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Movies like Six Years

The best movies like Six Years are Mothers' Instinct (2024), Thinner (1996) and The Map That Leads to You (2025). If Six Years hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Mothers' Instinct (2024)

    Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Thinner (1996)

    An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  3. The Map That Leads to You (2025)

    Heather is a young woman traveling Europe with friends before starting her perfectly planned life. A chance meeting with Jack sparks an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery. As secrets and life choices test their bond, her path changes forever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The Double (2014)

    An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Prize (1963)

    A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is infamous for his drinking and womanizing, formulates a wild theory that physics prize winner Dr. Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Carpetbaggers (1964)

    Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Giver (2014)

    In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. The Rainmaker (1997)

    Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Girl in the Book (2015)

    The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  10. The Blue Gardenia (1953)

    Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. You Only Live Once (1937)

    Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Invisible (2007)

    After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Good Liar (2019)

    Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)

    Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Get Out (2026)

    A nightclub owner is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend. When masked gunmen rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer arrives with an interest in buying the business. With danger closing in from all sides, he must navigate a deadly web of deception, power, and survival - where escape may no longer be an option.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Unpregnant (2020)

    After discovering she can’t legally get an abortion in Missouri without her parents’ permission, teenager Veronica convinces her former best friend Bailey to take a road trip to Albuquerque to seek the procedure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Turtles All the Way Down (2024)

    17-year-old Aza Holmes tries be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Monster (2021)

    The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Losers (2010)

    On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men join forces with a mysterious operative named Aisha to hunt down their enemy and even the score.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Ride the Pink Horse (1947)

    A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Six Years?

The closest matches to Six Years are Mothers' Instinct (2024), Thinner (1996) and The Map That Leads to You (2025). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Six Years?

Start with Mothers' Instinct (2024), the closest match to Six Years.

What is the highest-rated movie like Six Years?

Turtles All the Way Down (2024), rated 7.2/10 by 238 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Six Years?

The Get Out (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Six Years?

Yes: Mothers' Instinct (2024), Thinner (1996) and The Map That Leads to You (2025).

How are movies similar to Six Years chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Six Years, 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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