If you loved The American, try The Perfect Guy
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Perfect Guy has roughly 4.4× fewer votes than The American — 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 paranoid mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The American, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The Perfect Guy is
The AC’s fluorescent hum in late summer. A ring box clicks open on a studio apartment desk. Leah lifts it—Dave’s name inside. She moves on to Carter Duncan, a grin that fits like a tailored suit. Dinner parties, weekend drives, the apartment scent of expensive candles. For a thriller of the season, intention gets sharpened into menace.

