Top 20 movies like Wire
Top 20 Movies like Wire
- 1. M
- 2. Raw Materials
- 3. The Dentist
- 4. Delator
- 5. The River Wild
- 6. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
- 7. Black Eyed Dog
- 8. Laura
- 9. Lady Chatterley
- 10. The Haunting Lodge
- 11. Desconocido
- 12. Wildhood
- 13. Death at a Funeral
- 14. The Cure
- 15. Wolf Pack
- 16. Instinct
- 17. Battle Royale
- 18. Bittersweet Chocolate
- 19. Sleeping with the Enemy
- 20. Aro Tolbukhin in the Mind of a Killer
1. M (M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder)
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
It has an average vote of 8.09 on TMDB.
2. Raw Materials
A drama centered around a German construction manager who works with undocumented workers and an Albanian girl searching for her missing father.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. The Dentist
Dr. Feinstone has everything, a beautiful wife and a successful career in dentistry; but when he discovers his wife's affair, he realizes that behind every clean, white surface lies the stench of decay.
It has an average vote of 5.572 on TMDB.
5. The River Wild
Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.
It has an average vote of 6.423 on TMDB.
6. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Beautiful Mandy Lane isn't a party girl but, when classmate Chloe invites the Texas high school student to a bash in the countryside, she reluctantly accepts. After hitching a ride with a vaguely scary older man, the teens arrive at their destination. Partying ensues, and Mandy's close pal, Emmet, keeps a watchful eye on the young males making a play for Mandy. Then two of the students are murdered.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
7. Black Eyed Dog
While a shocking series of crimes occur in a community along the Miramichi River, the life of Betty, a waitress in her thirties, takes an unexpected turn. She will not make her debut as a singer on the world stage after all but in her hometown that she had been planning to leave for a long time.
8. Laura
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
9. Lady Chatterley (Lady Chatterley)
In the Chatterley country estate, monotonous days follow one after the other for Constance, trapped by her marriage and her sense of duty. During spring, deep in the heart of Wragby forest, she encounters Parkin, the estate’s gamekeeper. A tale of an encounter, a difficult apprenticeship, a slow awakening to sensuality for her, a long return to life for him. Or how love is but one with experience and transformation.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
10. The Haunting Lodge
Filmmakers stay at a haunted lodge and find themselves in over their heads when they encounter something otherworldly.
11. Desconocido (Desconocido)
Guillermo travels to the countryside to take care of Héctor, his sick father for three nights. Upon his arrival, Guillermo finds that Héctor's condition changes at night, in which, in turn, something coming from the sky seems to approach.
12. Wildhood
Link and his brother flee their abusive father and embark on a journey where Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage.
It has an average vote of 6.484 on TMDB.
13. Death at a Funeral
A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
It has an average vote of 6.897 on TMDB.
14. The Cure
A hired assassin battles time & powerful forces to rid himself of a prototype antitoxin that's been shoved into his bloodstream.
15. Wolf Pack (狼群)
During one of the missions, of the Wolf Pack squad led by Lao Diao who are engaged in overseas security work for a long time discovers that foreign terrorist forces have extended their reach into China's energy lifeline.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
16. Instinct (Instinct)
After a diving excursion in the middle of the ocean, Lindsey is viciously sexually assaulted by Bruce, her instructor. She fends him of and they fall overboard into the water. Bruce grabs her and sinks her to the depths of the ocean. In this spiral of violence, she has no way to breathe.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
17. Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル)
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
It has an average vote of 7.283 on TMDB.
18. Bittersweet Chocolate (Bittersweet Chocolate)
A mother surprises her son with a birthday treat – an ultra-dark and bittersweet chocolate cake. Its mysterious taste makes strange things happen.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
19. Sleeping with the Enemy
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
It has an average vote of 6.494 on TMDB.
20. Aro Tolbukhin in the Mind of a Killer (Aro Tolbukhin - en la mente del asesino)
After a strict upbringing and the death of his beloved sister, Aro Tolbukhin leaves Hungary for Guatemala. Taken in as a political refugee at a mission, Aro grows close to Sister Carmen and becomes part of the community, but a series of misfortunes drive him to arson and murder. Now on death row, Aro is interviewed about his life and motivations by a film crew trying to understand what made him snap.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.