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10 Best Movies Like Killer Joe

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

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#1
Bug

Bug

2007★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Killer Joe for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationshi...

#2
Interview with a Hitman

Interview with a Hitman

2012★ 5.2

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

An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future....

#3
Waiting for "Superman"

Waiting for "Superman"

2010★ 6.9

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

Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenhei...

#4
Ogres

Ogres

2016★ 6.5

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

There's drama aplenty for the travelling theatre company Chekhov Cabaret. The actors share the good times and the bad as a nomadic tribe where work and private life always mingle. ...

#5
Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Lifetime

Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Lifetime

2012★ 6.1

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

When David Lindholm, Sweden's most famous police officer, found shot in bed identifies herself quickly with his young wife Julia. Julia is threatened with life imprisonment for mur...

#6
The Art of Skiing

The Art of Skiing

1941★ 7.0

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

Goofy, staying at the Sugar Bowl resort, demonstrates the basics of downhill skiing, which the titles and announcer insist is pronounced "SHEEing". The equipment is, of course, of ...