Top 20 movies like The Understudy
Top 20 Movies like The Understudy
- 1. Dead Chicken
- 2. Running Out of Time
- 3. The Cold Dark
- 4. Michael Strogoff
- 5. It Was Dark
- 6. Incondicional
- 7. Mesrine: Killer Instinct
- 8. The Air I Breathe
- 9. The Aura
- 10. Vodka 7
- 11. Wristcutters: A Love Story
- 12. Let the Right One In
- 13. Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
- 14. The Storymaker
- 15. The Whisper Stop
- 16. Private Beach
- 17. Hélène or the misunderstanding
- 18. El último canto del pájaro cú
- 19. Café Paraíso
- 20. The Neighbor
1. Dead Chicken (Frangos Mortos)
Rodrigo, a teenager staying at his father's house during vacation, is bewildered after being forced to kill a chicken for dinner, questioning the meaning of power, good, evil, and the existence of god. Feeling guilty for his acts, he discusses with his dad about the capability of taking lives away, making his mind hallucinate over the chicken scene, that tortures him along a rainy and painful night.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
2. Running Out of Time (A Entrevista)
Jonas is desperately trying to get to a job interview, but the world seems to fight against him — or rather, it seems oblivious to him.
3. The Cold Dark
Erica has to confront her past as she gets stuck in a cabin during a dark storm with two dangerous men.
4. Michael Strogoff
A graphic reproduction of Jules Verne's famous story under the above title. It deals with a secret mission in Russia
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
5. It Was Dark (Il faisait noir)
Nicolas and Victor are 12-year-old twins who, despite their different characters, have a unique connection. At school, however, their differences cause problems that make them drift apart.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
7. Mesrine: Killer Instinct (L'Instinct de mort)
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
It has an average vote of 7.331 on TMDB.
8. The Air I Breathe
A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.
It has an average vote of 6.292 on TMDB.
9. The Aura (El aura)
A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps…
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. Vodka 7
Three simultaneous stories take place in a New Jersey bar.
11. Wristcutters: A Love Story
Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find her.
It has an average vote of 6.93 on TMDB.
12. Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)
Oskar is a bullied 12 year-old boy, longing to extract revenge on his tormentors but unable to build the courage to do it himself. But then he meets a girl called Eli, who gives him the strength he's been looking for. But Eli is not all she seems to be...
It has an average vote of 7.538 on TMDB.
13. Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (46億年の恋)
An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case. Homosexual tension and explosive violence drives the story which delivers some weird and fascinating visuals.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
14. The Storymaker
A dark fable about a woman who kills herself with her imagination.
15. The Whisper Stop
Five passengers encounter a mysterious woman on a train. While we strain to hear their whispers, we are confronted by the passengers' reactions. Dark and secretive, this journey will leave you with questions playing on your mind.
16. Private Beach (Plage privée)
A moralist and surrealist fable in which a group of aristocrats have sole access to a private beach in the midst of Paris, where they enact strange games and stylized gestures.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
17. Hélène or the misunderstanding (Hélène ou le malentendu)
(Hélène ou le malentendu)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
18. El último canto del pájaro cú (El último canto del pájaro cú)
Minutes before his death in the general ward of a city hospital, Ulises, a terminal patient in his fifties, reconstructs the fragments of his life. Lauro, a young and smiling nearby patient accompanies him on his final agony, reliving all Ulises' missed opportunities.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
19. Café Paraíso (Café Paraíso)
Gallo rehearses his heroic resignation, with which he hopes to regain his youth, his dignity and even a love.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
20. The Neighbor
In the town of Cutter, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, he sneaks into his neighbor's house, finding his girlfriend and several other kidnapped people tied up in the basement. When the neighbor come home, John is forced to get out of the house alive and lead the group to safety.
It has an average vote of 5.723 on TMDB.
