Movies like Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)
The best movies like Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017) are Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), After the Curfew (1954) and Macabre (2009). If Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts hooked you with its thriller and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedOnce Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)7.5/10 from 574 votes
- NewestBorderless Fog (2024)Released 2024
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAfter the Curfew (1954)
A hero of revolution returns to civilian life to find the new society very different from the ideals he fought for.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Macabre (2009)
Six friends are captured and tortured by a murderous family after giving a ride home to a desperate stranger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhotocopier (2021)
When photos of her at a party cause her to lose a scholarship, a student investigates whether something devastating happened to her that night.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCholera Street (1997)
Salih is a mechanic and the son of a respected barber named Ali. A woman named Tina arrives at Cholera Street, where she takes up residence and works as a prostitute.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBorderless Fog (2024)
A big-city detective investigates a series of gruesome murders along the Indonesia-Malaysia border — forcing her to confront ghosts from her past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Settlers (2023)
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYuni (2021)
In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Do You See What I See (2024)
After Mawar falls for her very first boyfriend, her friends' joy turns into suspicion as they realize he may not be who he seems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Memories of My Body (2019)
Juno was just a child when his father abandoned him from their village in Central Java. Abandoned and alone, he joins a Lengger dance centre where men shape their feminine appearance and movement. The sensuality and sexuality that came from the dance, mixed with the violent sociopolitical Indonesian environment, forces Juno to move from village to village.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Cemara's Family (2019)
After bankruptcy, Abah and Emak must adapt to a new life with their children in a remote village.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
27 Steps of May (2019)
Eight years ago, 14 year old May was raped by a group of men. May’s father is devastated, blaming himself for not being able to keep his daughter safe. Traumatized significantly by this incident, May withdraws completely from life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Affliction (2021)
During a haunting visit with her family, a grieving wife tries to uncover the disturbing reasons behind her mother-in-law's deteriorating condition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Missing Home (2022)
A married couple stages their divorce in order to encourage their estranged adult children to return to their hometown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Big 4 (2022)
A by-the-book female detective teams up with four down-on-their-luck assassins to investigate her father's murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Forbidden Door (2009)
A successful sculptor's life is turned upside down when he starts to receive mysterious messages from someone asking for his help. As he digs deeper, he discovers a boy is being abused and has to choose between saving the boy or losing everything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDi Bawah Umur (2020)
A new student, Lana comes to the most favorite high schools in Jakarta. Her innocent and fresh beauty catches the eyes of the young guys there, especially the school’s bad boy, Aryo.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Buoyancy (2019)
An innocent Cambodian boy is sold to a Thai broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around him, he starts to wonder if his only hope of freedom is to become as violent as his captors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
5 cm (2012)
Five friends embark on a mission to climb the highest peak in Java, overcoming obstacles on the way and discovering the true meaning of friendship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Dead Time (2007)
A police and a journalist uncover series of murders that lead into one problem: A treasure many parties were fighting for and caused many casualties.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
May the Devil Take You (2018)
Hoping to find answers to her estranged father's mysterious illness, a young woman visits his old villa and uncovers a horrifying truth from the past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sinking of Van Der Wijck (2013)
When a young man leaves home to fulfill the wishes of his late father, he meets and falls in love with a woman from a very different background.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Dilan 1991 (2019)
Dilan's involvement in the motorbike gang imperils his relationship with Milea, whose distant relative returns from Belgium.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Kafir: A Deal with the Devil (2018)
After the bizarre death of their father, two siblings must uncover the root cause of their mother's sudden paranormal terror to save her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Brimstone (2016)
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Nightingale (2018)
In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisExtreme Prejudice (1987)
Lean, mean Texas Ranger Jack Benteen locks horns with a former friend, Cash Bailey, now a ruthless drug kingpin. Though they're on opposite sides of the law, they share a love interest in the sensual Sarita. When a crew of rogue soldiers descends upon the border town for an off-the-books mission, all roads lead to a bloody, to-the-death showdown, as loyalties shift and the lines between good and evil are blurred.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)
The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she's forced into taking drastic action to protect her children, evolving from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Outrage (1964)
At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector -- discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan Carrasco for the murder of a man and the rape of his wife. In their recounting, the three explore the conflicting testimonies of the parties involved in the crimes. Disconcerting new questions arise with each different version of the event.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisWalking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and takes her to his ranch to protect her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
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What are the best movies like Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts?
The closest matches to Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts are Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), After the Curfew (1954) and Macabre (2009). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts?
People who watched Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts most often go on to Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), After the Curfew (1954) and Macabre (2009).
What is the highest-rated movie like Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts?
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), rated 7.5/10 by 574 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts?
Borderless Fog (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts chosen?
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