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10 Best Movies Like Joy Division

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

#1
Control

Control

2007★ 7.5

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

The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980....

#2
Killer

Killer

1997★ 7.6

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

An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs a "killer" for a few more jobs....

#3
24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

2002★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy Division for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as ...

#4
Supersonic

Supersonic

2016★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy Division for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and m...

#5
Triangle

Triangle

2007★ 6.5

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

Life has not been kind to drinking buddies Sam, Fai, and Mok as they struggle to make ends meet, until one stormy evening a mysterious old man appears before them in a bar with a '...

#6
Rocky Mountain Express

Rocky Mountain Express

2011★ 6.2

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

A history of the nation's first transcontinental railway accompanies a steam-train ride through the Canadian Rockies....