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10 Best Movies Like Self Reliance

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

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#1
A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor

2018★ 6.6

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

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily ask...

#2
Game Night

Game Night

2018★ 6.8

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

Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks ge...

#3
The Running Man

The Running Man

1987★ 6.5

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

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcas...

#4
The Running Man

The Running Man

2025★ 6.8

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

Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last reso...

#5
This Is the End

This Is the End

2013★ 6.2

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

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse....

#6
Hangman

Hangman

2017★ 5.8

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

A homicide detective teams up with a criminal profiler to catch a serial killer whose crimes are inspired by the children's game, Hangman....

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