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10 Best Movies Like Purgatory

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

#1
Horns

Horns

2013★ 6.3

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

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples....

#2
The Hive

The Hive

2015★ 5.3

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

An amnesiac must reach back into his mind for memories that will help him save the love of his life before a virus completely takes over....

#3
Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

2014★ 7.6

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

Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alph...

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#5
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Purgatory 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...

#6
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985★ 8.3

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

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu...