
10 Best Movies Like The Year of the Cannibals
If you loved The Year of the Cannibals, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Blue Velvet
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year of the Cannibals for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminal...

The Death of Klinghoffer
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year of the Cannibals for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
An adaptation from the controversial John Adams opera about the true life incident that took place in the mid 80s. The liner "Achille Lauro" is on a 12-day cruise in the Mediterran...

Oppenheimer
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year of the Cannibals for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

12 Angry Men
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year of the Cannibals for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begi...

Shutter Island
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year of the Cannibals for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

Gladiator
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year of the Cannibals for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced...