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10 Best Movies Like Backfire

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

#1
Murder Obsession

Murder Obsession

1981★ 4.9

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

Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend, an...

#2
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backfire for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#3
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backfire for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#4
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

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

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Backfire 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....

#6
The Two Popes

The Two Popes

2019★ 7.5

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

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective ...