# Movies like The Mean Season

> Films most similar to The Mean Season (1985) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-mean-season-1985/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Above the Law](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/above-the-law-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.1 · 788 votes · neon-soaked, raw, unhinged
- **[The Final Conflict](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-final-conflict-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 5.8 · 631 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[Cruising](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/cruising-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 6.6 · 621 votes · dread, paranoid, raw
- **[Opera](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/opera-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.7 · 528 votes
- **[Tightrope](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tightrope-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 6.2 · 383 votes · dread, raw
- **[The Mirror Crack'd](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-mirror-crack-d-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 6.1 · 238 votes · bittersweet, cozy
- **[Cutter's Way](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/cutter-s-way-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 6.5 · 177 votes · bittersweet, paranoid, raw
- **[Bad Timing](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bad-timing-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 6.6 · 162 votes · cerebral, slow-burn, surreal
- **[The Morning After](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-morning-after-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 5.9 · 134 votes · bittersweet, paranoid, raw
- **[The Mighty Quinn](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-mighty-quinn-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.0 · 133 votes · neon-soaked, paranoid, tender

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