Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Marathon

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Marathon.

View Review →
#1
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

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

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#2
Re-Generator

Re-Generator

2010★ 6.2

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

A plane containing a highly classified government project crashes outside of a small town in the US. Realizing the level of danger, the government tries to secretly fix the problem...

#3
Taxidermia

Taxidermia

2006★ 6.6

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

Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a...

#4
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944★ 7.4

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

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat....

#5
Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955★ 7.4

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

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly at...

#6
Contempt

Contempt

1963★ 7.0

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

A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," ...