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Movies that feel likeInglourious Basterds (2009)

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

If you loved Inglourious Basterds, the closest films we have are Pulp Fiction (1994), Oldboy (2003) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). All three share Inglourious Basterds' darkly funny feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Kahaani (2012).

🍅 89% Rotten Tomatoes★ 8.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Quentin Tarantinotensestylishdarkly funnytwistywitty
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Pulp Fiction
1994 · dir. Quentin Tarantino
🍅 92%★ 8.8thriller · crime · comedyPrime VideoParamount+

The same hand behind both of them: Quentin Tarantino

The difference: Trades the tension of Inglourious Basterds for an angle of its own

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

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Oldboy
2003 · dir. Park Chan-wook
🍅 82%★ 8.3thriller · mysteryRent or buy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dark comedy

The difference: Takes it somewhere less stylish than Inglourious Basterds does

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

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Inside Llewyn Davis
2013 · dir. Ethan Coen
🍅 92%★ 7.4drama · musicRent or buy

One thread runs through both: dark comedy

The difference: Leans harder into music than Inglourious Basterds does

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery poster
★ 7.3thriller · mystery · comedyNetflix

Both land tension and dark humor at once

The difference: Sits closer to mystery than Inglourious Basterds does

When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.

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Kahaani
2012 · dir. Sujoy Ghosh
🍅 100%★ 8.1mystery · thriller

Both lean on twists more than on thriller

Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.

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The Ghost Writer
2010 · dir. Roman Polanski
🍅 84%★ 7.2thriller · mysteryPrime VideoStarz

Tense drama, and it commits to that

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

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The Da Vinci Code
2006 · dir. Ron Howard
🍅 25%★ 6.7thriller · mysteryNetflixStarz

Twisty war in both cases

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

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The Hidden Face
2011 · dir. Andrés Baiz
★ 7.3thriller · mystery

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

A Spanish orchestra conductor deals with the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend.

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A Simple Favor
2018 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 84%★ 6.7thriller · comedy · mystery

Drama built on wit, twice over

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.

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Sister Act
1992 · dir. Emile Ardolino
🍅 73%★ 6.6music · comedyDisney+

Stylish war in both cases

When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.

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The Hateful Eight
2015 · dir. Quentin Tarantino
🍅 74%★ 7.8drama · mystery · western

Both are Quentin Tarantino's work, and they rhyme

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

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The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 · dir. Renny Harlin
🍅 67%★ 6.8crime · action · mystery

Thriller with a pulse of dark humor, in both cases

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.

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