
Movies that feel like Elle (2016)
If you loved Elle, the closest films we have are The Salesman (2016), Cold in July (2014) and Ballerina (2023). All three share Elle's tense and relentless feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.
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If Elle hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: rape and assault

Contemplative where it counts, tense underneath
The difference: Missing the melancholy of Elle

Melancholy and relentless in the same breath
The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as Elle

Contemplative drama in both cases

Two things both keep coming back to: death of father and death of mother
The difference: Sits closer to horror than Elle does

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Elle does

Common ground: death of father

Drama built on relentlessness, twice over

Contemplative thriller, and it commits to that

Both lean on tension more than on drama

Relentless thriller in both cases
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Both are thriller through and through
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