# Movies like The Quiet Earth

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

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-quiet-earth-1985/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[Monkey Shines](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/monkey-shines-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 6.3 · 358 votes · dread, raw
- **[The Day After](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-day-after-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 6.8 · 439 votes · bittersweet, dread, gut-punch
- **[The Running Man](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-running-man-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.5 · 2,822 votes · 3am-cult, neon-soaked, unhinged
- **[Firestarter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/firestarter-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 6.3 · 763 votes · dread, paranoid, raw
- **[The Postman Always Rings Twice](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-postman-always-rings-twice-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 6.5 · 558 votes · gut-punch, neon-soaked, paranoid
- **[River's Edge](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/river-s-edge-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.5 · 311 votes · bittersweet, outsider, raw
- **[Mona Lisa](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mona-lisa-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.9 · 291 votes · bittersweet, neon-soaked, raw
- **[Bad Boys](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bad-boys-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 7.0 · 299 votes · outsider, raw
- **[House of Games](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/house-of-games-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.8 · 343 votes · cerebral, paranoid, tender

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