Movies Like A Curious Suicide

If you liked A Curious Suicide (1990), a movie directed by Robert Bierman, 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
The Unsaid (2001)
★ 6.6/10
A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
2
Husbands (1970)
★ 6.7/10
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
3
Everybody's Fine (2009)
★ 6.8/10
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out…
4
Dial M for Murder (1954)
★ 8/10
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
5
War Dogs (2016)
★ 7/10
Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
6
Sleuth (1972)
★ 7.7/10
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
7
Brief Encounter (1945)
★ 7.7/10
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during…
8
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
★ 7.2/10
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.
9
Trainspotting (1996)
★ 8/10
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning…
10
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
★ 7.1/10
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
11
What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
★ 6/10
Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
12
Collision (2022)
★ 5.8/10
Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.
13
The Sense of an Ending (2017)
★ 6.3/10
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
14
Lolita (1997)
★ 7.1/10
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed…
15
The Gentlemen (2020)
★ 7.7/10
American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an…
16
Unfaithful (2002)
★ 6.7/10
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
17
Deep Water (2022)
★ 5.8/10
A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
18
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)
★ 6.8/10
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
19
The Honorary Consul (1983)
★ 5.8/10
Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people…
20
The Two Faces of January (2014)
★ 5.8/10
After he kills a detective, a con artist and his wife must trust a potentially dangerous stranger to help them get out of Greece.