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10 Best Movies Like Suffocation

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

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#1
Love Me If You Dare

Love Me If You Dare

2003★ 7.2

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

As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While the...

#2
Hearts Beat Loud

Hearts Beat Loud

2018★ 6.9

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

In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close ...

#3
Lightning Falls Behind

Lightning Falls Behind

2017★ 5.0

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

Hernandez had already made films in Guatemala and Mexico and this time found inspiring locations, unusual atmosphere and enthusiastic young people in Costa Rica. In this consciousl...

#4
Almost Fashionable: A Film About Travis

Almost Fashionable: A Film About Travis

2018★ 8.0

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

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#5
Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems

2019★ 7.2

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

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perfo...

#6
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....