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10 Best Movies Like The Cranks

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

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#1
Monolith

Monolith

2023★ 6.1

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

A desperate young journalist turns to podcasting to salvage her career, but her rush to make headlines leads her to an alien conspiracy....

#2
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind

2020★ 6.9

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

Dr. Steven Greer’s previous works, SIRIUS and UNACKNOWLEDGED, broke crowdfunding records and ignited a grassroots movement. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND features groundbreaki...

#3
The Age of Disclosure

The Age of Disclosure

2025★ 7.6

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

Director Dan Farah got 34 senior members of the U.S. Government, military, and intelligence community to come on camera. He says they reveal an 80 year cover-up of the existence of...

#4
Red Lights

Red Lights

2012★ 6.2

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

Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving...

#5
Next

Next

2007★ 6.1

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

Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interes...

#6
Interview

Interview

2007★ 6.4

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

After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress....

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