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10 Best Movies Like Dead End

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

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#1
Candy Stripers

Candy Stripers

2006★ 5.0

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

Thanks to an auto accident, a parasitic alien manages to get into a hospital. It quickly moves from the crash victim into a candy striper. Among the patients at the hospital are so...

#2
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

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

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

#3
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

1957★ 7.2

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

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Made...

#4
The Forger

The Forger

2014★ 5.8

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

A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commi...

#5
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

1964★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead End for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's tryi...

#6
New York Stories

New York Stories

1989★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead End for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Lif...