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10 Best Movies Like Side Effect

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

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#1
Iceman: The Time Traveler

Iceman: The Time Traveler

2018★ 6.5

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

The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later pass and they are defrosted ...

#2
Orange

Orange

2015★ 7.3

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

A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a ...

#3
Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet

Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet

2020★ 7.0

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

The first part of Date A Bullet: Hibiki Higoromo, better known as, Empty, is an amnesiac young girl. She wakes up in the neighboring world, where she encounters Tokisaki Kurumi. In...

#4
Red Snow

Red Snow

2021★ 6.0

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

A struggling vampire romance novelist must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe....

#5
Threshold

Threshold

2020★ 5.4

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

A sister, claiming to be cursed, persuades her brother to embark on a cross country road trip to break her spell....

#6
Slaxx

Slaxx

2020★ 5.7

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

When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk, to stop its bloody rampage....