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Movies that feel likeThe Lighthouse (2019)

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

If you loved The Lighthouse, the closest films we have are Requiem for a Dream (2000), Room (2015) and Perfect Days (2023). All three share The Lighthouse's contemplative and lonely feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

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

πŸ… 90% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Robert Eggerscontemplativedreamliketenselonely
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Requiem for a Dream
2000 Β· dir. Darren Aronofsky
πŸ… 80%β˜… 8.3dramaPeacock

The same two preoccupations: isolation, and hallucination

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

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

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Room
2015 Β· dir. Lenny Abrahamson
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.1drama Β· thrillerMax

The same preoccupation in both: isolation

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

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Perfect Days
2023 Β· dir. Wim Wenders
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.9dramaRent or buy

The same mix in both: stillness, then loneliness

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

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πŸ… 94%β˜… 8drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

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The Witch
2016 Β· dir. Robert Eggers
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7horror Β· fantasy Β· mysteryPrime Video

Robert Eggers directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Leans harder into horror than The Lighthouse does

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.

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Certain Women
2016 Β· dir. Kelly Reichardt
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.4dramaParamount+

Both lean on loneliness more than on fantasy

Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.

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Suicide Room
2011 Β· dir. Jan Komasa
β˜… 6.6drama Β· mystery Β· thrillerRent or buy

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to mystery than The Lighthouse does

Moody, dark, and handsome Dominik is terrorized at school, after video footage of his drunken kiss with classmate Aleksandr goes viral. Grappling with public humiliation, Dominik seeks solace in an avatar based "suicide room," where the pink-haired rebel Sylwia consoles him.

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Bronson
2009 Β· dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7drama Β· action Β· crimePeacock

Both keep coming back to the same thing: a true story

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

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Sleep Dealer
2008 Β· dir. Alex Rivera
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6drama Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Tense drama in both cases

Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.

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The Wall
2012 Β· dir. Julian PΓΆlsler
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· dramaPrime Video

Fantasy built on stillness, twice over

A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.

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Horns
2013 Β· dir. Alexandre Aja
πŸ… 41%β˜… 6.4drama Β· fantasy Β· thrillerPrime Video

Dreamlike thriller in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

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πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.7adventure Β· fantasyMaxPeacock

Both lean on dream logic more than on fantasy

Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

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