Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 21, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Mystery Train

If you loved Mystery Train, 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 Mystery Train.

View Review →
#1
Down by Law

Down by Law

1986★ 7.3

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

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans....

#2
Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991★ 7.5

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

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night....

#3
Electric Dragon 80000V

Electric Dragon 80000V

2001★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mystery Train for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha....

#4
Maybe

Maybe

2009★ 6.0

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

May returns to Seoul looking for her birth mother after 23 years of life as a Korean-American adoptee. En-seol is a taxi driver suffering from a rare cardiac disease. Following the...

#5
The Science of Sleep – Film B

The Science of Sleep – Film B

2007★ 7.7

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

Michel Gondry assembles alternate version of his The Science of Sleep from cut scenes and B-roll footage....

#6
The New Species

The New Species

2008★ 9.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mystery Train for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An entomologist finds a new type of bug in the meadow and would be glad to add it to his collection. But bugs don’t want to be museum objects – the two bug girls have to find a way...