Movies Like Cause Suffer Effect
If you liked Cause Suffer Effect (2016), a movie directed by Emmet McMullan, 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.
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Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
★ 6.9/10An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
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Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
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Arbitrage (2012)
★ 6.3/10A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.
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Defendor (2009)
★ 6.4/10A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to…
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I Met a Girl (2020)
★ 6.4/10An aspiring musician struggling with schizophrenia falls for a mysterious woman who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on a cross-country journey across Australia to find her, forcing his…
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Barefoot (2014)
★ 6.7/10The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as…
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Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
★ 7.8/10Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his…
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The Unsaid (2001)
★ 6.6/10A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
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Terrifier (2011)
★ 6/10After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
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The Voices (2014)
★ 6.3/10A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
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Shadow Dancer (2012)
★ 6/10In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
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Lilith (1964)
★ 6.4/10Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charming young woman suffering from…
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
★ 6.6/10Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
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Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
★ 6.6/10A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
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Benny & Joon (1993)
★ 7/10A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
★ 7/10Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
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Triumph (2021)
★ 6.7/10A bright and determined teen who has mild cerebral palsy strives to be a wrestler on his high school's team and to win over the heart of a classmate, the girl of his dreams.
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New York, New York (1977)
★ 6.5/10An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.
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Coda (2020)
★ 6.1/10A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
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Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
★ 6/10A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.