Films like Memento
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines Memento, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A serious, intricate thriller: small-scale and surreal. Best if you like depth over escapism. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of troubled leads, injustice and vengeance and mysteries that are not what they seem, plus tags such as confusion, individuality and nonlinear timeline.
Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Memento (2000).
- 1
Gone Girl (2014)
Film7.9
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: whodunit, psychological thriller.
- 2
The Housemaid (2025)
Film7.3
Why it's like Memento: Also intricate and weighty, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: manipulation, psychological thriller.
- 3
Shutter Island (2010)
Film8.2
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: whodunit, psychological thriller, neo-noir.
- 4
Identity (2003)
Film7.2
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and intimate, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: motel, whodunit, murder.
- 5
Deep Red (1975)
Film7.8
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and heightened, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: whodunit, murder.
- 6
Hereditary (2018)
Film7.2
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and heightened, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance.
- 7
Us (2019)
Film7.0
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological thriller, murder.
- 8
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Film7.9
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: psychological thriller.
- 9
Get Out (2017)
Film7.6Lighter option
Why it's like Memento: Also dark and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: manipulation, psychological thriller, revenge.
- 10
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
Film6.9
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological thriller.
- 11
Insomnia (2002)
Film6.9
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and intimate, with themes of injustice and vengeance and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: phone call, flashback, neo-noir.
- 12
Misery (1990)
Film7.7Easier to follow
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological thriller.
- 13
Nope (2022)
Film6.9
Why it's like Memento: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: psychological thriller.
- 14
Enemy (2013)
Film6.9
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 15
Lost Highway (1997)
Film7.6
Why it's like Memento: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: motel, murder.
Boxlist compares Memento with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Memento?
- Picks with a similar feel include Gone Girl, The Housemaid, Shutter Island and Identity. Each shares part of Memento's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like Memento chosen?
- Boxlist compares Memento with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.
- Is there a lighter film like Memento?
- Get Out has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.