12 Movies Like Fight Club and How to Watch Them

As with other films from 1999, Fight Club (one of the best movies of the 90s) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, which is absolutely crazy when you think about it. I recently went back and watched David Fincher's controversial film again and wanted to see similar films, either from the same era or ones that share at least some common features and themes with the now classic film.

Apart from that, I have compiled a list of a dozen films like Fight Club and how to find them on some of the best streaming services. I'm going to give a little too much away here, but that's to be expected since some of these movies have notoriously crazy endings that we've been talking about for years at this point.

Brad Pitt in the rain with a gun in Seven — (Image credit: New Line Cinema)

Seven (1995)

Although it is not technically David Fincher’s debut film (that would be Aliens 3), Seven felt very much like the director's coming out party in Hollywood. Released four years before Fight ClubThis 1995 crime thriller about a diabolical serial killer who claims people's lives based on the seven deadly sins was the first time Fincher and Brad Pitt worked together.

I saw this and Fight Club at a friend's house in high school, and I've watched both films as companions ever since. Both are dark, oddly humorous at times, and pull no punches when it comes to depicting violence.

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Christian Bale in American Psycho

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American Psycho (2000)

Similar to Seven a satire on toxic masculinity and the inability of men to enter into meaningful relationships unless some form of physicality is involved, American Psycho spends two hours poking fun at Wall Street narcissists obsessed with their image and their place in society. Christian Bale's Patrick Bateman is a character not unlike Brad Pitt's Tyler Durden, in that these psychopaths have somehow become cult heroes over the years.

If you're looking for an extremely violent, unbelievable and devilishly funny thriller about a man losing touch with reality, then Mary Harron's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's blood-soaked novel is for you.

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Joaquin Phoenix as Joker

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Jokers (2019)

Whenever I see Todd Phillips' jokerI often think about Fight Club and how both films say a lot about society, violence and uncontrolled mental illness. Yes, that surprising $1 billion box office hit is very much a DC Comics film, but it goes beyond the boundaries of the genre and creates something that is more like one of The best films by Martin Scorsese than a typical Batman adaptation.

Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar-winning portrayal of Arthur Fleck is a force of nature, danger and anarchy throughout his journey, especially as reality begins to slip away from him.

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Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler

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Nightcrawler (2014)

Although Moth And Fight Club don't really have much in common story-wise, these two films have the same chaotic energy and focus on two characters that are more like wild animals than humans. Jake Gyllenhaal's portrayal of videographer Lou Bloom is something special and feels like he could be a distant cousin of Tyler Durden in another universe.

Both films also depict cities at night, so much so that the locations almost seem like characters.

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John Cusack in Being John Malkovich

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Being John Malkovich (1999)

Spike Jonze's Be John Malkovich is a great companion piece for Fight Cluband not only because they both Brad Pitt in any capacity. This 1999 black psychological comedy about a man who finds a portal into the mind of John Malkovich is one of the most unique and gripping experiences of 1999, and that's saying something.

Despite not earning money at the box office, Be John Malkovich remains one of the classics of 90s cinema and an influential film that inspired a new generation of filmmakers to try something crazy.

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Guy Pearce in Memento

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Memory (2000)

Christopher Nolan entered the stage in 2000 with Memorya gripping film that combines elements of film noir, psychological thriller and action better than ever before. How Fight ClubThis film about a man (played by Guy Pearce) suffering from severe memory loss gets better with each viewing as you begin to piece together the complex and suspenseful story.

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One of the stars of American history X.

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American History X (1998)

One year before the tour Fight ClubEdward Norton delivered a convincing performance in American History Xa biting drama about a reformed skinhead who wants to prevent his younger brother from following a similar path.

There's not much in common story-wise, but it's crazy to see how psyched up Norton was for this role, especially when you compare it to his more delicate and worn-out appearance the next time moviegoers saw him.

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Michael Douglas in The Game

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The Game (1997)

Sometimes it feels like The game is that black sheep in David Fincher's filmography. Although it is not his best work, this 1997 thriller starring Michael Douglas as a super-rich man who cannot know what is reality and what is fantasy is a trip and a unique experience.

Admittedly, this is a much more complicated and lengthy story compared to that of Fight Clubbut one can see that some of the ideas and techniques the director used two years later were still in their infancy.

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Ron Livingston sits worriedly in his cubicle in the Office Space.

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Office space (1999)

Just like Fight Club, Office space is one of the most iconic Gen-X movies of all time. Both are about annoyed and frustrated characters finding ways to escape the mundanity of office life and trying to break out of the doldrums. Sure, they take two very different paths – an accounting scam in one case and an underground fight club in the other – but they feel like part of the same generation.

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Edward Norton in “Twilight Fear”

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Shady Fear (1996)

If you are looking for a film that is not just one of the best surprising endings of all time, but also one of the the meanest movie villains of the 90sbe sure to check out Primal fear. This 1996 courtroom drama, starring Edward Norton as an altar boy accused of murdering a high-ranking church official, is absolutely wild and never gets old.

I know I said spoilers are allowed here, but if you haven't seen this classic yet, skip the spoilers.

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Natalie Portman Black Swan

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Black Swan (2010)

One of The best films by Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan is a psychological thriller that honestly feels like Fight Club from another reality. Both films are about characters who are so caught up in their own thoughts that they lose touch with reality and then suffer the consequences of their actions.

Replace Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and underground fighting with Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and ballet and it all makes sense.

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