Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Muscle

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

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#1
Flower & Snake: Zero

Flower & Snake: Zero

2014★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Muscle for fans of Thriller & Horror & Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Misaki Amemiya is an assistant inspector for the Metropolitan Police Department's Community Safety Bureau who becomes ensnared in a trap while investigating a mysterious illegal vi...

#2
Taboo

Taboo

1999★ 6.6

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

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in t...

#3
Violated Angels

Violated Angels

1967★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Muscle for fans of Horror & Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Based on the factual case of a young man who broke into a nurses' home in Chicago, mutilating and killing several of the inmates, Wakamatsu's film is a precise, sad delineation of ...

#4
Magazine Dreams

Magazine Dreams

2025★ 6.7

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

Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of supersta...

#5
The Cut

The Cut

2025★ 5.9

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

A retired boxer intends to return to the ring for one last shot at the title, but first he must make the weight. Holed up in a room in Las Vegas with an unscrupulous trainer, he em...

#6
Lockdown

Lockdown

2000★ 6.0

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

Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casse...

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