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Movies that feel like Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

If you loved Nymphomaniac: Vol. II, the closest films we have are Winter's Bone (2010), Innocence (2005) and The White Ribbon (2009). All three share Nymphomaniac: Vol. II's contemplative and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Criterion Channel and MUBI and others, checked against today's data.

The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

πŸ… 59% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Lars von Triercontemplativetwistyromantic

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)

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Winter's Bone
2010 Β· dir. Debra Granik
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.1drama Β· mystery

The same mix in both: stillness, then twists

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.

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Innocence
2005 · dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.8drama Β· mystery

Contemplative drama in both cases

The difference: Not nearly as romantic as Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

At a peculiar all-girls academy, new arrivals, including Iris, are delivered in coffins. Guided by enigmatic teachers, the students dance through enchanted woods by day, while the night unveils sinister lessons that blur innocence and awakening.

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The White Ribbon
2009 Β· dir. Michael Haneke
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.8drama Β· mystery

Mystery built on twists, twice over

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

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Transcendence
2014 Β· dir. Wally Pfister
πŸ… 19%β˜… 6.2thriller Β· science fiction Β· drama

One thread runs through both: love

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Nymphomaniac: Vol. II does

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

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The Return
2003 Β· dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev
β˜… 7.9drama Β· mystery

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Two young brothers in contemporary Russia are reunited with a father they know only from an old photograph after his sudden return from a long absence. With their mother’s reluctant consent, they set out on a remote trip that quickly becomes an uneasy test of authority, trust, and masculinity. As the journey moves deeper into the wilderness, the fragile bonds between father and sons are pushed to their limits.

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Burning
2018 Β· dir. Lee Chang-dong
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.4mystery Β· drama Β· thriller

Romantic mystery, and it commits to that

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

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Burning Betrayal
2023 Β· dir. Diego Freitas
β˜… 4.2drama Β· mystery Β· romance

Drama with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Babi discovers a betrayal by her long-term partner and decides to embark on a new adventure in life. On this journey, she meets judge Marco and they begin to live a story permeated by a lot of sexual tension.

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Manderlay
2005 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.2drama

Lars von Trier working the same nerve twice

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013 Β· dir. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
πŸ… 71%β˜… 8.2drama

Common ground: love

The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.

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Melancholia
2011 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.1drama Β· science fiction

Both are Lars von Trier's work, and they rhyme

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

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Emerald Green
2016 Β· dir. Felix Fuchssteiner
β˜… 5.8fantasy Β· action Β· mystery

Twisty mystery in both cases

Emerald Green is the stunning conclusion to Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red Trilogy, picking up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.

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Flightplan
2005 Β· dir. Robert Schwentke
πŸ… 36%β˜… 6.3thriller Β· drama Β· mystery

A streak of romance through both

Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle, desperate and alone, can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter.

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