# Movies like Scum

> Films most similar to Scum (1979) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/scum-1979/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[Straw Dogs](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/straw-dogs-1971/)** (1971) — ★ 7.2 · 1,050 votes
- **[Straight Time](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/straight-time-1978/)** (1978) — ★ 7.2 · 201 votes · bittersweet, raw
- **[Mean Streets](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mean-streets-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.1 · 2,281 votes · outsider, raw
- **[Elephant](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/elephant-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.0 · 2,093 votes · dread, raw
- **[Hustle & Flow](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hustle-flow-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 7.1 · 441 votes · bittersweet, raw, tender
- **[Citizen X](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/citizen-x-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 7.2 · 386 votes
- **[The Fortune Cookie](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-fortune-cookie-1966/)** (1966) — ★ 7.2 · 348 votes · cerebral, pitch-black
- **[The Visitor](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-visitor-2008/)** (2008) — ★ 7.1 · 498 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Badlands](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/badlands-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 7.5 · 1,332 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender

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