Movies Like Desperate Living

Loved Desperate Living? 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

Something Wild 1986 ★ 6.6

What Have I Done to Deserve This? 1984 ★ 7.1

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz 1955 ★ 7.3

Down Terrace 2010 ★ 6.1

Demolition 2016 ★ 6.8

Pixote 1980 ★ 7.9

The Trip 2021 ★ 6.7

The Funeral 1996 ★ 6.7

The 'Burbs 1989 ★ 6.8

The Betrayed 2008 ★ 5.6

The House 2022 ★ 7.0

The Square 2008 ★ 6.2

Sordid Lives 2000 ★ 6.5

Stark Raving Mad 2002 ★ 6.1

Beautiful Creatures 2000 ★ 5.6

The Estate 2022 ★ 5.4

Home Sweet Hell 2015 ★ 5.4

U Turn 1997 ★ 6.6

Buried Alive 1990 ★ 6.7

Bedevilled 2010 ★ 7.2

Fracture 2007 ★ 7.3

Sleuth 1972 ★ 7.7

Beetlejuice 1988 ★ 7.4

Nothing Funny 1996 ★ 6.9