Movies Like Desperate Characters

Loved Desperate Characters? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

24 titles

Ordinary People 1980 ★ 7.4

The House of Mirth 2000 ★ 6.3

The Double 2014 ★ 6.5

You 2018 ★ 8.0

Bigger Than Life 1956 ★ 7.2

Red Desert 1964 ★ 7.3

The Hours 2002 ★ 7.3

God's Crooked Lines 2022 ★ 7.3

Heaven Knows What 2015 ★ 6.5

Sense and Sensibility 1995 ★ 7.4

Demolition 2016 ★ 6.8

Harold and Maude 1971 ★ 7.6

Strangers from Hell 2019 ★ 8.0

Reprise 2006 ★ 7.2

Elling 2001 ★ 7.1

Lost in Translation 2003 ★ 7.4

Fatal Attraction 1987 ★ 6.8

You're the Worst 2014 ★ 7.4

Secret Beyond the Door 1947 ★ 6.4

Images 1972 ★ 6.8

What Have I Done to Deserve This? 1984 ★ 7.1

Enemy 2014 ★ 6.8

Greta 2019 ★ 6.6

Two Lovers 2008 ★ 6.9