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10 Best Movies Like The Referees

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

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#1
Mirrors 2

Mirrors 2

2010★ 5.5

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

When Max, who is recovering from a traumatic accident, takes a job as a nighttime security guard, he begins to see visions of a young mysterious woman in the store's mirror....

#2
Berlin Calling

Berlin Calling

2008★ 6.8

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

A man tours clubs around the globe with his manager and girlfriend. On the eve of their largest album release he is admitted to a psychiatric clinic after overdosing at a gig....

#3
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

1938★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Referees for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-p...

#4
Mother's Day

Mother's Day

1994★ 7.3

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

48 hours in the life of the Neugebauer family. The May weekend with a small family celebration, which was planned as peaceful and contemplative, turns out to be a kind of Rocky Hor...

#5
Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day

1994★ 4.2

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

Harried suburban man Warren Kooey fakes a hostage situation in order to get the money he needs to escape his humdrum life....

#6
The Purge

The Purge

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Referees for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a fa...