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Compulsion

Movies Like Compulsion (2013)

Compulsion is a 2013 drama, thriller film from Egidio Coccimiglio with a MovieMagicScore of 4.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Cry of the Owl and The Girl on the Train.

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The Cry of the Owl

2009

Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.

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The Girl on the Train

2016

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

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Tension

1949

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in order to murder his wife's lover without leaving a trace. Along the way, his plans are complicated by an attractive neighbor, as well as a shocking discovery that opens up a new world of doubts and accusations.

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Kitchen Stories

2003

Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.

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A Land Imagined

2019

A cop in Singapore investigates the disappearance of a Chinese migrant construction worker who spent sleepless nights playing a mysterious video game.

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Come and Find Me

2016

When his girlfriend goes missing, David must track down her whereabouts after he realizes she's not who she was pretending to be.

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Next Door

2005

After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies.

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'Til There Was You

1997

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.

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Friendship

2025

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.

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To the Bone

2017

A young woman dealing with anorexia meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.

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Don't Worry, I'm Fine

2006

A 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with their father.

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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

1987

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

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God Help the Girl

2014

Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and together they form a group.

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Body

2015

A busy attorney, worried that his anorexic daughter Olga, who is still grieving her recently deceased mother, might try to harm herself, sends her to see a psychiatrist who's dealing with her own loss in an unusual way.

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Maledimiele

2012

Maledimiele tells the story of Sara, a teenage girl who sinks – slowly but inevitably – into the abyss of anorexia.

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Trauma

1993

A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known as The Headhunter.

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Hate2O

2006

Five friends travel to a secluded island for a purifying week-long water fast. With no food and electricity, a long forgotten hate surfaces.

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50/50

2011

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

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Living in Oblivion

1995

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

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Taxidermia

2006

Grotesquely surreal offering charting three male generations of the same bizarre family, including a pervert who constantly seeks for new kinds of satisfaction, an obese speed eater, and a passionate embalmer.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Compulsion?

The top films similar to Compulsion by MovieMagicScore are The Cry of the Owl (5.7), The Girl on the Train (6.4), Tension (6.8). Each shares drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Compulsion worth watching?

Compulsion holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.4/10 from 96 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Compulsion?

Compulsion (2013) is a drama, thriller film directed by Egidio Coccimiglio, starring Heather Graham, Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Dillon.

Where can I find more recommendations like Compulsion?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Compulsion

This ranked list pairs Compulsion (2013), a drama and thriller film from Egidio Coccimiglio, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Heather Graham take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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