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Movies Like Butterfly Smile

If you liked Butterfly Smile (2001), a movie directed by He Jianjun, 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. 1Stuck

    Stuck (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.

  2. 2The Crossing Guard

    The Crossing Guard (1995)

    ★ 6/10

    Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

  3. 3Dead Man Down

    Dead Man Down (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10

    In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.

  4. 4The Witness

    The Witness (2015)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A blind woman and a delivery boy attempt to solve a hit-and-run case the police have been unable to solve.

  5. 5Shattered

    Shattered (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't…

  6. 6The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia (1953)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while…

  7. 7In This Our Life

    In This Our Life (1942)

    ★ 6.9/10

    An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

  8. 8Mr. Right

    Mr. Right (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

  9. 9Reasonable Doubt

    Reasonable Doubt (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10

    When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the…

  10. 10Gunpowder Milkshake

    Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10

    To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.

  11. 11Run All Night

    Run All Night (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind…

  12. 12Something Wild

    Something Wild (1986)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.

  13. 13The Killers

    The Killers (1964)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.

  14. 14The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10

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

  15. 15Spring

    Spring (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.

  16. 16Promising Young Woman

    Promising Young Woman (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

  17. 17Blacklight

    Blacklight (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of…

  18. 18Wardriver

    Wardriver (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10

    He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.

  19. 19Murder at the Embassy

    Murder at the Embassy (2025)

    ★ 6/10

    Private detective Miranda Green investigates a murder perpetrated in the British Embassy in Cairo, where a top secret document was stolen, risking to jeopardize both Buckingham Palace and the peace of the world.

  20. 20Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

    ★ 5.9/10

    After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

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