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Movies like Filicide (2020)

The best movies like Filicide (2020) are Possession (2002), The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018) and Autumn Leaves (1956). If Filicide hooked you with its drama and mystery, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Possession (2002)

    Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  2. The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)

    Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  3. Autumn Leaves (1956)

    A woman falls for a younger man with severe mental problems.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  4. Winter's Tale (2014)

    A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  5. Gabbeh (1996)

    An elderly couple go about their routine of cleaning their gabbeh, while bickering gently with each other. Magically, a young woman appears, helping the two clean the rug. This young woman belongs to the clan whose history is depicted in the design of the gabbeh, and the rug recounts the story of the courtship of the young woman by a stranger from the clan.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  6. Fallen Angel (1945)

    An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  7. Christmas Cottage (2008)

    Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in danger of losing the family home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  8. Remember (2015)

    With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  9. House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra (2013)

    The students of Anubis House are on the eve of their graduation when they encounter a new group of underclassmen and a mysterious stone that leads them on a quest to save the world from evil.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  10. Departure (2016)

    An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from his mother, Beatrice. She in turn is confronted by the realisation that her marriage to his father, Philip, has grown loveless and the life she knows is coming to an end. When an enigmatic local teenager, Clément, quietly enters their lives, both mother and son are compelled to confront their desires and, finally, each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  11. The Good Doctor (2011)

    Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing her, so he begins tampering with her treatment, keeping Diane sick and in the hospital right next to him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  12. The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

  13. Peter Ibbetson (1935)

    When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke and Duchess of Towers. When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary — but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  14. Donovan's Echo (2011)

    A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  15. Triage (2009)

    The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  16. Endless Night (1972)

    Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions toward his naive, inexperienced bride. Secrets from his past and sinister ties to their house guest Greta lead to a terrible turn of unexpected events.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama

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  17. Chess of the Wind (1976)

    The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her heritage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery

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  18. Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

    Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & romance

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  19. The History of Love (2016)

    The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  20. Heart of the Country (2013)

    With her husband jailed for Wall Street-based fraud, Faith has to leave behind her luxury life in New York to return home to North Carolina and the widower father and dutiful older sister she left behind. Together, they have to deal with the buried emotions of sudden death of Faith’s mother years ago, and learn to be a family again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Filicide?

The closest matches to Filicide are Possession (2002), The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018) and Autumn Leaves (1956). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Filicide?

Start with Possession (2002), the closest match to Filicide.

What is the highest-rated movie like Filicide?

Remember (2015), rated 7.3/10 by 785 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Filicide?

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Filicide chosen?

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