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10 Best Movies Like You Were Never Really Here

If you loved You Were Never Really Here, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Spider

Spider

2002★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood....

#2
The Number 23

The Number 23

2007★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego...

#3
The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until ...

#4
Lord of War

Lord of War

2005★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and ...

#5
Mysterious Skin

Mysterious Skin

2005★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth....

#6
Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

2023★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door....

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