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| 15 Movies and Shows Like ‘Is God Is’ You Absolutely Need to Watch After That Wild Revenge Spiral. (Credits: IMDb) |
Is God Is did not quietly arrive and leave. The film crashed into viewers with scorched family trauma, revenge-fuelled chaos and dialogue sharp enough to leave emotional paper cuts. Directed by Aleshea Harris, the mystery-drama turned a deeply painful story about twin sisters hunting down their abusive father into something strangely hypnotic, stylish and emotionally messy in the best way possible.
One minute the film feels like a fever dream theatre production, the next it becomes a road-trip revenge story where nobody seems emotionally stable enough to operate a microwave safely. Naturally, viewers finished the film and immediately started searching for more stories involving complicated women, revenge missions, disturbing family dynamics and characters who clearly needed therapy long before the opening credits.
From psychological thrillers to female-led survival stories, these films and series carry the same emotional tension, rage-filled energy and dark humour that made Is God Is impossible to ignore.
All 15 Movies Like Is God Is
1. Revenge (2017)
If Is God Is felt like revenge soaked in neon rage and emotional exhaustion, then Revenge practically turns that concept into visual art. Directed by Coralie Fargeat, the French thriller follows Jen, a young woman left for dead in the desert after a brutal betrayal by the men surrounding her. Unfortunately for them, she survives. Very bad career move on their part.
What follows is a brutal survival story filled with hallucinatory visuals, tension and enough fury to power an entire city. Like Racine and Anaia, Jen transforms pain into purpose, even if that purpose occasionally involves absolute carnage.
Fans of Is God Is often praise this film for refusing to make its female lead feel weak or pitiful. Online reactions remain divided between viewers calling it “empowering cinema” and others quietly recovering from the stress of watching it.
2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Few revenge stories hit harder than Quentin Tarantino’s chaotic classic starring Uma Thurman as The Bride. After surviving betrayal and near death, she launches a revenge mission against the people who destroyed her life. The film is stylish, furious and completely committed to turning emotional trauma into cinematic spectacle.
Thematically, it shares plenty with Is God Is, especially the idea of women reclaiming power after violence reshapes their lives. Also, both stories feature characters who operate almost entirely on pain, anger and sheer stubbornness.
Fans still debate whether Kill Bill is Tarantino’s best work, though many viewers admit it remains one of cinema’s most satisfying revenge stories purely because The Bride never loses focus. She wakes up and immediately chooses violence with terrifying efficiency.
3. The Marsh King’s Daughter (2023)
Starring Daisy Ridley, this psychological thriller explores inherited trauma through the story of Helena, a woman forced to confront her abusive father after years trying to escape her past. Like the sisters in Is God Is, Helena’s relationship with family is shaped by fear, survival and unresolved psychological damage.
The film leans more into suspense and wilderness survival than surreal revenge fantasy, but the emotional core feels strikingly similar. Helena’s internal battle becomes just as important as the physical hunt itself.
Some viewers praised the film’s tense atmosphere and layered emotional themes, while others admitted they spent most of the runtime yelling at characters to stop entering isolated forests alone. Fair point honestly.
4. Promising Young Woman (2020)
Directed by Emerald Fennell, this dark psychological thriller stars Carey Mulligan as Cassie, a woman consumed by grief and anger after losing her closest friend. Instead of moving on peacefully, Cassie dedicates herself to exposing predatory men and dismantling the toxic culture surrounding her friend’s death.
Much like Is God Is, the film weaponises female rage while balancing dark humour with devastating emotional realism. Cassie is both deeply vulnerable and genuinely terrifying depending on the situation.
Audiences were heavily divided by the ending, though the film sparked enormous discussion online about trauma, accountability and revenge narratives in modern cinema. It also proved that pastel colours can somehow look threatening under the right circumstances.
5. Ready or Not (2019)
At first glance, Ready or Not looks like pure horror-comedy chaos. Then the film slowly reveals itself as a survival story about class, family power and one woman refusing to die politely. Samara Weaving plays Grace, a bride trapped in a deadly game after marrying into a bizarre wealthy family with deeply questionable traditions.
The family tension and violent survival themes strongly echo the emotional energy of Is God Is. Grace spends the entire film trying to stay alive while surrounded by people who smile politely before attempting murder. Relatable workplace atmosphere for some viewers probably.
Fans loved the film’s balance of tension and humour, with many praising Weaving’s performance for making Grace feel resourceful without turning her into an untouchable action hero.
6. Enough (2002)
Before revenge thrillers became trendy streaming content with moody lighting and synth soundtracks, Jennifer Lopez delivered one of the genre’s defining performances in Enough. The film follows Slim, a woman escaping an abusive marriage before finally deciding she has spent enough time running.
Like Racine and Anaia, Slim’s journey revolves around reclaiming control over her own life after enduring fear and manipulation.
The emotional desperation underneath the action sequences gives the film surprising depth even years later. Audiences still revisit the movie because there is something endlessly satisfying about watching terrible men discover consequences for the first time in their lives.
