Movies Like Trans-Europ-Express (1966)

Trans-Europ-Express is a 1966 mystery, thriller film from Alain Robbe-Grillet with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with I'm Thinking of Ending Things and Southland Tales.

Mystery Thriller

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

6.6

MagicScore

Southland Tales

2007

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

5.2

MagicScore

Cannibal Holocaust

1980

A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.

6.3

MagicScore

Out of Control

1985

Upon graduation from high school eight teens take a seaplane trip, intending to celebrate on Keith's parents' private island. Stormy weather causes the plane to crash and they end up on a deserted isle. They find evidence of other visitors, and soon must fend for their lives against drug smugglers.

3.9

MagicScore

Faces of Death III

1985

The third installment of the infamous "is it real or fake?" mondo series sets its sights primarily on serial killers, with lengthy reenactments of police investigations of bodies being found in dumpsters, and a staged courtroom sequence.

3.5

MagicScore

Iblard Time

2007

A quiet stroll through the imaginary world of Iblard, originally depicted in the paintings by Naohisa Inoue, influenced by Impressionism and Surrealism.

6.6

MagicScore

Revue Starlight: The Movie

2021

The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course. Nor are they the only girls who must reassess and change if they want to achieve their dreams, as the dance, magic, and swordplay continue!

8.5

MagicScore

Late Night Trains

1975

Two young women, Margaret and Lisa, are set to take the overnight train from Munich in Germany to stay with Lisa's parents in Italy for Christmas. Unfortunately a pair of psychotic hoodlums and an equally demented nymphomaniac woman terrorize the pair.

6.1

MagicScore

Blue Rita

1977

Blue Rita runs a nightclub and gases and kidnaps men there for her pleasure and torture.

4.6

MagicScore

#10

Terror Express

1980

Three thugs commandeer a couple of cars on a moving train and spread terror among the passengers.

5.4

MagicScore

#11

Citizen Dog

2004

Pod decides to change jobs after losing his finger at a sardine packing plant. His new job as a security guard comes with an unexpected perk in the form of a lanky maid who carries a mysterious white book.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

O'Horten

2007

Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Death Line

1972

When a government official disappears in the London tunnels, after several reports of missing people in the same location, Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously, along with a couple who stumble into a victim by accident.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

Melancholie der Engel

2009

Upon learning that his days are numbered, a man and an old friend return to an old house that connects them by a dark secret. Along with three women and a mysterious old man, the group journeys into a horrifying abyss of debauchery and moral mayhem, leading to a fatal turn of events, during which the darkest human depths are revealed.

4.0

MagicScore

#15

Nowhere

1997

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Calvaire

2005

A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège when his van breaks down. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog then leads Marc to a shuttered inn.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Where the Dead Go to Die

2012

A troubled group of children living on the same block are haunted by a talking dog named Labby who brings them on surreal hell-rides between different dimensions and time periods.

5.5

MagicScore

#18

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

1935

When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Mist & the Maiden

2017

The corpse of a young man appears in a forest on the island of La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. The case is closed with the indictment of a local politician who is finally exonerated. Three years later, Sergeant Bevilaqua and Corporal Chamorro join Corporal Anglada to reactivate the investigation.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

Body Double

1984

After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Trans-Europ-Express?

The top films similar to Trans-Europ-Express by MovieMagicScore are I'm Thinking of Ending Things (6.6), Southland Tales (5.2), Cannibal Holocaust (6.3). Each shares mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Trans-Europ-Express worth watching?

Trans-Europ-Express holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 69 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Trans-Europ-Express?

Trans-Europ-Express (1966) is a mystery, thriller film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Christian Barbier.

Where can I find more recommendations like Trans-Europ-Express?

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

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About movies like Trans-Europ-Express

This ranked list pairs Trans-Europ-Express (1966), a mystery and thriller film from Alain Robbe-Grillet, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jean-Louis Trintignant 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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