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10 Best Movies Like Amateur

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

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#1
Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin

1955★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Amateur for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, a...

#2
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Amateur for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#3
Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Amateur for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasio...

#4
Black Widow

Black Widow

1987★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Amateur for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a ma...

#5
The Mean Season

The Mean Season

1985★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Amateur for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues in...

#6
Maniac

Maniac

1963★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Amateur for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder....

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