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

The Locksmith
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zugzwang for fans of Thriller & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things...

Marmalade
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zugzwang for fans of Thriller & Comedy & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Baron, an imprisoned man, strikes up a friendship with cellmate Otis. As the pair hatch an escape plan together, Baron recalls the story of how he met Marmalade, the love of his li...

Into the Night
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zugzwang for fans of Thriller & Comedy & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive....

Shimmer Lake
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zugzwang for fans of Thriller & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong....

Out of Exile
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zugzwang for fans of Thriller & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Recently paroled thief Gabriel Russell tries to balance his life and mend a troubled family as an FBI agent hunts him down, along with his crew after a botched armored car robbery....

The Quiller Memorandum
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zugzwang for fans of Thriller & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigat...