Movies Like Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall) (2018)

Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall) is a 2018 drama, mystery, thriller film from Nicolás Gil Lavedra with a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Baran and The Riveter.

Drama Mystery Thriller

Baran

2001

On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.

7.5

MagicScore

The Riveter

1940

Donald is a riveter who has trouble with the riveting gun, heights, and the foreman, Pete. Pete chases him throughout the construction site, causing the building to collapse. Donald runs away while Pete is trapped in cement, holding a water hose in the pose of a statue.

6.7

MagicScore

Bad Day at Cat Rock

1965

Tom and Jerry are on a building construction site. Things explode, Tom loses his fur for a while, Jerry hides in a glove, Tom falls from a great height, and Tom has great trouble with a rock-and-girder see-saw.

6.5

MagicScore

Work in Progress

2001

An author spends a year and a half filming what happens as a new apartment building is built in a neighborhood of Barcelona.

6.3

MagicScore

A Perfect Enemy

2021

Famed architect Jeremy Angust is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl named Texel Textor who needs a ride. He obliges and after they part ways at the airport entrance, he misses his flight. As he settles in the lounge, he encounters the mysterious young Texel again, who insists on telling her strange story — and the conversation grows stranger and more twisted until it turns sinister and deadly.

6.4

MagicScore

Mid-Century

2022

A husband and wife's weekend in a mid-century modern vacation rental turns deadly when the husband discovers the owner is a psychopath with a backyard of buried secrets and designs on his wife.

4.4

MagicScore

The Lake House

2006

A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

7.0

MagicScore

Golden Balls

1993

A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.

5.5

MagicScore

The Brutalist

2024

When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

The Belly of an Architect

1987

The American architect Kracklite arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibiton for a French architect, Boullée, famous for his oval structures. Tirelessly dedicated to the project, Kracklite's marriage quickly dissolves along with his health.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Antonio Gaudí

1984

Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí (1852-1926) designed some of the world's most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks; Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara constructed some of the most aesthetically audacious films ever made. With camera work as bold and sensual as the curves of his subject's organic structures, Teshigahara immortalizes Gaudí on film.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

Aalto

2020

Aalto is one of the greatest names in modern architecture and design, Aino and Alvar Aalto gave their signature to iconic Scandic design. The first cinematic portrait of their life love story is an enchanting journey of their creations and influence around the world.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

A Ghost Story

2017

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Manila in the Claws of Light

1975

Julio, a young fisherman from a provincial village, descends into social alienation as he arrives in Manila to search for his loved one.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Locke

2014

Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

While She Was Out

2008

Della Myers, a suburban housewife, lives with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. On Christmas Eve, she drives to the local mall to buy gift-wrap. In the jam-packed parking lot, she notices an old car taking up two spaces and decides to leave a note on the windshield calling them out. After the mall closes, her car is blocked by the old car and she's threatened by four thugs. She escapes in her vehicle, but they drive after her. She crashes at a dead end construction site at the edge of a forest. What unfolds in the desolate woods is Della's lone fight for survival against a gang of angry young men with murderous intent.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

Don't Look Now

1973

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Naughty

2023

Twenty-year-old Elya is a student and a future ecologist. One day, Matvey, the head of a construction company, comes to her university to talk about a development plan on the site of an old forest park. Elya does not hesitate to smash his project to smithereens. Matvey is intrigued by the girl's self-confidence and uses his usual methods of influence - he simply tries to "buy" her. But Elya doesn't need a sponsor. Then Matvey, surprised by her impregnability, offers Elya a bet: seven romantic days according to his rules. If after that the girl still decides to leave, he will refuse to build a skyscraper in the forest park. She agrees when Matvey really suspends the design work. Elya sees herself as something like the heroine of the film Pretty Woman, but Matvey turns out to be not at all the person she imagined.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

Liebestraum

1991

A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.

5.2

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 Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall)?

The top films similar to Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall) by MovieMagicScore are Baran (7.5), The Riveter (6.7), Bad Day at Cat Rock (6.5). Each shares drama/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall) worth watching?

Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall) holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall)?

Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall) (2018) is a drama, mystery, thriller film directed by Nicolás Gil Lavedra, starring Joaquín Furriel, Oscar Martínez, Soledad Villamil.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dark Buildings (A Crack in the Wall)?

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