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10 Best Movies Like Dark City

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

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#1
House of Games

House of Games

1987★ 6.8

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

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men....

#2
House by the River

House by the River

1950★ 6.8

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

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the m...

#3
Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

2012★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dark City for fans of Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse....

#4
The Air I Breathe

The Air I Breathe

2007★ 6.3

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

A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconn...

#5
Molly's Game

Molly's Game

2017★ 7.1

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

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international pok...

#6
Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1997★ 6.8

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

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular....

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