🎬 Movies Like Shutter Island

Loved Shutter Island (2010)? World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Here are 24 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 Shutter Island itself.

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   12 Monkeys1995

   8.0 IMDb88% RT critics88% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim88·88

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: psychiatric hospital, mental institution

2. 2
   Hugo2011

   7.5 IMDb93% RT critics78% RT audience72% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling93·78

   Shared talent: director Martin Scorsese, Emily Mortimer; Same era (2010s)

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   The Departed2006

   8.5 IMDb91% RT critics85% Metacritic94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·94

   Shared talent: director Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio; Both are thriller/drama films

4. 4
   Girl, Interrupted1999

   7.3 IMDb53% RT critics84% RT audience76% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser53·84

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: psychiatric hospital, mental institution

5. 5
   Mystic River2003

   7.9 IMDb89% RT critics89% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·89

   Shared talent: writer Dennis Lehane; Both are mystery/drama films

6. 6
   Gone Girl2014

   8.1 IMDb88% RT critics87% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim88·87

   Shared themes: missing person, psychological thriller, investigation; Both are mystery/thriller films

7. 7
   Triage2009

   6.5 IMDb53% RT audience60% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are mystery/drama films

8. 8
   The Silence of the Lambs1991

   8.6 IMDb95% RT critics86% Metacritic95% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·95

   Often recommended together; Matching dark, tense tone

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   Neverwas2005

   6.5 IMDb14% RT critics65% RT audience64% TMDB⚡ Polarizing14·65

   Often recommended together; Both are mystery/drama films

10. 10
    Blood Diamond2006

    8.0 IMDb64% RT critics90% RT audience76% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser64·90

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

11. 11
    Stonehearst Asylum2014

    6.8 IMDb53% RT critics49% RT audience68% TMDB

    Shared themes: mental institution, psychological thriller, doctor; Both are mystery/drama films

12. 12
    The Secret in Their Eyes2009

    8.2 IMDb89% RT critics93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·93

    Both are mystery/drama films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

13. 13
    Watchmen2009

    7.6 IMDb64% RT critics71% RT audience74% TMDB

    Both are mystery/drama films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

14. 14
    Misery1990

    7.8 IMDb86% RT critics90% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim86·90

    Often recommended together; Both are thriller/drama films

15. 15
    The Bourne Ultimatum2007

    8.0 IMDb92% RT critics91% RT audience74% TMDB

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

16. 16
    Memento2000

    8.4 IMDb93% RT critics83% Metacritic94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·94

    Shared themes: suspense mystery, psychological thriller, neo-noir; Both are mystery/thriller films

17. 17
    The Lives of Others2006

    8.4 IMDb92% RT critics96% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·96

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

18. 18
    Bringing Out the Dead1999

    6.8 IMDb74% RT critics70% RT audience66% TMDB

    Shared talent: director Martin Scorsese; Both are thriller/drama films

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    Seven Pounds2008

    7.6 IMDb26% RT critics75% RT audience76% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser26·75

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

20. 20
    The White Ribbon2009

    7.8 IMDb85% RT critics79% RT audience75% TMDB

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

21. 21
    Devil in a Blue Dress1995

    6.8 IMDb92% RT critics71% RT audience65% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling92·71

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: missing person, neo-noir

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    The Green Mile1999

    8.6 IMDb78% RT critics61% Metacritic94% RT audience85% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser78·94

    Often recommended together; Matching dark, emotional tone

23. 23
    The Professor and the Madman2019

    7.2 IMDb42% RT critics80% RT audience71% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser42·80

    Often recommended together; Same era (2010s)

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    Adam Resurrected2008

    6.2 IMDb37% RT critics44% RT audience61% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: concentration camp