
Movies that feel like Funny Games (1997)
If you loved Funny Games, the closest films we have are Audition (2000), Thesis (1996) and Candyman (1992). All three share Funny Games' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 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.
If Funny Games hit the spot, these will too

Two things both keep coming back to: sadism and psychological thriller
The difference: Not nearly as tense as Funny Games

Common ground in both: psychopath and serial killer

The same mix in both: stillness, then dread

Both keep coming back to the same thing: psychological thriller

One thread runs through both: psychopath

Common ground: sadism
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Funny Games does

Both land unease and tension at once
The difference: Reviewed even better

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

Both are built on the same subject: serial killer
The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

Thriller built on unease, twice over

Tense drama, and it commits to that
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