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10 Best Movies Like A Shock to the System

If you loved A Shock to the System, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Can You Keep a Secret?

Can You Keep a Secret?

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shock to the System for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Emma Corrigan, a girl with a few secrets, thinks she’s about to die on a turbulent plane ride. She spills them all to the handsome stranger sitting next to her. At least, she thoug...

#2
Phone Booth

Phone Booth

2003★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shock to the System for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is pro...

#3
The Killer

The Killer

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shock to the System for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal....

#4
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shock to the System for fans of Crime & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by n...

#5
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

2021★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shock to the System for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence....

#6
Q & A

Q & A

1990★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shock to the System for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him....

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