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10 Best Movies Like Side Effects May Vary

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

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#1
The Crazies

The Crazies

2010★ 6.3

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

Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane....

#2
Songbird

Songbird

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Side Effects May Vary for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During a pandemic lockdown, Nico, a young man with rare immunity, must overcome martial law, murderous vigilantes and a powerful family to reunite with his love, Sara....

#3
The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Side Effects May Vary for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an...

#4
Doomsday

Doomsday

2008★ 5.9

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

The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three dec...

#5
Die Alone

Die Alone

2024★ 6.0

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

Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His jou...

#6
Resident Evil

Resident Evil

2002★ 6.7

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

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in a...

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