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10 Best Movies Like Metal Child

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

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#1
Taxidermia

Taxidermia

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Metal Child for fans of Drama. 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...

#2
Vermiglio

Vermiglio

2024★ 7.1

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

In the last days of the Second World War, a deserting soldier disrupts a tranquil and isolated mountain community. For one family, his arrival brings excitement and romance, but tr...

#3
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970★ 7.1

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

An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite he and his gir...

#4
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989★ 8.5

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

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for...

#5
True Stories

True Stories

1986★ 6.7

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

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show....

#6
White Heat

White Heat

1949★ 7.7

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

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy t...