15 Movies Like Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men

Loved Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Sisu: Road to Revenge
#1

Sisu: Road to Revenge

Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, "the man who refuses to die" dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

Psycho Killer
#2

Psycho Killer

Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial killer, and the depth of his mental depravity and his sinister agenda is more twisted than anyone could have imagined.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

Sisu
#3

Sisu

When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
#4

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

A Walk Among the Tombstones
#5

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

Fallen
#6

Fallen

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

The Number 23
#7

The Number 23

Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

The Devil All the Time
#8

The Devil All the Time

In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

Gates of Flesh
#9

Gates of Flesh

A group of friends attempt to escape the city after an outbreak of demon-possessions. The friends seek shelter in an abandoned church, but their plans for escape are ruined when one of them becomes possessed.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

Death Sentence
#10

Death Sentence

Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

One Mile: Chapter Two
#11

One Mile: Chapter Two

Former special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his every move.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

Sea of Love
#12

Sea of Love

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

Bunny the Killer Thing
#13

Bunny the Killer Thing

A group of seven young friends travel to a cabin in the dark woods of Finland for the weekend, where they have the misfortune of encountering a creature that's half-human, half-rabbit. In addition to satisfying its killer instinct, the ferocious creature also needs to satiate another pressing appetite.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

God Is a Bullet
#14

God Is a Bullet

Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.

Crimes of Passion
#15

Crimes of Passion

Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men.