Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Cruising

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

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#1
God Told Me To

God Told Me To

1976★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cruising for fans of Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'....

#2
The Private Eyes

The Private Eyes

1980★ 6.1

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

The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investig...

#3
Blind Beast

Blind Beast

1969★ 6.4

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

A blind sculptor kidnaps an artists' model and imprisons her in his warehouse studio – a shadowland of perverse monuments to the female form. Here a deranged passion play of sensua...

#4
Under the Cherry Moon

Under the Cherry Moon

1986★ 5.5

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

Two friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day, they read about a young woman set to inherit $50 million from her fathe...

#5
The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

1975★ 6.3

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

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself ca...

#6
The Second Wedding Night

The Second Wedding Night

2005★ 6.2

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

When his destituite widowed sister-in-law—whom he had never stopped harbouring feelings for—and her ne'er-do-well son come to live with him after World War II, a mentally-ill farme...