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10 Best Movies Like Writer's Block

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

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#1
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Writer's Block for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#2
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Writer's Block for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years....

#3
Deathtrap

Deathtrap

1982★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Writer's Block for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script....

#4
The Grifters

The Grifters

1990★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Writer's Block for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play....

#5
The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland

2003★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Writer's Block for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community str...

#6
Jamesy Boy

Jamesy Boy

2014★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Writer's Block for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of teenager James Burns who goes from a suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. He turns his life around in...

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