7. Run (2020)
Aneesh Chaganty’s psychological thriller takes family control and emotional manipulation to deeply uncomfortable levels. Kiera Allen plays Chloe, a disabled teenager who slowly realises her mother may not be the loving protector she appears to be.
The tension in Run builds through paranoia, isolation and psychological fear rather than physical revenge, but the emotional atmosphere feels very close to Is God Is.
Both stories centre women trapped by family trauma while trying to reclaim agency over their own lives. Also, both films prove that parents in thrillers should never be trusted when they start acting suspiciously calm.
8. Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
This classic thriller starring Julia Roberts remains one of the most influential female survival stories in modern cinema. Laura escapes her controlling husband by faking her own death and building a new life under another identity. Naturally, the plan becomes complicated once he realises she survived.
The film’s emotional intensity and focus on survival align strongly with the themes inside Is God Is. Laura’s fear feels painfully realistic, while her determination to reclaim her freedom gives the story its emotional power. Viewers still praise Roberts for carrying the film with sheer emotional exhaustion and resilience.
9. Yellowjackets (2021–Present)
If you want another story about trauma turning women into deeply unpredictable people, Yellowjackets deserves immediate attention. The series follows a girls’ football team stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash, while also exploring their broken adult lives years later.
Like Is God Is, the series blends psychological damage, surreal storytelling and morally complicated female characters.
Nobody in this show is emotionally okay, and honestly the series becomes stronger because of it. Fans online constantly theorise about hidden meanings, secret betrayals and whether anyone involved should legally be allowed near civilisation again.
10. Sharp Objects (2018)
Starring Amy Adams, this psychological drama explores generational trauma through journalist Camille Preaker, who returns to her hometown to investigate murders while confronting her own painful past.
The slow-burn emotional damage inside Sharp Objects feels spiritually connected to Is God Is. Both stories focus on women carrying invisible wounds while navigating toxic family relationships. The series also masters that unsettling atmosphere where every dinner conversation somehow feels emotionally dangerous.
11. Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
At first glance, Big Little Lies looks like wealthy parents arguing near beaches. Then the emotional darkness arrives. The series explores abuse, secrecy, trauma and survival through a group of women connected by tragedy.
Fans of Is God Is may appreciate how the show balances emotional realism with suspense and sharp social commentary. Also, few series capture the terrifying energy of “everyone here desperately needs therapy but instead chooses secrets” quite this effectively.
12. Gone Girl (2014)
Directed by David Fincher, this psychological thriller starring Rosamund Pike explores manipulation, revenge and the horrifying performance of modern relationships.
While Gone Girl approaches its themes differently from Is God Is, both stories weaponise emotional trauma and challenge audience sympathies constantly.
Amy Dunne remains one of modern cinema’s most unforgettable anti-heroines largely because viewers cannot decide whether to fear her, admire her or both simultaneously.
13. The Nightingale (2018)
This brutal historical drama directed by Jennifer Kent follows Clare, a young Irish convict in colonial Tasmania seeking revenge after enduring horrifying violence.
Emotionally, the film shares the same fury and grief that drives Is God Is. However, viewers should prepare for an extremely heavy experience.
The film is deeply intense, emotionally exhausting and deliberately uncomfortable. Critics praised its raw storytelling, though many viewers admitted they needed emotional recovery time afterwards.
14. The Glory (2022–2023)
Revenge stories rarely become as globally addictive as The Glory. Starring Song Hye-kyo, the Korean drama follows Moon Dong-eun as she carefully plans revenge against the people who destroyed her life years earlier.
Fans of Is God Is will likely enjoy the slow psychological build and emotionally damaged characters. Unlike explosive revenge thrillers, The Glory works through patience, manipulation and terrifying emotional precision. Dong-eun barely raises her voice and still manages to frighten everyone around her.
15. Maid (2021)
This quieter but emotionally devastating series starring Margaret Qualley explores survival from a deeply human perspective. The show follows Alex, a young mother escaping an emotionally abusive relationship while trying to rebuild her life from nothing.
While it lacks the violent revenge elements of Is God Is, the emotional themes surrounding trauma, survival and reclaiming identity make it an essential companion piece. Many viewers described the series as painfully realistic because it focuses less on dramatic revenge and more on the exhausting reality of starting over.
Online reactions to these films and series vary wildly depending on how much emotional damage viewers are willing to survive for good storytelling. Some audiences love the catharsis of revenge narratives, while others admit these stories leave them emotionally shattered for days.
Still, that tension is exactly why projects like Is God Is continue finding loyal audiences. They are messy, uncomfortable, emotional and sometimes absurdly intense — just like real trauma, except with significantly better cinematography.
And honestly, once you finish one revenge thriller led by emotionally exhausted women hunting terrible people, it becomes dangerously easy to fall into an entire marathon of them. Which one wrecked you the most — Revenge, Kill Bill, The Glory, or something even darker? The arguments online are already getting heated.