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Movies that feel like Saltburn (2023)

If you loved Saltburn, the closest films we have are The Cable Guy (1996), Men & Chicken (2015) and All My Friends Are Dead (2020). All three share Saltburn's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Hulu and MUBI and others, checked against today's data.

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

πŸ… 72% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Emerald Fennellcontemplativewittyplayfultensedarkly funnyobsessive
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The Cable Guy
1996 Β· dir. Ben Stiller
πŸ… 56%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· drama Β· thriller

Common ground in both: karaoke and obsession

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him upβ€”and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.

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Men & Chicken
2015 Β· dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
β˜… 6.7comedy Β· drama

Common ground: dark comedy

The difference: Not nearly as tense as Saltburn

Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

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All My Friends Are Dead
2020 Β· dir. Jan Belcl
β˜… 5.9comedy Β· drama Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dark comedy

A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts β€” and leads to a shocking outcome.

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About Endlessness
2019 Β· dir. Roy Andersson
πŸ… 95%β˜… 6.8drama Β· fantasy Β· comedy

Both land stillness and wit at once

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Saltburn does

A reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality, guided by a Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments have the same significance as historical events. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.

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Triangle of Sadness
2022 Β· dir. Ruben Γ–stlund
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama

Playful and darkly funny in the same breath

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.

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I Care a Lot
2021 Β· dir. J Blakeson
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.4crime Β· thriller Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of tension, in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Saltburn does

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

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Thelma
2017 Β· dir. Joachim Trier
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.9drama Β· mystery Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: university

A college student starts to experience extreme seizures. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable abilities.

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Carnage
2011 Β· dir. Roman Polanski
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· drama

Both lean on stillness more than on comedy

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

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Look Who's Back
2015 Β· dir. David Wnendt
β˜… 7comedy

Witty thriller, and it commits to that

When Adolf Hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker in present-day Berlin, he is mistaken for a comedian and quickly becomes a media phenomenon.

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No Other Choice
2025 Β· dir. Park Chan-wook
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· crime Β· thriller

Playful comedy in both cases

The difference: Reviewed even better

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

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Toc Toc
2017 Β· dir. Vicente Villanueva
β˜… 6.8comedy

Drama built on obsession, twice over

A group of patients meet at a prestigious psychologist's office. Apart from the day and time of the appointment, something else unites them all: all six suffer from OCD. But the plane bringing the doctor is unexpectedly delayed, which forces them to spend an endless wait until the doctor shows up. Will they be able to keep their manias, impulses, convulsions, obsessions and rituals at bay during the wait?

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The Banshees of Inisherin
2022 Β· dir. Martin McDonagh
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6drama Β· comedy

Both lean on dark humor more than on thriller

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

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