# Movies like The Paperboy

> Films most similar to The Paperboy (2012) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-paperboy-2012/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Shadowboxer](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/shadowboxer-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 5.1 · 79 votes
- **[Oldboy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/oldboy-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 5.9 · 2,114 votes · dread, gut-punch, mindfuck
- **[Suburbicon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/suburbicon-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 5.9 · 1,804 votes · paranoid, pitch-black
- **[Serenity](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/serenity-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 5.5 · 1,621 votes · mindfuck, paranoid, raw
- **[Dark Places](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dark-places-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 5.9 · 1,363 votes · bittersweet, dread, gut-punch
- **[Personal Shopper](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/personal-shopper-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 5.9 · 1,317 votes · dread, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Terminal](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/terminal-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 5.5 · 877 votes · mindfuck, paranoid
- **[Stone](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/stone-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 5.3 · 728 votes · paranoid, raw
- **[November Criminals](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/november-criminals-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 5.3 · 683 votes · outsider, raw, slow-burn
- **[All I See Is You](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/all-i-see-is-you-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 5.2 · 614 votes · paranoid, surreal, tender
- **[The Trust](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-trust-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 5.2 · 537 votes · outsider, raw

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