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10 Best Movies Like Painkillers

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

#1
Pandemic

Pandemic

2016★ 5.1

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

After a virus of epic proportions overwhelms the planet—with more infected than uninfected—humanity is losing its grip on survival and its only hope is finding a cure and keeping t...

#2
The Whisperer in Darkness

The Whisperer in Darkness

2011★ 6.4

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

Folklore professor Albert Wilmarth investigates legends of strange creatures in the most remote hills of Vermont. His enquiry reveals a terrifying glimpse of the truth that lurks b...

#3
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#4
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#5
Baby Driver

Baby Driver

2017★ 7.4

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

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail....

#6
Barbie

Barbie

2023★ 6.9

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

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon dis...