Movies Like Blow Out (1981)

Updated: August 29, 2024

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Blow Out Movie Information:

Directors:

Brian De Palma

Stars:

John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter Boyden … (full cast)

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1. Carlito's Way (1993)

   Synopsis/Plot: A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best friend.
   
   Hoping…
   
   Tagline: In his world, you got to shoot your way out. He wanted out. He'd do anything to get there.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
   
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2. Carrie (1976)

   Synopsis/Plot: It's nearing the end of the school year.
   
   High school senior Carrie White is a social outcast, largely due to being unwise to the ways of the world based on her upbringing.
   
   Her mother, Margaret…
   
   Tagline: You were warned never to push Carrie to the limits. Now you must face the evil consequences.
   Genres: Horror, Mystery
   
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3. Dressed to Kill (1980)

   Synopsis/Plot: While taking a shower, Kate Miller, a middle-aged, s**ually frustrated New York City housewife, has a r**e fantasy while her husband stands at the sink shaving.
   
   Later that day, after complaining to her psychiatrist Dr.…
   
   Tagline: The latest fashion in murder.
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4. Body Double (1984)

   Synopsis/Plot: Jake Scully comes home to find his girlfriend with another man and has to find a new place.
   
   In between his acting workshops and his job in a vampire B-movie, he scans the paper looking…
   
   Tagline: A seduction. A mystery. A murder.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime
   
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5. Sisters (1972)

   Synopsis/Plot: The Staten Island apartment of lovely model Danielle becomes the scene of a grisly murder that is witnessed by her neighbor, Grace, a reporter.
   
   But the police don't believe her story, so it's up to…
   
   Tagline: No one will be seated during SHOCK RECOVERY PERIOD!
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
   
   

6. The Fury (1978)

   Synopsis/Plot: A secret US agency behind the unscrupulous Childress gathers children with parapsychologic abilities and trains them to become killers in war situations.
   
   To rescue his son, who was officially declared dead after an arranged accident,…
   
   Tagline: An experience in terror and suspense.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi
   
   

7. Raising Cain (1992)

   Synopsis/Plot: Jenny Nix, wife of eminent child psychologist Carter Nix, becomes increasingly concerned about her husband's seemingly obsessive concern over the upbringing of their daughter.
   
   Her own adulterous affair with an old flame, however, causes her…
   
   Tagline: De Mented. De Ranged. De Ceptive. De Palma.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Crime
   
   

8. Obsession (1976)

   Synopsis/Plot: New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's life is shattered when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a botched kidnap rescue attempt.
   
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   Tagline: The love story that will scare the life out of you
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Movies like Blow Out include Carlito's Way (1993), Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Body Double (1984), Sisters (1972), The Fury (1978), Raising Cain (1992), and Obsession (1976).