The highly anticipated third film in Ti West‘s X trilogy, MaXXXine is finally here, and the fans of the franchise are loving it. With a setting of the 80s when the real-life Night Stalker murders took place, the final film in the X trilogy follows the story of Maxine Minx as she finally gets her big break into the film industry, but when a mysterious serial killer begins to kill the starlets of Hollywood, Maxine’s future in the City of Angels comes into danger. MaXXXine stars Mia Goth in the lead role with Elizabeth Debicki, Halsey, Lily Collins, Sophie Thatcher, Moses Sumney, Kevin Bacon, Michelle Monaghan, Giancarlo Esposito, Chloe Farnworth, and Bobby Cannavale starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the glitz, glamour, murder, and mystery in MaXXXine, here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Pearl (Prime Video)
Pearl is the second film in Ti West’s X slasher-horror trilogy. From the screenplay co-written by West and Mia Goth, the 2022 film serves as a prequel to X. It is set in 1918 in a small town, and it follows the story of Pearl, a young woman looking after her ailing father under the watchful eyes of her mother. Dreaming of the glamorous life she has seen in movies, Pearl’s repressed life takes a dark and bloody turn. Pearl stars Goth in the lead role with David Corenswet, Alistair Sewell, Matthew Sutherland, Tandi Wright, Emma Jenkins-Purro, and Amelia Reid.
X (Rent on Prime Video)
X is the one that started it all. Written and directed by Ti West, the slasher horror film is set in 1979, and it follows the crew and cast of an adult film as they try to shoot the film on a remote ranch while keeping it a secret from the ranch’s elderly owners, but they find out the truth and try to kill them. X stars Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Karen Gillan, Kid Cudi, Stephen Ure, Mia Goth, Martin Henderson, Simon Prast, Owen Campbell, Matthew Saville, Bryon Skillington, and James Gaylyn.
8 Million Ways to Die (Prime Video, Tubi & Pluto TV)
8 Million Ways to Die is a neo-noir action thriller film directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay co-written by Oliver Stone and R. Lance Hill. Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by author Lawrence Block, the 1986 film follows the story of Matt Scudder, a depressed and alcoholic Los Angeles detective trying to forget a shooting that happened in the line of duty. When he meets Sunny, a call girl involved with a powerful drug lord, he tries to help her escape, but nothing goes to plan, and Sunny is soon found dead. 8 Million Ways to Die stars Jeff Bridges in the lead role, with Andy Garcia, Rosanna Arquette, Alexandra Paul, Randy Brooks, Lisa Sloan, Vance Valencia, and Christa Denton starring in supporting roles.
The Witch (Max & Prime Video Add-On)
The Witch is a folk mystery horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers. The 2015 film is set in 1630s New England, and it follows the story of Thomasin, the teenage daughter of a banished Puritan family, as they set up a farm by the edge of a huge forest, but soon, some sinister forces start haunting them. The family begins to blame Thomasin for witchcraft after her younger brother disappears while she is taking care of him. The Witch stars Anya Taylor-Joy in the lead role, with Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Luca Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett, Sarah Stephens, and Julian Richings starring in supporting roles.
Tenebrae (AMC+, Tubi & Prime Video Add-On)
Tenebrae is an Italian mystery thriller film written and directed by Dario Argento. The 1982 film follows the story of Peter Neal, an American violent horror novelist who realizes that his life is in danger when people involved in his latest start getting killed by a serial killer. Tenebrae stars Anthony Franciosa in the lead role, with John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Giuliano Gemma, Carola Stagnaro, and John Steiner starring in supporting roles.
Body Double (Rent on Prime Video)
Body Double is a neo-noir erotic thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The 1984 film follows the story of Jake Scully, a struggling who is offered a place to stay by his rich friend during his friend’s trip to Europe. Jake accepts the offer and begins to stay in his friend’s ultra-modern home in the Hollywood Hills. During his stay there, Jake forms an obsession with a neighborhood girl, and his voyeuristic tendencies make him a prime suspect in a murder. Body Double stars Craig Wasson in the lead role, with Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Gregg Henry, and Jerry Brutsche starring in supporting roles.
Psycho (Rent on Prime Video)
Psycho is a psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a screenplay by Joseph Stefano. Based on the 1959 novel of the same name by author Robert Bloch, the 1960 classic film follows the story of Marion, a young woman who disappears after stealing money from her employer. Her younger sister, Lila, and lover, Sam, try to find her, but they end up at a remote motel where they meet Norman Bates. Psycho stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Pat Hitchcock, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, and Mort Mills.
