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Movies like Twisted Distinction

The best movies like Twisted Distinction are Alone in Berlin (2016), Possession (1981) and Berlin Express (1948). If Twisted Distinction hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Alone in Berlin (2016)

    Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’s son has been killed at the front. This working class couple had long believed in the ‘Führer’ and followed him willingly, but now they realise that his promises are nothing but lies and deceit. They begin writing postcards as a form of resistance and in a bid to raise awareness: Stop the war machine! Kill Hitler! Putting their lives at risk, they distribute these cards in the entrances of tenement buildings and in stairwells. But the SS and the Gestapo are soon onto them, and even their neighbours pose a threat.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Possession (1981)

    A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Berlin Express (1948)

    In post-war Europe, a diverse group of passengers aboard a U.S. Army train to bombed-out Frankfurt becomes involved in a Nazi assassination plot.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The Man Between (1953)

    A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. A Different Man (2024)

    Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Berlin Syndrome (2017)

    A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Suspiria (2018)

    A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Ripley's Game (2002)

    Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. Ripley - ever a student of human nature - initiates a game to turn a mild and innocent local picture framer into a hit man. The artisan, Jonathan Trevanny, who's dying of cancer, has a wife, young son, and little to leave them. If Ripley draws Jonathan into the game, can Ripley maintain control? Does it stop at one killing? What if Ripley develops a conscience?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Hanna (2011)

    Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

    A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Mikey and Nicky (1976)

    Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. A Foreign Affair (1948)

    In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)

    In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

    The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Hallam Foe (2007)

    Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. The Butcher Boy (1998)

    Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Conspiracy (2001)

    At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Deliverance (2024)

    Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

    Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Twisted Distinction?

The closest matches to Twisted Distinction are Alone in Berlin (2016), Possession (1981) and Berlin Express (1948). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Twisted Distinction?

Start with Alone in Berlin (2016), the closest match to Twisted Distinction.

What is the highest-rated movie like Twisted Distinction?

Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), rated 8.0/10 by 1,733 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Twisted Distinction?

A Different Man (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Twisted Distinction?

Yes: Alone in Berlin (2016), Possession (1981) and Berlin Express (1948).

How are movies similar to Twisted Distinction chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Twisted Distinction, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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