Movies like To the Core (2014)
The best movies like To the Core (2014) are Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), The Duke of Burgundy (2015) and The Little Death (2014). If To the Core hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedKill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)8.0/10 from 19,705 votes
- NewestPulanglah... Aku Tak Bisa Sendiri 2 (2026)Released 2026
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Duke of Burgundy (2015)
Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Little Death (2014)
A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFifty Shades Freed (2018)
Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaturday Night Fever (1977)
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Now confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty insists her supposedly dead father is actually stuck in Hell following his wife’s betrayal. Few believe the young woman’s lurid stories aside from the thrill-seeking Dr. Channard. Kirsty is undeterred and, with the help of a fellow patient, heads to Hell for a rescue.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStudio 666 (2022)
Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisPink Flamingos (1972)
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMultiple Maniacs (1970)
The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMother's Day (2010)
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBordello of Blood (1996)
A seedy private eye gets more than he ever bargained for when a missing persons case leads him to a brothel overseen by the mother of vampires and her lusty army of the undead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisKinds of Kindness (2024)
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrash (1996)
A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Back Down: Revolt (2021)
An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNewness (2017)
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHellraiser (1987)
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPimp (2018)
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShades of Desire (2023)
After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMandingo (1975)
Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he returns from the honeymoon. He also buys his father a new Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and train as a prize-fighter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Banker (1990)
High-priced prostitutes are being systematically murdered, their corpses mutilated, and a bizarre South American symbol painted in blood is found at the scene. The cop investigating is out to solve the crime before his ex wife, a reporter, becomes the next victim.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Jangan Ambil Bonekaku..!! 2 (2025)
Two sisters, the eldest and the middle child, successfully kidnap a young girl to sell her. Their plan unravels when their youngest sister believes the girl is a birthday gift meant for her. As the eldest tries to reclaim the “present,” the middle sister stops her, unwilling to shatter the youngest’s happiness. What begins as a crime soon spirals into a disturbing family nightmare.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Pulanglah... Aku Tak Bisa Sendiri 2 (2026)
After her two kidnappers leave for a two-week vacation, Chacha is left alone in a locked room, tightly bound so she cannot move or escape. Day by day, she endures hunger and thirst with no one to give her food or water. Ironically, her suffering grows even worse when the house becomes silent without her captors’ presence. Weak and confined, Chacha has only two choices: survive until her kidnappers return, or find a way to free herself before it’s too late.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Day of Wrath (1943)
In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Happy Woodcutter (1993)
Various women run afoul a tickling psychopath in the middle of the woods.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Jangan Ambil Bonekaku..!! 3 (2025)
This chapter continues the events of Part 2. The eldest sister receives a phone call from a buyer demanding the arrival of a little girl promised to him. The buyer threatens to cancel the deal if the girl is not handed over immediately. Panicked, the eldest informs the second sister, warning that they could lose a large amount of money if they fail to finalize the transaction. The problem is, the little girl is still with the youngest sister, who treats her like a beloved doll. Determined to save the deal, the second sister, who had previously allowed the youngest to do as she pleased, now tries to persuade her to give up the girl, promising that she will receive an even better one in the future.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Blood Sucking Freaks (1976)
Sardu, master of the Theatre of the Macabre, and his assistant Ralphus run a show in which, under the guise of 'magic', they torture and murder people in front of their audience. But what the punters see as a trick is actually real.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhite Belt (2023)
A man is downtown and urgently needs to pee, but a vindictive voice on the phone holds the combination to his pants in this dark comedy of desperation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Go-Go's: Wild at the Greek (1984)
The Go-Go's perform live-in-concert on their 1984 "Talk Show" tour.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like To the Core?
The closest matches to To the Core are Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), The Duke of Burgundy (2015) and The Little Death (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after To the Core?
Start with Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), the closest match to To the Core.
What is the highest-rated movie like To the Core?
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), rated 8.0/10 by 19,705 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like To the Core?
Pulanglah... Aku Tak Bisa Sendiri 2 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like To the Core?
Yes: Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), The Duke of Burgundy (2015) and The Little Death (2014).
How are movies similar to To the Core chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside To the Core, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.