Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Placebo

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

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#1
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

2009★ 6.5

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

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement...

#2
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#3
God's Pocket

God's Pocket

2014★ 5.8

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

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters....

#4
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#5
Three Christs

Three Christs

2017★ 6.6

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

Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ....

#6
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

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