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10 Best Movies Like The Cold Open

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

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#1
John Wick

John Wick

2014★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cold Open for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him....

#2
Brice 3

Brice 3

2016★ 4.2

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

Brice is back. The world has changed, but not him. When his best friend, Marius, calls for help, he goes on a wild adventure that will lead him to the other side of the world... Tr...

#3
Q

Q

1982★ 5.7

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

A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent....

#4
This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cold Open for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along w...

#5
Swan Song

Swan Song

2021★ 7.1

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

In the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented with an experimental solution to shield his wife and son from grief, he grapples with altering th...

#6
Gramps Is in the Resistance

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983★ 6.9

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

It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hu...