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10 Best Movies Like James Brown: Body Heat

If you loved James Brown: Body Heat, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Detour

Detour

1945★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to James Brown: Body Heat for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend....

#2
Visitor Q

Visitor Q

2001★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to James Brown: Body Heat for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a dysfunctional family where the mother is a heroin addict and prostitute, beaten by her son, and the father is an ex-TV reporter, sleeping with his daughter and filming his son...

#3
Rambo III

Rambo III

1988★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to James Brown: Body Heat for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret missio...

#4
Chopping Mall

Chopping Mall

1986★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to James Brown: Body Heat for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightnin...

#5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to James Brown: Body Heat for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his p...

#6
The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others

2006★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to James Brown: Body Heat for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the ...