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10 Best Movies Like Hot Rod

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

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#1
Tomie: Rebirth

Tomie: Rebirth

2001★ 7.2

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

Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends...

#2
Re-Cut

Re-Cut

2010★ 6.6

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

When twin girls are found dead in their family’s barn, reality star turned TV-reporter Meredith Phillips and her de-facto camera crew are dispatched to rural Wisconsin to investiga...

#3
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

2018★ 6.7

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

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversia...

#4
Free Solo

Free Solo

2018★ 7.9

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

Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably ...

#5
Brother 2

Brother 2

2000★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hot Rod for fans of Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hoc...

#6
Border

Border

2018★ 6.7

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

When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about hers...