Movies Like Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 comedy, crime, drama film from Susan Seidelman with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Deep Crimson and Mississippi Mermaid.

Comedy Crime Drama

Deep Crimson

1996

Driven by desire and desperate for self-love, Coral and Nicolás will abandon their past lives in a journey surrounded by murder.

6.8

MagicScore

Mississippi Mermaid

1969

A tobacco planter on Réunion island in the Indian Ocean becomes engaged through correspondence to a French woman he does not know. The woman that arrives does not look like the picture he received, but he marries her anyway.

6.6

MagicScore

The Honeymoon Killers

1970

Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man who seduces lonely single women, kills them and then takes their money. She poses as Ray's sister and joins Ray on a wild killing spree, fueled by her lingering concern that Ray will leave her for one of his marks.

6.5

MagicScore

Lonely Hearts

2006

In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.

6.0

MagicScore

A Tale of Autumn

1998

Magali, forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine and Isabelle both want secretly to find a husband for Magali.

7.1

MagicScore

Scandal Sheet

1952

A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

6.9

MagicScore

Because I Said So

2007

In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. Right. Meanwhile, her other daughters try to keep their mom's good intentions under control.

5.9

MagicScore

Beautiful Memories

2001

Although barely 30, Claire believes she is showing the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, a condition from which her mother has recently died. Her sister, Nathalie, is certain that her memory loss, caused by a lightning strike, is temporary. In the clinic where she is being treated, Claire is attracted to Philippe, a man who is still traumatized after a car accident in which his wife and child were both killed. In spite of their personal tragedies, Claire and Philippe fall in love. When Philippe recovers, Claire moves into his home. Then Claire's condition takes a turn for the worse.

6.9

MagicScore

Radius

2017

Liam wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam's first assessment is that a virus is present in the air, but he soon discovers the horrible truth: anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Boys

1996

Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine. The moment arrives when he stumbles upon a woman, Patty Vare, unconscious in a field. Deciding to risk it, John takes her to his dorm to look after her, much to the disapproval of his friends. John's decision proves fateful as he and Patty grow close to one another. However, she may be keeping secrets from him.

5.3

MagicScore

#11

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.

5.3

MagicScore

#12

Hardwired

2009

After a tragic accident Luke Gibson is left with critical injuries and complete amnesia. A new technological breakthrough from the Hexx Corporation - a Psi-Comp Implant that's hardwired into Luke's brain - saves his life, but Luke soon finds out that this new technology comes with a price and that the Hexx Corporation harbors sinister plans for the new device.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

1999

When Fujiko secures a file that documents the location of the fabled Columbus Egg – a mystical relic that controls the weather – she quickly recruits Lupin and the gang to track down the long-lost treasure. Unfortunately, her memory of Lupin and his friends are wiped out almost entirely. Can the gang restore Fujiko’s memory before the Egg falls into the hands of a madman?

6.1

MagicScore

#14

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash. Sensing a setup and in desperate need to clear his name, he begins an investigation that soon begins to expose a web of corruption in the small coastal community of Provincetown.

4.6

MagicScore

#15

The Man Without a Past

2002

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets, he attempts to begin again from zero, befriending a moody dog and becoming besotted with a Salvation Army volunteer.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes

2000

Police officers around Tokyo are being murdered by an unknown assailant. When Ran witnesses an attempt on the life of one of her friends in the police, she loses her memory. Now, Conan and Inspector Megure must find the murderer while Ran attempts to regain her lost memories.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Luck-Key

2016

A reverse comedy that tells the story of a perfectionist assassin who falls and hits his head in a sauna, giving him amnesia. When a down-and-out actor switches locker keys with him, they switch lives until the hit-man, who soon becomes an action hero on TV, starts to remember things.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Hana & Alice

2004

Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night

2008

Gifted thief Lupin the Third scores a "magic lamp" and finds it contains a genie. However, after the clock strikes 7 p.m., he can't seem to remember anything… Finding himself in Singapore, Lupin must battle his way past the forces of Colonel Garlic and discover the secret behind the lamp – but every night at 7 p.m., his memory is wiped clean! How can Lupin piece together this puzzle when he can't even remember what he's doing?

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Trance

2013

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Desperately Seeking Susan?

The top films similar to Desperately Seeking Susan by MovieMagicScore are Deep Crimson (6.8), Mississippi Mermaid (6.6), The Honeymoon Killers (6.5). Each shares comedy/crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Desperately Seeking Susan worth watching?

Desperately Seeking Susan holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 476 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Desperately Seeking Susan?

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) is a comedy, crime, drama film directed by Susan Seidelman, starring Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn.

Where can I find more recommendations like Desperately Seeking Susan?

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About movies like Desperately Seeking Susan

This ranked list pairs Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), a comedy and crime and drama film from Susan Seidelman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Rosanna Arquette 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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