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10 Best Movies Like Vanessa

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

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#1
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021★ 6.7

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

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the F...

#2
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

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

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#3
Original Sin

Original Sin

2001★ 6.1

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

A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp....

#4
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

1990★ 6.3

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

Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank....

#5
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.1

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

Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of ...

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Blue Story

Blue Story

2019★ 7.3

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

Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to s...

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