15 Movies Like Jar City
Loved Jar City? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
The Pelican Brief
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Jar City.
Solitude
An aged farmer moves to the urban city for the first time in his life. He befriends a paper delivery boy in the neighborhood and their connection changes the course of both their lives and the boy's family.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Jar City.
The Night of the Hunter
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Jar City.
Brute Force
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Jar City.
Lamb
An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Jar City.
The Love That Remains
Tenderly captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through both playful and heartfelt moments, the film portrays the bittersweet essence of faded love and shared memories amidst the changing seasons.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Jar City.
Operation Napoleon
A modern-day lawyer is sucked into an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. Her only chance of freedom lies in uncovering the secret of an old German WWII aeroplane, long buried deep beneath the ice, before the CIA.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Jar City.
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Jar City.
Little Caesar
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Jar City.
Appointment with Death
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Jar City.
The Seven-Ups
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Jar City.
I Remember You
After an older lady hangs herself in a church, a new psychiatrist discovers she was obsessed with the disappearance of his eight-year-old son, who vanished three years earlier. Meanwhile, three city dwellers are restoring a house when they realize it is haunted.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Jar City.
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
The true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Jar City.
Touch
Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what really happened when his Japanese girlfriend mysteriously vanished without a trace from London fifty years earlier.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Jar City.
Virgin Mountain
Fúsi finds comfort in the familiarity of his routines, until an involuntary dance class forces him to encounter the real world.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Jar City.