Movies Like Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax is a 2014 drama, mystery, thriller film from Nick Gomez with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Lizzie and The Legend of Lizzie Borden.

Drama Mystery Thriller

Lizzie

2018

Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

6.2

MagicScore

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975

A dramatization of the famous 1893 Massachusetts trial of the woman accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax.

6.8

MagicScore

Shutter Island

2010

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

8.2

MagicScore

The Sixth Sense

1999

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

7.9

MagicScore

Gone Girl

2014

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

7.9

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The Tenant

1976

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

7.6

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Gaslight

1944

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

7.5

MagicScore

The Outfit

2022

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

7.1

MagicScore

The Blue Elephant

2014

After a five-year hiatus, psychiatrist Yehia returns to work at Abbasiya Hospital. He’s assigned to evaluate a patient who turns out to be his old friend. As events unfold, Yehia uncovers dark secrets that challenge his understanding of reality.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

Phobia

2016

A talented artist tries to curb her phobia of being in public places, only to be convinced that a malevolent spirit is haunting her.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Detention

2019

In the 1960s, two classmates go looking for their missing friends and teachers, all of whom took part in an illegal book club, only to come face to face with ghosts and deformed monsters that have taken over their school.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

The Gift

2015

Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Joy Ride

2001

Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Kiss the Girls

1997

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

6.5

MagicScore

#15

The Uninvited Guest

2005

What if ... you let a stranger into your house to use your phone, but while you've been patiently waiting in the kitchen, he just disappears ... or does he? Félix, an architect who has just split up with his girl-friend and inhabits a huge mansion in Barcelona, finds out how many hiding places there really are in his house. But are there enough to hide another person, a strange parasite of living space? Or is Félix really going insane?

6.5

MagicScore

#16

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.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Dead Again

1991

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

Peacock

2010

A minor train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's reclusive bank clerk.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

Veronica

2017

A female Psychologist who has stopped practicing medicine, decides to take the case of Veronica de la Serna, a young woman whose previous therapist has mysteriously disappeared.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

The Truthers

2026

After her mother's sudden death, Ruth returns to her hometown and reunites with her father, whose odd behavior makes her question what really happened.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Lizzie Borden Took an Ax?

The top films similar to Lizzie Borden Took an Ax by MovieMagicScore are Lizzie (6.2), The Legend of Lizzie Borden (6.8), Shutter Island (8.2). Each shares drama/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Lizzie Borden Took an Ax worth watching?

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 152 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Lizzie Borden Took an Ax?

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014) is a drama, mystery, thriller film directed by Nick Gomez, starring Christina Ricci, Clea DuVall, Gregg Henry.

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This ranked list pairs Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014), a drama and mystery and thriller film from Nick Gomez, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Christina Ricci 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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