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For fans of Brian De Palma: what to watch, read & play next

Cross-media picks for Brian De Palma fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.

These picks share a taste for obsession, manipulation, and the machinery of crime — stories where the line between predator and prey keeps shifting. Expect protagonists caught in systems rigged against them: corrupt institutions, ruthless power games, violence erupting from ordinary lives. Across film, TV, games and books, the mood is stylised and paranoid, with plots that coil tight before they snap. If you love morally complicated thrillers where nobody is entirely innocent, this is your vein.

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Frequently asked

What should I watch if I like Brian De Palma?

Start with the films here that share his taste for paranoia and power — Passion, Sisters, and The Killing all deliver tight, stylised suspense. On TV, The Shadow Line and La Mante hit a similar note of moral ambiguity and institutional rot.

Are there books for Brian De Palma fans?

True Confessions and Death Wish are especially well-matched — one gives you a Black Dahlia-inflected noir of institutional corruption, the other the vigilante logic at the heart of many crime thrillers in this vein.

Are there games for fans of this style?

Yes — Scarface: The World Is Yours puts you inside a criminal empire built from nothing, while Blues and Bullets and the Police Quest Collection both deliver film-noir atmosphere and morally weighted detective work.

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