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Movies like I Can't Say No to Myself (2026)

The best movies like I Can't Say No to Myself (2026) are Suspiria (2018), Shiva Baby (2021) and One, Two, Three (1961). If I Can't Say No to Myself hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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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  2. Shiva Baby (2021)

    College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. One, Two, Three (1961)

    In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Despair (1978)

    Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Cabaret (1972)

    Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Nowhere (1997)

    In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Shift (2023)

    Following a tense encounter with a mysterious stranger with otherworldly powers, a man finds himself banished to a parallel, tyrannical Earth, where he fights to get back to the woman he loves.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. The Reader (2008)

    The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Goodbye Girl (1977)

    After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. The Bride! (2026)

    A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Black Box (2020)

    After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Boys from Brazil (1978)

    Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Spring (2014)

    A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

    A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Turning Point (1977)

    As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. 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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  17. Corrina, Corrina (1994)

    When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. After the Ball (2015)

    After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who markets clothes "inspired" by the very designers Kate wants to work for. Who wants a spy among the sequins and stilettos? Reluctantly, Kate joins the family business where she must navigate around her duplicitous stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. But with the help of a prince of a guy in the shoe department her godmother's vintage clothes and a shocking switch of identities, Kate exposes the evil trio, saves her father's company -- and proves that everyone can wear a fabulous dress.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Red Sparrow (2018)

    Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Julia (1977)

    At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like I Can't Say No to Myself?

The closest matches to I Can't Say No to Myself are Suspiria (2018), Shiva Baby (2021) and One, Two, Three (1961). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after I Can't Say No to Myself?

Start with Suspiria (2018), the closest match to I Can't Say No to Myself.

What is the highest-rated movie like I Can't Say No to Myself?

One, Two, Three (1961), rated 7.5/10 by 446 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like I Can't Say No to Myself?

The Bride! (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to I Can't Say No to Myself chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside I Can't Say No to Myself, 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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