Get Out
2017USA★ 7.66 pt match
Both films sit with paranoia, figuring out who you are, and feeling powerless. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions. Same energy: tense, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.
Thesis
Tesis
1996SpainLanguage: esDirected by Alejandro Amenábar★ 7.5
Available in English: subtitled
While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.
Themes and style
Tone
tensehauntingcold and detacheddark comedy
Pacing
slow burnescalating
Story
investigationpursuitunraveling
Emotion
paranoiafiguring out who you arefeeling powerlessloss of innocence
Themes
corrupt institutionsmen and women navigating expectationsold ways vs. new world
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingdiscussion starterrewatchable
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Thesis
If Thesis hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
The Conjuring
2013USA★ 7.54.5 pt match
Both films sit with paranoia and feeling powerless. Same energy: haunting, tense, slow burn, and escalating.
Nope
2022USA★ 6.83.5 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, loss of innocence, and paranoia. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, tense, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.
The Conjuring 2
2016USA★ 7.33.5 pt match
Like Thesis, this one is rooted in feeling powerless. The world both films live in revolves around men and women navigating expectations. Same energy: haunting, tense, escalating, and slow burn.
Paranormal Activity
2007USA★ 63.5 pt match
Both films sit with paranoia and feeling powerless. Both circle the same ground: men and women navigating expectations. Same energy: tense, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.