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10 Best Movies Like Laughter in the Dark

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

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#1
Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter in the Dark 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....

#2
Sniper: Legacy

Sniper: Legacy

2014★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter in the Dark for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A rogue gunman is assassinating high-ranking military officers one by one. When Gunnery Sgt. Brandon Beckett is informed his father, legendary shooter Thomas Beckett has been kille...

#3
Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

1972★ 5.8

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

"Boxcar" Bertha Thompson, a transient woman in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30s, meets up with rabble-rousing union man "Big" Bill Shelly and the tw...

#4
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#5
In the Blood

In the Blood

2014★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter in the Dark for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible....

#6
One Night in Bangkok

One Night in Bangkok

2020★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter in the Dark for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is comm...

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