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10 Best Movies Like Headfirst

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

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#1
Purge

Purge

2012★ 6.8

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

Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she find...

#2
Nureru bijin tsuma hamerareta on'na

Nureru bijin tsuma hamerareta on'na

2001★ 7.3

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

Shūji, a desperate vagrant who nearly kills himself, stumbles into a neon‑lit soapland and unleashes his pent‑up lust on hostess Nanako, his cries of desire filling the steamy room...

#3
Mindhorn

Mindhorn

2016★ 6.1

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

A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with...

#4
Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Headfirst for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A ...

#5
Fifty Shades Darker

Fifty Shades Darker

2017★ 6.5

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

When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to b...

#6
The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby

2017★ 6.5

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

A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim....