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10 Best Movies Like Grendel

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

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#1
Agatha and the Midnight Murders

Agatha and the Midnight Murders

2020★ 6.2

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

As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation....

#2
Remember

Remember

2015★ 7.4

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

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family....

#3
The Eternal Daughter

The Eternal Daughter

2022★ 5.9

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

An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past....

#4
Mr. K

Mr. K

2025★ 6.2

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

Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further ...

#5
Perfect Number

Perfect Number

2012★ 6.6

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

A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband....

#6
Private Eye

Private Eye

2009★ 6.2

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

The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being s...

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