Movies Like Lords of Chaos (2018)

Lords of Chaos is a 2018 drama, horror, music, thriller film from Jonas Åkerlund with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Heavy Trip and 22 July.

Drama Horror Music Thriller

Heavy Trip

2018

Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway -- the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival -- and decide it's now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer to make their dreams a reality.

6.9

MagicScore

22 July

2018

On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

7.1

MagicScore

Christmas As Usual

2023

To celebrate their engagement, Thea takes Jashan home — but his Indian roots and her family's Norwegian traditions clash in a chaotic Christmas.

5.8

MagicScore

Headhunters

2011

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

7.2

MagicScore

a-ha: The Movie

2021

When "Take On Me" reached nr 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985, the dream came true. Or did it? The band was not prepared for what the success could bring, including tension between the three band members.

6.8

MagicScore

Begotten

1991

Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.

5.9

MagicScore

King of Devil's Island

2010

Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.

7.1

MagicScore

One Life

2023

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.

7.8

MagicScore

The Room Next Door

2024

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

Rogue Trader

1999

Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

The 12th Man

2017

After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.

7.1

MagicScore

#12

Talk to Me

2023

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

I Stand Alone

1999

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, The Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, The Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Bullet Ballet

1998

After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

The Thing

2011

When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

The Last Emperor

1987

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

The Iron Claw

2023

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

7.5

MagicScore

#18

El Inca

2016

A tragic love story based in the life of the great latin american boxer Edwin "El Inca" Valero.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

Christine

2016

In 1974, television reporter Christine Chubbuck struggles with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Taste of Cherry

1997

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.

7.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Lords of Chaos?

The top films similar to Lords of Chaos by MovieMagicScore are Heavy Trip (6.9), 22 July (7.1), Christmas As Usual (5.8). Each shares drama/horror/music/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Lords of Chaos worth watching?

Lords of Chaos holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 513 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Lords of Chaos?

Lords of Chaos (2018) is a drama, horror, music, thriller film directed by Jonas Åkerlund, starring Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer.

Where can I find more recommendations like Lords of Chaos?

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About movies like Lords of Chaos

This ranked list pairs Lords of Chaos (2018), a drama and horror and music and thriller film from Jonas Åkerlund, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Rory Culkin 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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