Movies like Bug

Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese, is a psychological thriller involving a detective uncovering unsettling truths on a remote asylum. The questioning of reality and what's happening in the protagonist's mind draws a parallel to Bug's tension and mystery.

Jacob's Ladder is a harrowing trip into a Vietnam vet's nightmarish hallucinations. The movie's exploration of PTSD and its effects on perception draw strong similarities to Bug's intense psychological drama and its characters' struggle to discern what's real.

Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, much like Bug, thrusts its protagonist into a spiraling psychosis, juxtaposing the quest for perfection with the encroaching madness. Both movies share a compelling narrative that will captivate viewers who are intrigued by the fragility of the human mind.

The Machinist stars Christian Bale as an industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year and starts to doubt his own sanity, a parallel to the psychological terror and paranoia explored in Bug. The film's unsettling mood and investigation of reality will appeal to fans of psychological unease.

Directed by Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter features Michael Shannon as a man plagued by apocalyptic visions and questions of sanity, much like the paranoid protagonist in Bug. Both films blend psychological thriller elements with an intense character study that fans of Bug will find engrossing.

Pi is a film about a paranoid mathematician who becomes obsessed with number theory which leads him down a rabbit hole of psychological despair. Like Bug, this movie delves into the obsessions and paranoia that could attract a similar audience.

Session 9 is a tense psychological horror film set in an abandoned mental hospital. Like Bug, it dives into the depths of the human psyche, where reality begins to blur, making it a match for those who relish the mind-bending and claustrophobic atmosphere found in Bug.