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10 Best Movies Like Strange Illusion

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

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#1
Black Girl

Black Girl

1966★ 7.2

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

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization....

#2
Another Man's Poison

Another Man's Poison

1951★ 6.8

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

Mystery novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. She has fallen in love with her secretary's fiancé and when...

#3
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#4
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Strange Illusion for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...

#5
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970★ 8.2

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

Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and t...

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Strange Illusion for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...