15 Movies Like The Silence

Loved The Silence? 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.

Addicted
#1

Addicted

A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

Fifty Shades Freed
#2

Fifty Shades Freed

Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

All Things Fair
#3

All Things Fair

In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.

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

Unfaithful
#4

Unfaithful

A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

Pleasure
#5

Pleasure

19 year old Linnéa leaves her small town in Sweden and heads for Los Angeles with the aim of becoming the world's next big porn star, but the road to her goal turns out to be bumpier than she imagined.

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

Below Her Mouth
#6

Below Her Mouth

An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

The Dreamers
#7

The Dreamers

When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

Original Sin
#8

Original Sin

A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

Shame
#9

Shame

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

Crash
#10

Crash

A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

Je m'appelle Agneta
#11

Je m'appelle Agneta

Craving a fresh start, recently unemployed Agneta accepts an au pair gig in Provence that turns into an indulgent escape — and an unexpected awakening.

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

Requiem for a Dream
#12

Requiem for a Dream

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

Fair Play
#13

Fair Play

An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Silence.

The Seventh Seal
#14

The Seventh Seal

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

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

Lilya 4-ever
#15

Lilya 4-ever

In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.

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