# Movies like Drowning by Numbers

> Films most similar to Drowning by Numbers (1988) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/drowning-by-numbers-1988/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[A Zed & Two Noughts](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-zed-two-noughts-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 7.0 · 176 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, surreal
- **[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.3 · 706 votes · sexy, surreal, unhinged
- **[Crimes and Misdemeanors](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/crimes-and-misdemeanors-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.4 · 949 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, outsider
- **[Down by Law](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/down-by-law-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.3 · 841 votes · bittersweet, playful, slow-burn
- **[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dirty-rotten-scoundrels-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 7.1 · 1,016 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Raising Arizona](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/raising-arizona-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.1 · 2,322 votes · bittersweet, playful, unhinged
- **[Into the Night](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/into-the-night-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 6.5 · 323 votes · outsider, pitch-black, playful
- **[The Draughtsman's Contract](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-draughtsman-s-contract-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 7.1 · 264 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, slow-burn
- **[Ménage](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/menage-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.6 · 248 votes
- **[Miracles: The Canton Godfather](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/miracles-the-canton-godfather-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.1 · 181 votes · playful

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