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Movies Like The Composer

If you liked The Composer (2024), a drama and thriller movie directed by Afonso Lucas and Rodrigo Motty, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Whiplash

    Whiplash (2014)

    ★ 8.4/10Also drama and thriller

    Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

  2. 2Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

    Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    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.

  3. 3The Crush

    The Crush (1993)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

  4. 4The Experiment

    The Experiment (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama

    20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

  5. 5Death and the Maiden

    Death and the Maiden (1994)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and thriller

    A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

  6. 6Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

  7. 7The Silence of the Sky

    The Silence of the Sky (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller

    After being a victim of rape within their own home, Diana chooses to keep the trauma secret. Mario, her husband, also has something to hide. The silence takes the couple's account over the day turns gradually into a…

  8. 8Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and thriller

    Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics…

  9. 9Strung

    Strung (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller

    A talented violinist's prestigious new role as a music tutor for an enigmatic, elite family spirals into a psychological battle for her safety and sanity.

  10. 10Not Without Hope

    Not Without Hope (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

  11. 11Perfect Stranger

    Perfect Stranger (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller

    A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her best friend's killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.

  12. 12The Protégé

    The Protégé (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she…

  13. 13Waiting for the Barbarians

    Waiting for the Barbarians (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the…

  14. 14The Talented Mr. Ripley

    The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller and drama

    Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his…

  15. 15Sister Cities

    Sister Cities (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller

    Based on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.

  16. 16The Young One

    The Young One (1960)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

  17. 17Speak

    Speak (2004)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles…

  18. 18Dream Lover

    Dream Lover (1994)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller

    Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman…

  19. 19What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew (2013)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new…

  20. 20The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

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