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10 Best Movies Like Mapplethorpe

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

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#1
The Voyeurs

The Voyeurs

2021★ 6.5

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

When Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, they notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite – inviting them to witness the volatile relationship...

#2
Nightwatching

Nightwatching

2007★ 6.3

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

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night W...

#3
Cruising

Cruising

1980★ 6.6

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

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try ...

#4
King Cobra

King Cobra

2016★ 5.9

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

It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into...

#5
A Mighty Heart

A Mighty Heart

2007★ 6.4

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

Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death....

#6
The Saint of Fort Washington

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993★ 6.7

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

Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is thre...

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