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10 Best Movies Like Mantrap

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

#1
The World of Apu

The World of Apu

1959★ 8.1

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

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding....

#2
Buffalo '66

Buffalo '66

1998★ 7.1

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

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will s...

#3
Metropolis

Metropolis

1927★ 8.1

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

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their difference...

#4
Society

Society

1989★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mantrap for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Bill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd...

#5
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

2002★ 7.4

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

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets...

#6
The Match Factory Girl

The Match Factory Girl

1990★ 7.4

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

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand ...