🎬 Movies Like Parasite

Loved Parasite (2019)? Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.. Here are 28 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Parasite itself.

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   Joker2019

   8.3 IMDb68% RT critics59% Metacritic89% RT audience81% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser68·89

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: anti-capitalist, oscar winner, social commentary

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   Okja2017

   7.3 IMDb87% RT critics81% RT audience73% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Bong Joon Ho; Shared themes: seoul, south korea

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   Memories of Murder2003

   8.1 IMDb95% RT critics92% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·92

   Shared talent: director Bong Joon Ho, Song Kang-ho; Shared themes: south korea, set in south korea

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   Split2016

   7.3 IMDb79% RT critics79% RT audience73% TMDB

   Both are thriller films; Matching dark, tense tone

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   Wild Tales2014

   8.1 IMDb79% TMDB

   Both are thriller/drama films; Matching funny, tense tone

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   Snowpiercer2013

   7.1 IMDb94% RT critics72% RT audience69% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling94·72

   Shared talent: director Bong Joon Ho, Song Kang-ho; Matching intense, cerebral tone

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   The Trial of the Chicago 72020

   7.7 IMDb89% RT critics90% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·90

   Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, emotional tone

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   I Care a Lot2020

   6.4 IMDb79% RT critics35% RT audience66% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling79·35

   Often recommended together; Matching funny, emotional tone

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   The Mauritanian2021

   7.5 IMDb75% RT critics85% RT audience74% TMDB

   Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, dark tone

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    Nightcrawler2014

    7.8 IMDb95% RT critics86% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·86

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

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    I Saw the Devil2010

    7.8 IMDb83% RT critics87% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim83·87

    Shared themes: south korea, set in south korea; Both are thriller films

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    The Handmaiden2016

    8.1 IMDb96% RT critics91% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim96·91

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, emotional tone

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    Conclave2024

    7.4 IMDb93% RT critics86% RT audience72% TMDB

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, emotional tone

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    Shutter Island2010

    8.2 IMDb69% RT critics63% Metacritic77% RT audience82% TMDB

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, cerebral tone

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    The Nightingale2018

    7.3 IMDb87% RT critics73% RT audience71% TMDB

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, intense tone

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    The Covenant2023

    7.5 IMDb82% RT critics98% RT audience77% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser82·98

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, intense tone

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    Room2015

    8.1 IMDb93% RT critics93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·93

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, emotional tone

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    I'm Thinking of Ending Things2020

    6.5 IMDb82% RT critics50% RT audience65% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling82·50

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, cerebral tone

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    Saltburn2023

    7.0 IMDb72% RT critics79% RT audience70% TMDB

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, emotional tone

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    Flight2012

    7.3 IMDb77% RT critics75% RT audience69% TMDB

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, emotional tone

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    The Art of Self-Defense2019

    6.6 IMDb83% RT critics63% RT audience66% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling83·63

    Often recommended together; Matching funny, light tone

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    They Cloned Tyrone2023

    6.7 IMDb95% RT critics83% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Same era (2020s)

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    Code 32025

    7.2 IMDb78% RT critics96% RT audience71% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser78·96

    Often recommended together; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    No Other Choice2025

    7.5 IMDb97% RT critics93% RT audience75% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: unemployed, set in south korea, dark comedy

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    The Last Supper1995

    6.7 IMDb61% RT critics70% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    CQ2001

    6.2 IMDb67% RT critics69% RT audience59% TMDB

    Often recommended together

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    A Normal Family2023

    7.1 IMDb89% RT critics69% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: set in south korea, dark comedy

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    Gangnam 19702015

    6.2 IMDb60% RT critics56% RT audience64% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: seoul, south korea, set in south korea