# Movies like The Element of Crime

> Films most similar to The Element of Crime (1984) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-element-of-crime-1984/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[Perfect Sense](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/perfect-sense-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 6.9 · 1,238 votes · bittersweet, dread, tender
- **[Aniara](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/aniara-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 6.1 · 429 votes · bittersweet, dread, slow-burn
- **[Divine Love](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/divine-love-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 6.0 · 84 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, outsider
- **[Melancholia](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/melancholia-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 7.2 · 3,804 votes · bittersweet, dread, gut-punch
- **[The House That Jack Built](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-house-that-jack-built-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 7.1 · 3,036 votes · dread, raw, unhinged
- **[Dogville](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dogville-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.8 · 2,675 votes · cerebral, dread, gut-punch
- **[Dancer in the Dark](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dancer-in-the-dark-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 7.8 · 1,994 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, surreal
- **[Above the Law](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/above-the-law-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.1 · 788 votes · neon-soaked, raw, unhinged
- **[Death Wish II](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/death-wish-ii-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 6.2 · 527 votes · raw, unhinged

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