Best Movies like Gone Girl (2014)

Prisoners delves into the aftermath of a disappearance and the unraveling of personal secrets, paralleling the way Gone Girl explores how suspicion and tension build around a central missing persons case and the people closest to it.

After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise. Prisoners is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 33m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 8.1 by 13,302 people. The movie made an estimated total of $122,127,446 in the box office.

With a focal point on disappearance and shifting suspicion, The Girl on the Train echoes the mystery-centered structure of Gone Girl, as both films involve unreliable narratives and skepticism falling on a protagonist swept into a public crisis.

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. The Girl on the Train is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 52m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 6.4 by 6,095 people. The movie made an estimated total of $173,200,000 in the box office.

Zodiac and Gone Girl share a meticulous investigation narrative and an emphasis on the impact of intense media scrutiny, set against the backdrop of an American crime that deeply affects personal lives and relationships.

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder. Zodiac is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 37m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.5 by 11,714 people. The movie made an estimated total of $84,785,914 in the box office.

Mystic River investigates the ripple effects a crime has on a community and the blurred lines between guilt and innocence, akin to Gone Girl’s exploration of suspicion and family unraveling in the wake of a dramatic disappearance.

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy. Mystic River is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 18m runtime, released in 2003 with an average rating of 7.7 by 7,577 people. The movie made an estimated total of $156,800,000 in the box office.

Side Effects, like Gone Girl, is a contemporary psychological thriller where trust between close relationships is weaponized, and seemingly straightforward situations spiral into complex, morally ambiguous mysteries.

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison. Side Effects is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.6 by 3,357 people. The movie made an estimated total of $63,414,135 in the box office.

Nightcrawler shares a focus on media sensationalism and the manipulation of public narrative, similar to Gone Girl’s portrayal of how the media shapes and distorts perceptions during a high-profile missing persons case.

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran. Nightcrawler is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 58m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.7 by 11,877 people. The movie made an estimated total of $47,425,835 in the box office.

In The Invitation, a social gathering unspools into paranoia and doubt among close acquaintances, mirroring Gone Girl’s knack for slowly unveiling unsettling truths amid personal and domestic turmoil.

Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something. The Invitation is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 40m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 6.4 by 2,911 people. The movie made an estimated total of $354,835 in the box office.

Gone Baby Gone also centers on a high-profile disappearance and the ensuing investigation, sharing with Gone Girl the intricate exploration of how truth, suspicion, and intimate betrayals collide under intense public attention.

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. Gone Baby Gone is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.3 by 4,253 people. The movie made an estimated total of $34,600,000 in the box office.

The Invisible Man traces a protagonist ensnared by suspicion within an intimate relationship, resembling elements from Gone Girl where personal dynamics and a mysterious vanishing draw both legal and media scrutiny.

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. The Invisible Man is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 2020 with an average rating of 7.1 by 6,364 people. The movie made an estimated total of $144,492,724 in the box office.

Before I Go to Sleep, like Gone Girl, features a central character grappling with memory, trust, and piecing together the truth about a life-altering disappearance that keeps both the character and audience guessing until the end.

A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her. Before I Go to Sleep is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 32m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 6.5 by 2,179 people. The movie made an estimated total of $17,669,776 in the box office.

A Simple Favor spins a tale of a missing person and the unraveling of facades among seemingly normal individuals, employing mystery and dark humor in a fashion reminiscent of the narrative layers in Gone Girl.

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past. A Simple Favor is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 57m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.6 by 4,642 people. The movie made an estimated total of $97,644,617 in the box office.

Tell No One and Gone Girl both tackle disappearance within the context of intimate relationships, with protagonists forced to navigate suspicion and danger while searching for hidden truths that challenge initial assumptions.

A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death. Tell No One is a movie from France in French, with a total 2h 11m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.2 by 1,536 people.

The Secret in Their Eyes investigates a complex case that intertwines personal lives and unresolved trauma, mirroring Gone Girl’s intricate blend of crime, secrets, and their psychological toll on those involved.

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past. The Secret in Their Eyes is a movie from Spain in Spanish, with a total 2h 10m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 8.0 by 2,907 people. The movie made an estimated total of $33,965,843 in the box office.

The Gift excavates the past to reveal how buried secrets resurface and reverberate through present relationships, much like the way Gone Girl exposes hidden motives and the destructive power of suspicion.

Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin. The Gift is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.7 by 3,543 people. The movie made an estimated total of $58,978,653 in the box office.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, adapted from a bestselling novel, weaves a mystery involving a missing woman, investigative journalism, and family secrets—echoing Gone Girl’s puzzle-like plot and media-filled search for truth.

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 38m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 7.4 by 7,707 people. The movie made an estimated total of $232,617,430 in the box office.

Wind River positions a disappearance in a remote, emotionally fraught setting, and follows the unraveling of closely held secrets, echoing Gone Girl’s narrative focus on how loss and suspicion ripple through lives.

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. Wind River is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 7.4 by 5,866 people. The movie made an estimated total of $44,998,252 in the box office.

A History of Violence addresses hidden identities and the fallout from buried truths, forming a thematic link with Gone Girl’s portrait of people whose constructed images collapse under public and personal scrutiny.

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner. A History of Violence is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 7.2 by 3,807 people. The movie made an estimated total of $61,477,797 in the box office.

Lantana uses a missing person case to unravel marital secrets and emotional fractures, paralleling how Gone Girl explores the intersection of personal turmoil and a publicly scrutinized event within domestic life.

Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement. Lantana is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 2h 1m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 6.7 by 229 people. The movie made an estimated total of $15,747,947 in the box office.

The Vanishing presents a chilling account of disappearance and the relentless quest for answers, connecting with Gone Girl’s focus on the psychological effects of vanishing and the search for evidence in private lives.

Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation when they stop at a busy service station. Saskia is abducted in broad daylight and three years pass with no answers or closure surrounding her disappearance. Rex has nearly given up all hope when he suddenly begins receiving letters from her abductor. The Vanishing is a movie from Netherlands in Dutch, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 1988 with an average rating of 7.4 by 842 people.

To Die For weaves media manipulation and ambition into a crime narrative centered on relationships, similar to Gone Girl’s depiction of strategic public perception and the darker sides of personal lives behind criminal headlines.

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary. To Die For is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 1995 with an average rating of 6.6 by 902 people. The movie made an estimated total of $21,300,000 in the box office.

Searching explores a father’s desperate attempt to uncover what happened to his missing daughter through digital trails, resonating with Gone Girl’s premise of a loved one’s disappearance that exposes private secrets and public suspicion.

After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop. Searching is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 7.6 by 4,294 people. The movie made an estimated total of $75,636,047 in the box office.

The Talented Mr. Ripley uses deception and reinvention as keys to unfolding its mystery, aligning with Gone Girl’s narrative layers where shifting identities and calculated behavior drive the plot’s unraveling.

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder. The Talented Mr. Ripley is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 20m runtime, released in 1999 with an average rating of 7.2 by 4,207 people. The movie made an estimated total of $128,798,265 in the box office.

Shutter Island places a protagonist at the center of an investigation that grows increasingly personal and uncertain, intertwining themes of psychological duress, reality distortion, and suspicion reminiscent of Gone Girl.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor. Shutter Island is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 18m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 8.2 by 26,156 people. The movie made an estimated total of $294,804,195 in the box office.

Double Jeopardy pivots on a protagonist accused in connection to a loved one’s vanishing and presumed crime, paralleling Gone Girl’s focus on suspicion falling on a spouse amid shifting narratives and insufficient evidence.

Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted of her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive. She survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest, however, is her parole officer, Travis Lehman. Libby poses a challenge to the cynical officer, one that forces him to face up to his own failings while pitting him against his superior and law enforcement colleagues, as she plunges into a desperate fight for justice, survival, and revenge. Double Jeopardy is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 1999 with an average rating of 6.6 by 1,518 people. The movie made an estimated total of $177,841,558 in the box office.

Insomnia tracks law enforcement investigations through challenging circumstances and personal moral dilemmas, sharing Gone Girl’s approach of blending procedural elements with complex character motivations and fraught psychological states.

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. Insomnia is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 58m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 7.0 by 5,410 people. The movie made an estimated total of $113,714,830 in the box office.

The Machinist presents a protagonist ensnared by psychological turmoil, unreliable perception, and suspicion, reflecting Gone Girl’s deep dive into fractured realities and the consequences of secrecy and self-doubt.

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him. The Machinist is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2004 with an average rating of 7.5 by 6,253 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,203,235 in the box office.

Jagged Edge intertwines romance and suspicion in a legal context, where questions of guilt and innocence regarding a spouse parallel how Gone Girl builds tension around spousal motives within a crime drama framework.

