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10 Best Movies Like Madness

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

#1
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

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

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#2
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

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

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#3
Smiles of a Summer Night

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955★ 7.4

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

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly at...

#4
The Isle

The Isle

2000★ 6.9

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

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love wi...

#5
Through the Olive Trees

Through the Olive Trees

1994★ 7.4

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

When the actor in a scene for his film Life And Nothing More… has to quit, a film director casts another man for the part. However, complications arise since the man and the woman ...

#6
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970★ 8.2

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

Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and t...