustín Almodóvar Enrique Aparicio Yuyi Beringola Javier Coll
stockbroker director producer actress son filmmaker melodramatic suspenseful intricate movie set house office funeral love triangle revenge death father/son relationship the past jealousy discovery
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2018
100 Minutes
Jessalyn Gilsig Jon Cor Hannah Vandenbygaart Scott Gibson Taveeta Szymanowicz
young woman mother father mother's boyfriend psychopath intense suspenseful thrilling disturbing melodramatic brooding house canada hospital car united states car accident divorce new love false identity
Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
95 Minutes
Céline Sallette Lambert Wilson Stéphane de Groodt Violaine Fumeau Alice De Lencquesaing Camille Japy Hyam Zaytoun Arnaud Bedouet Charlie Anson Pierre-Loup Silhol Xavier De Guillebon
manager business woman suicide suicidal person bully colleague engaging melodramatic emotional gripping intense bleak office building office work office politics corporate office life happiness bullying change
Emilie, one of the Human Resources Managers at the Esen multinational, has recently been chosen by her superior Stéphane Froncart for her elegant ruthlessness. She indeed has the ability to... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Drama
Germany
2010
96 Minutes
Karoline Herfurth Heino Ferch Katharina Müller-Elmau Karin Thaler Tim Seyfi Florian David Fitz Johannes Allmayer Ulrich Boris Pöppl
father therapist friend man cop amusing emotional touching sad germany italy sea therapist's office funeral car journey friendship chase epilepsy road trip
A young man suffering from Tourette's syndrome absconds from an institution with two other inhabitants to travel to Italy to fulfill his mother's last wish.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2014
105 Minutes
Sharon Leal Boris Kodjoe Tasha Smith Tyson Beckford Emayatzy Corinealdi Katerina Graham William Levy Maria Howell Brandon Gonzales Garrett Hines Hunter Burke
businesswoman husband child sex addict friend lover brooding emotional intense office house hotel car bedroom street sex addiction career infidelity love relationships
A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action, Western
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham Marin Ireland Katy Mixon Dale Dickey Kevin Rankin
divorce brother son ex-convict banker texas ranger brooding raw intense texas house bank casino car office brother relationship foreclosure desperation search family
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2002
124 Minutes
Richard Gere Diane Lane Olivier Martinez Erik Per Sullivan Zeljko Ivanek Dominic Chianese Kate Burton Chad Lowe Gary Basaraba Margaret Colin Larry Gleason
husband housewife lover son private investigator murderer passionate emotional thrilling disturbing suburbia new york city apartment house school family home infidelity passion seduction death
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
94 Minutes
Denis Menochet Léa Drucker Thomas Gioria Mathilde Auneveux Mathieu Saïkaly Florence Janas Saadia Bentaïeb Sophie Pincemaille Émilie Incerti-Formentini Jérome Care-Aulanier Coralie Russier
divorce divorce lawyer son mother father family member emotional intense tense disheartening office party bus house car apartment custody battle divorce family feud growing up
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
UK
2015
95 Minutes
Diana Vickers Tony Curran Rupert Hill Peter Woodward Adrian Bouchet Sophie Lovell Anderson
lawyer father daughter fiancée accident victim man bleak brutal intense suspenseful creepy dark house woods hideout horror accident father/daughter relationship murder tradition
Deep in the English moors, a sociopath preys on innocent people, until one day his secrets are finally revealed and an inevitable confrontation is at hand.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
77 Minutes
John Garfield Shelley Winters Wallace Ford Selena Royle Gladys George Norman Lloyd Bobby Hyatt Clancy Cooper Keith Hetherington Renny McEvoy Dale Van Sickel
thug young woman mother father police officer accomplice intense gripping city poolside house robbery hostages murder love escape pursuit love 1950s
Nick and his partner Al stage a payroll holdup. Al is shot and Nick kills a policeman. Nick hides out at a public pool, where he meets Peg Dobbs. They go back to her apartment and he forces her family to hide him from the police manhunt.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Brazil
2012
131 Minutes
Irandhir Santos Irma Brown Sebastião Formiga Gustavo Jahn Maeve Jinkings W.J. Solha Lula Terra Ana Rita Gurgel
young man young woman grandfather mother housewife intense emotional disturbing brazil desperation loneliness drugs sexual frustration threats love underdog forbidden love discovery fall rivalry
The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2013
158 Minutes
gangster lover murderer rival victim criminal bleak chilling disturbing engaging intense shocking india city hospital crime scene love power rivalry plot
After killing his mentor, a gangster comes into power to rule over Mumbai. In the process he falls for an aspiring actress, nevertheless he finds that his protege has fallen for her too which leads to enmity between them.