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10 Best Movies Like Thugs

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

#1
Arest

Arest

2019★ 7.4

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

In August 1983, architect Dinu Neagu together with his wife and two children, a boy and a girl, are on a beach of nudists near an industrial area. He is arrested and taken to Bucha...

#2
No End

No End

1985★ 7.0

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

1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time o...

#3
Osiris

Osiris

2025★ 6.2

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

Special Forces commandos on a mission are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft. Upon waking aboard, they find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for...

#4
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

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

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces...

#5
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

1985★ 7.3

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

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues afte...

#6
Six Reasons Why

Six Reasons Why

2008★ 5.2

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

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge h...