Movies like Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind (2023) is a mystery movie directed by Sam Esmail. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Mothers' Instinct (2024)
★ 6.8 · 718 votes · Thriller, Drama
Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.
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2. I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
★ 6.5 · 2,315 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
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3. Misery (1990)
★ 7.8 · 5,472 votes · Drama, Thriller
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
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4. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
★ 7.4 · 8,526 votes · Drama, Thriller
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
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5. You Were Never Really Here (2017)
★ 6.5 · 3,150 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
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6. Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
★ 6.5 · 1,287 votes · Drama, Thriller
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
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7. Room (2015)
★ 8.0 · 9,895 votes · Drama, Thriller
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
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8. No Exit (2022)
★ 6.8 · 1,351 votes · Thriller, Mystery
Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside the building which sets her on a terrifying struggle to identify who among them is the kidnapper.
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9. Black Bear (2020)
★ 6.4 · 311 votes · Drama, Thriller
At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.
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10. These Final Hours (2014)
★ 6.5 · 643 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
With the end of the world only hours away, self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all-parties. On his way there, he saves the life of a young girl named Rose who is searching desperately for her missing father. This simple act sets James on a path to redemption.
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11. The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)
★ 6.4 · 426 votes · Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, hides a dark secret—her father is the infamous 'Marsh King', the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. After a lifetime of trying to escape her past, Helena is forced to face her demons when her father unexpectedly escapes from prison.
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