15 Movies Like The Big Sleep

Loved The Big Sleep? 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.

Lee Cronin's The Mummy
#1

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

The Punisher: One Last Kill
#2

The Punisher: One Last Kill

As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

Backrooms
#3

Backrooms

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

Graphic Desires
#4

Graphic Desires

When reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

The Furious
#5

The Furious

After Wang Wei's daughter is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out to find her himself. His only ally is Navin, a relentless journalist whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo ruthlessly battle the kidnappers in this explosive martial arts showdown.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

The Shawshank Redemption
#6

The Shawshank Redemption

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

Zootopia 2
#7

Zootopia 2

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

Shelter
#8

Shelter

A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

Iron Lung
#9

Iron Lung

In a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

Scream 7
#10

Scream 7

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
#11

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

The Housemaid
#12

The Housemaid

Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

The Godfather
#13

The Godfather

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

Crime 101
#14

Crime 101

When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.

The Dark Knight
#15

The Dark Knight

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Big Sleep.