If you loved Contagion, try The Limey

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Limey has roughly 13.2× fewer votes than Contagion — 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

Both films are directed by Steven Soderbergh, and they both carry the cerebral mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Contagion, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Limey is

A Venice motel—morning light slanting through Venetian blinds. A grey-suited Englishman counts bullet casings on a Formica table. A Polaroid of his daughter’s bedroom sits next to a burner phone.

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