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Movies like Wasted (2012)

The best movies like Wasted (2012) are The Tell-Tale Heart (1953), Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (2026) and The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025). If Wasted hooked you with its horror and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)

    A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & horror

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  2. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (2026)

    Captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5, this extended look at the next Grand Theft Auto showcases the biggest, most immersive evolution of the series yet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & crime

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  3. The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025)

    Visionary director Quentin Tarantino had a dream of a Kill Bill chapter that never made it to the silver screen, a chapter known as "Yuki's Revenge." Over twenty years later, Tarantino and Epic have come together to bring the story to life in Fortnite.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & crime

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  4. Maniac (1963)

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & horror

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  5. Sympathy for the Devil (2023)

    After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & crime

  6. Like Minds (2006)

    A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & crime

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  7. Frank and Penelope (2022)

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & crime

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  8. Mad God (2021)

    A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & horror

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  9. God Is a Bullet (2023)

    Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & horror

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  10. I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

    Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping nightmare where she's ripped away from everyone and everything she knows.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & crime

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  11. Saw 3D (2010)

    As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & crime

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  12. Strange Darling (2024)

    Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & horror

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  13. Frenzy (1972)

    London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & horror

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  14. Poker Night (2014)

    When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & horror

  15. God Told Me To (1976)

    A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & horror

  16. Scream 7 (2026)

    When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & crime

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  17. Kill List (2011)

    Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & crime

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  18. Mute Witness (1995)

    When a mute makeup/special effects artist working on a low-budget slasher film gets locked in a dilapidated Moscow movie studio late one night, she thinks she witnesses the making of a snuff film. Thus begins a night of terror.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & crime

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  19. The Hitcher (2007)

    While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchhiker. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim successfully throws him out of the car. This sets off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & horror

  20. Split Second (1992)

    In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner and has haunted him ever since — but he soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & horror

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  21. Gozu (2003)

    Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & crime

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  22. The Criminals (1993)

    Animated mugshots of criminals.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & crime

  23. 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)

    It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, Michael must track down Murphy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  24. Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)

    Seduced by the brutal New York underworld, future gangster legend Carlito Brigante enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution. Assisted by his two brothers-in-crime, Carlito is on the fast track to becoming Spanish Harlem's ultimate kingpin. He quickly learns, however, that the only way to survive at the top is through loyalty to his friends and respect for the rules of the street.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  25. Unfriended (2014)

    While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it's a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends' darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something out of this world, something that wants them dead.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  26. Soylent Green (1973)

    In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

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  27. Chamas da Paixão (2022)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  28. Bug (2007)

    In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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  29. Billy Bathgate (1991)

    In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

  30. I Went Down (1997)

    Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Wasted?

The closest matches to Wasted are The Tell-Tale Heart (1953), Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (2026) and The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Wasted?

Start with The Tell-Tale Heart (1953), the closest match to Wasted.

What is the highest-rated movie like Wasted?

Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (2026), rated 8.8/10 by 374 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Wasted?

Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Wasted?

Yes: The Tell-Tale Heart (1953), Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (2026) and The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (2025).

How are movies similar to Wasted chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wasted, 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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