Movies Like Nocturama (2016)

Nocturama is a 2016 drama, thriller film from Bertrand Bonello with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Dhurandhar and November.

Drama Thriller

Dhurandhar

2025

A mysterious traveler slips into the heart of Karachi's underbelly and rises through its ranks with lethal precision, only to tear the notorious ISI-Underworld nexus apart from within.

7.3

MagicScore

November

2022

In November 2015, a series of unprecedented and deadly attacks hits Paris. The anti-terrorist police led by Heloise and her chief commander Fred - face an unprecedented level of pressure: in a race against the clock, they must find the perpetrators of the attacks as quickly as possible before they can strike again, travelling across Europe and beyond in one of the biggest manhunts in history.

7.1

MagicScore

Brazil

1985

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

7.7

MagicScore

La Chinoise

1967

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

6.9

MagicScore

Stronger

2017

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.

7.0

MagicScore

All the President's Men

1976

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.

7.7

MagicScore

Operation Ogre

1979

Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the weakened regime is in danger. Admiral Carrero Blanco is his natural successor. The Basque terrorist gang ETA decides that he must die to prevent the dictatorship from continuing.

6.9

MagicScore

The Bullet Train

1975

A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.

6.8

MagicScore

Black Sunday

1977

An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September PLO plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

Closed Circuit

2013

A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Carol

2015

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

Into the Mirror

2003

Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his own fear of mirrors and the mystery surrounding the fire that closed down the mall.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Attacks Of 26/11

2013

Rakesh Maria, Mumbai's Joint Commissioner, recounts the events of 26/11, where ten Pakistani terrorists attacked the city

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Tenet

2020

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

2026

As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Uri: The Surgical Strike

2019

Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Major

2022

This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Dil Se..

1998

Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

London Has Fallen

2016

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

You Will Not Have My Hate

2022

The night of November 13, 2015 changes everything for Antoine. Hélène, his wife and mother of his young son, dies during the terrorist attacks at the Bataclan club in Paris. In a moving Facebook post, he counters the assassins' hatred with the love for his son – a message, that moves people worldwide.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Nocturama?

The top films similar to Nocturama by MovieMagicScore are Dhurandhar (7.3), November (7.1), Brazil (7.7). Each shares drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Nocturama worth watching?

Nocturama holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 242 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Nocturama?

Nocturama (2016) is a drama, thriller film directed by Bertrand Bonello, starring Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza Meziani.

Where can I find more recommendations like Nocturama?

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 Nocturama

This ranked list pairs Nocturama (2016), a drama and thriller film from Bertrand Bonello, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Finnegan Oldfield 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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