If you loved A History of Violence, try Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind has roughly 3.0× fewer votes than A History of Violence — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the outsider mood tag, and they sit in Crime / Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to A History of Violence, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is
Berlin, late fall. A ringing telephone. Game-show king Chuck Barris juggles daytime TV with a second life, offing enemies of the state per shadowy Agency directives. Is he really a hitman, or is it all in his head? Clooney's film finds room for Kaufman's mind in post-millennial Hollywood.

