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10 Best Movies Like Dark City

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

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#1
House of Games

House of Games

1987★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark City for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men....

#2
Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

2012★ 6.0

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

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse....

#3
Suicide Kings

Suicide Kings

1997★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark City for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his cap...

#4
Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1997★ 6.8

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

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular....

#5
The Air I Breathe

The Air I Breathe

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark City for fans of Drama & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconn...

#6
Molly's Game

Molly's Game

2017★ 7.1

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

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international pok...

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