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10 Best Movies Like The Octopus

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

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#1
Polisse

Polisse

2011★ 7.8

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

Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedicated to pursuing all sorts of offenses committed against the weakest, must endure...

#2
Carnivores

Carnivores

2018★ 5.5

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

At the dawn of her thirties, Mona tries relentlessly to take off as an actress. Time passes and proposals do not arrive. Short of resources, she is forced to move to Sam, her young...

#3
Live!

Live!

2007★ 5.5

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

A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette....

#4
22 Bullets

22 Bullets

2010★ 6.7

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

A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend....

#5
Game Night

Game Night

2018★ 6.9

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

Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks ge...

#6
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....