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10 Best Movies Like Requiem for a Dream

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

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#1
Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero

1987★ 6.4

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

A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit....

#2
Trainspotting

Trainspotting

1996★ 8.0

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

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane...

#3
The Baker

The Baker

2023★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Requiem for a Dream for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never k...

#4
American Gangster

American Gangster

2007★ 7.6

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

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from...

#5
Blow

Blow

2001★ 7.4

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

A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that G...

#6
Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986★ 7.6

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

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminal...

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