If you loved The Da Vinci Code, try The Dry

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Dry has roughly 12.2× 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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The Dry

2021 · dir. Robert Connolly

What they share

Theysit in Mystery / 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.

What The Dry is

Dust-choked streets, high noon. A single wreath flutters on a gate. A detective steps off the bus, heels clicking toward black limousines lined along cracked pavement. A water tanker’s distant groan follows him like a ghost. Narrative coiled tight as a hose in the 70s drought-thriller canon.

If you loved The Da Vinci Code, try The Dry

The Da Vinci Code

The Dry

What they share

What The Dry is

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