If you loved The Da Vinci Code, try Backdraft

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Backdraft has roughly 6.4× fewer votes than The Da Vinci Code — 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.

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The Da Vinci Code

2006 · dir. Ron Howard

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Backdraft

1991 · dir. Ron Howard

What they share

Both films are directed by Ron Howard, and they both carry the paranoid mood tag, and they sit in Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Da Vinci Code, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

paranoid

What Backdraft is

Chicago firehouse, sirens blaring, a burning building. Two brothers clash, flames engulf a neighborhood, a puzzling arson trail. This film lands best on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

If you loved The Da Vinci Code, try Backdraft

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What they share

What Backdraft is

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