After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial. Jagged Edge is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 1985 with an average rating of 6.3 by 294 people. The movie made an estimated total of $40,491,165 in the box office.

The Others crafts a thriller from the unstable boundaries between truth and perception, dovetailing with Gone Girl’s use of shifting perspectives and unclear realities in the unfolding of a domestic mystery.

Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions. The Others is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.6 by 7,320 people. The movie made an estimated total of $210,002,906 in the box office.

Gone features a protagonist determined to uncover the truth about a loved one’s disappearance, reflecting Gone Girl’s premise where a central vanishing upends the life and reputation of those left behind.

Jill Conway is trying to rebuild her life after escaping a terrifying kidnapping. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. Returning home from work one morning, Jill discovers that Molly has vanished, and she is certain that the same man who previously abducted her has returned for revenge. Gone is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 34m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 6.2 by 1,255 people. The movie made an estimated total of $18,100,189 in the box office.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle explores domestic tension and hidden threats infiltrating everyday life, resembling Gone Girl’s examination of the volatility and duplicity present within close-knit personal relationships.

A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The nail-biting suspense builds quickly in this chilling psychological thriller about deception and bitter revenge. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 1992 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,029 people. The movie made an estimated total of $88,036,683 in the box office.

Fracture centers on a seemingly solid marriage unraveling through strategic deception and legal machinations, evoking Gone Girl’s intertwining of domestic dynamics, cunning characters, and a high-stakes investigation.

A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other. Fracture is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.3 by 4,394 people. The movie made an estimated total of $91,354,215 in the box office.

The Skin I Live In employs mystery and identity manipulation as central elements, echoing how Gone Girl’s plot gradually reveals sinister motives and the instability beneath surface realities.

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession. The Skin I Live In is a movie from Spain in Spanish, with a total 2h 0m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 7.5 by 4,688 people. The movie made an estimated total of $33,750,478 in the box office.

The Burning Plain pieces together intersecting stories around family and secrets, mirroring Gone Girl’s nonlinear layer-by-layer exploration of hidden truths and the consequences of past actions.

A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret? The Burning Plain is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 51m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 6.6 by 470 people. The movie made an estimated total of $5,642,478 in the box office.

In the Bedroom spotlights the disruptive force of personal tragedy and secrecy within a small community, creating a dramatic resonance with Gone Girl’s exploration of public crisis colliding with intimate lives.

Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy. In the Bedroom is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 11m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 6.9 by 410 people. The movie made an estimated total of $44,800,000 in the box office.

Chloe unravels the dark side of desire and duplicity within relationships, using revelation and manipulation in a manner similar to the themes of trust and betrayal seen in Gone Girl.

Catherine and David Stewart are a well-to-do couple living in a posh area of Toronto, but all is not well in paradise. Catherine suspects that David is cheating on her, so she hires an escort named Chloe to meet David and see if he gives in to temptation — but events spin out of control when Chloe spills the details of her torrid encounters. Chloe is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.1 by 1,900 people. The movie made an estimated total of $13,657,649 in the box office.

Dead Again revisits a crime of the past and presents shifting identities and trust issues between partners, much like Gone Girl’s structure of intertwining personal history and unreliable revelations.

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder. Dead Again is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 1991 with an average rating of 6.4 by 426 people. The movie made an estimated total of $38,016,380 in the box office.

The Loft explores secrets and suspicion within a group linked by shared intimacy, echoing how Gone Girl dissects the hidden lives and betrayals underpinning a sensational case.

For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead body of an unknown woman turns up. Realizing that her killer must be one of their group, the men are gripped by paranoia as each one suspects another. The Loft is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 43m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 6.4 by 1,593 people. The movie made an estimated total of $10,100,000 in the box office.

A Perfect Murder is built around marital deception, calculated cover-ups, and shifting suspicions, structurally aligning with Gone Girl’s portrait of a marriage unraveling amid a criminal investigation.

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory. A Perfect Murder is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 1998 with an average rating of 6.6 by 1,586 people. The movie made an estimated total of $128,038,368 in the box office.

Match Point uses the convergence of infidelity and fate to set in motion a suspense-laden narrative of shifting morality and consequence, akin to Gone Girl’s portrait of clandestine relationships fueling dramatic upheaval.

Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola. Match Point is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 7.4 by 4,419 people. The movie made an estimated total of $85,638,656 in the box office.