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Vamp_Slayer — 9 years ago(January 24, 2017 09:51 PM)

Ok, despite them both having "girl" in the title (for the smart arses), can you recommend recent films that have similar themes or mystery elements? Not just a mystery film, but films that would pair well with these two.
Despite what people have been saying about the Girl on the Train (I didn't read the book) I really really enjoyed it. Gone Girl I read and then watched and loved even more.
Edit: I've seen Basic Instinct and Girl with the dragon tattoo.

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  • Gone Baby Gone
  • Brothers
  • Angel Heart

The Adjustment Bureau
(this is not similar but you'll like it)

  • Kiss the Girls
  • Oldboy
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
  • Inside Man
    Asif Ahsan Khan
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Hangman (2001)
Basic Instinct
Goddess of Love
Black Swan
11:14

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To elaborate on my original post, I was looking for films that involve a murder mystery, strong female characters (either protagonists or antagonists), plots that deal with disturbing material or violence.

  • Incendies
  • Tesis
  • The Bone Collector
  • Kiss The Girls
  • Along Came A Spider
  • Copycat
  • The Crimson Rivers
  • Read My Lips
  • Taking Lives - maybe
  • Sea Of Love
  • Color Of Night
  • The Whistleblower
  • The Constant Gardener
  • Lorna's Silence
  • Sarah's Key
  • Body Double
  • The Life Of David Gale
  • Dirty Pretty Things - maybe
  • The Silence Of The Lambs
  • Hannibal
  • Dead Calm
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You've probably seen most of these, but hopefully there are a few here that would be new to you. Here are my favorite mystery/thrillers that I'd recommend based on Gone Girl/Girl on the Train:
Coherence (2013)
Prisoners (2013)
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Thin Ice (2011)
Shutter Island (2010)
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Triangle (2009)
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Unknown (2006)
Mystic River (2003)
Minority Report (2002)
Arlington Road (1999)
A Simple Plan (1998)
The Game (1997)
Primal Fear (1996)
The Fugitive (1993)
Falling Down (1993)
Chinatown (1974)
Charade (1963)
Vertigo (1958)
Rear Window (1954)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Double Indemnity (1944)
http://shaunhart.100webspace.net/movies.html

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Something Wild (1961) with Carroll Baker and Ralph Meeker.

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Oh man, I really want to see that one. Thanks for the recommendation!

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The Body (2012)

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These are all great recommendations, Assestsonfire! I've seen all of them but Eye of the Beholder, but definitely the kind of list I was interested in.
To elaborate on my original post, I was looking for films that involve a murder mystery, strong female characters (either protagonists or antagonists), plots that deal with disturbing material or violence.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

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Haven't seen
The Girl on the Train
and it's not clear what themes and elements you're looking for, but:
Fatal Attraction
Unfaithful
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
Single White Female
Eye of the Beholder
Double Jeopardy
A Perfect Murder
~.~
Just because I stumble down the road like a drunk, that doesn't mean it's the wrong one.

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Ne Le Dis A Personne
is an excellent choice.
I also recommend
The Disappearance Of Alice Creed
A La FoliePas Du Tout
(2002)
"Barney SloaneThat's my new nameMy old one's a little more Italian."

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Tell No One
AKA
Ne le dis à personne
(action-crime-drama-mystery, France, 2006)
http://www.imdb.com/board/10362225/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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I haven't seen either movie. Furthermore, there are at least three movies with the title The Girl On The Train (2009, 2013 and 2016). You might want to clarify in more detail which themes and elements you'd like to see in the recommendations you'll receive.
You may want to check out:

  • Prisoners (2013) - not seen myself
  • Incendies
  • Gone Baby Gone
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