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10 Best Movies Like Painless

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

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#1
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

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

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#2
Rose Plays Julie

Rose Plays Julie

2021★ 5.8

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

A story of a young woman searching for her biological mother. Set against a backdrop of misogyny, revenge, and longing, Rose undertakes a journey that leads her to revelations that...

#3
The Good Neighbor

The Good Neighbor

2022★ 6.5

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

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of g...

#4
Magpie

Magpie

2024★ 6.5

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

A couple's lives are thrown into disarray when their daughter is cast opposite a controversial major star....

#5
Hellion

Hellion

2014★ 5.9

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

When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father m...

#6
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.3

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

Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of ...

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