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10 Best Movies Like Death and the Maiden

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

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#1
The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Return of the Prodigal Son

1967★ 5.6

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

Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and w...

#2
Post No Bills

Post No Bills

2017★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death and the Maiden for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Noodle Boy must face his fears in order to save Miss Fortune....

#3
The Caller

The Caller

1987★ 6.0

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

One night, an unusual stranger in need (Malcolm McDowell) asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a st...

#4
Jeffrey

Jeffrey

1995★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death and the Maiden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it...

#5
My Christmas Love

My Christmas Love

2016★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death and the Maiden for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A hopeless romantic who can’t ever seem to give a guy a real chance begins receiving each of the "12 Days of Christmas” as gifts anonymously at her door. As she tries to figure out...

#6
Life Stinks

Life Stinks

1991★ 5.7

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

Affluent and arrogant businessman Goddard Bolt, feuding with rival Vance Crasswell over a land deal, makes a bet with Crasswell that he has the wits and street smarts to live penni...