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10 Best Movies Like Eight

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

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#1
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

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

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

#2
The Experiment

The Experiment

2010★ 6.4

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

20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control....

#3
Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989★ 5.8

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

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in....

#4
Firstborn

Firstborn

1984★ 6.1

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

Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, an...

#5
Here

Here

2024★ 6.5

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

An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between cou...

#6
Helen

Helen

2009★ 6.5

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

On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depressio...

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