Movies Like Confession (2014)

Confession is a 2014 crime, drama, thriller film from Lee Do-yoon with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Friends and The Girl and the Echo.

Crime Drama Thriller

Friends

2001

A man values his best friend more than anything else in the world. One day he confesses a dark secret from their childhood to his wife, which is overheard by another. Once the secret gets out, the friendship is destroyed.

6.7

MagicScore

The Girl and the Echo

1964

The movie, based on a story by Yuri Nagibin, depicts a young girl named Vika enjoying the last days of summer vacations in a sea resort somewhere in the south.

6.0

MagicScore

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

7.4

MagicScore

Wish

2023

Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

6.2

MagicScore

Le Doulos

1962

Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?

7.4

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The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.

7.7

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He Who Gets Slapped

1924

After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.

7.6

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Moontide

1942

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

6.3

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Antitrust

2001

A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Christmas Present

1986

On Christmas night, four estranged friends reunite for a game of poker to rip off a rich businessman—but old grudges get in the way.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Judas and the Black Messiah

2021

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

On Body and Soul

2017

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

The Legend of Al, John and Jack

2002

Hapless Depression-era gangsters Al, John and Jack find out their boss wants to get rid of them and come up with a plan to sell him to the FBI, but Al's short-term memory loss could make it difficult.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

The Last Supper

2025

In the days leading to betrayal, a gathering of disciples unravels into a web of secrets and hidden motives. As tensions simmer beneath the surface, trust is tested, and loyalty is questioned. The Last Supper becomes a night where nothing is as it seems, and every glance hides a deeper truth.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

We Believed

2010

1828. In the wake of the repression of revolutionary uprisings in the monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following fifty years.

6.6

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#16

The Forest for the Trees

2004

As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Chaos Theory

2008

Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.

6.3

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#18

David Copperfield

2001

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.

6.2

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#19

Cyberbully

2011

A woman tries to help her teenage daughter when she becomes the victim of online bullying.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

One Wild Moment

2015

Antoine and Laurent, old friends, spend their vacation in Corsica with their respective daughters: seventeen-year-old Louna and eighteen-year-old Marie. One evening at the beach, Louna seduces Laurent. Louna is in love, but for Laurent it was nothing more than a momentary distraction. Without revealing her lover's name, Louna confides in her father, who tries by any means to discover who his daughter's lover is. How long will the secret be able to be kept hidden?

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Confession?

The top films similar to Confession by MovieMagicScore are Friends (6.7), The Girl and the Echo (6.0), Mufasa: The Lion King (7.4). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Confession worth watching?

Confession holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 40 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Confession?

Confession (2014) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Lee Do-yoon, starring Ji Sung, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Kwang-soo.

Where can I find more recommendations like Confession?

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

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About movies like Confession

This ranked list pairs Confession (2014), a crime and drama and thriller film from Lee Do-yoon, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ji Sung 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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