What was it that made you latch onto Parasite? Was it the unexpected genre shift or plot twist at the end, or perhaps the incredible visual design and utilisation of space? Personally, it's the confronting shock-horror element that makes things so uncomfortable you just can't look away. Of course, it's all down to the incredible eye of director Bong Joon Ho, the filmmaker who has also created Okja and Mickey 17 – films that follow a similar theme.

Parasite is one of the most critically acclaimed films of our time, so it's no surprise we all want more. And while there's not a sequel, there are several films that share the same bite and raw, uncomfortable social commentary – the kind that, when mixed with horror, drama and a pinch of comedy, leave you seated long after the credits have started to roll. These are films that transcend language and geography, with no barrier to cultural impact.

There's Gone Girl or Yorgos Lanthimos's Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, all of which sit in a similar psychologically thriller and socially satirical space. Just when you think something beautiful is happening, something sinister is usually stirring underneath, waiting to be revealed...

Sound like your kind of film? Below, we've curated our favourite films like Parasite.

The Handmaiden

Directed by another incredible filmmaker Park Chan-Woo, who has a similar vision to Boon Joon Ho, The Handmaiden follows the story of a con-man that comes up with a plan to seduce and marry a wealthy woman, and take all her money. He goes so far as to pull an orphan girl into the plan to assist in succeeding, but it comes with a twist in the end.

Saltburn

Directed by Emerald Fennell, this story follows scholarship student Oliver Quick, who is drawn into the high-powered world of his old money Oxford classmate, Felix. Invited to spend the summer at his family’s estate, Saltburn, what begins as a fascination with privilege slowly twists into a sinister obsession.

 Dogtooth

Created by the genius mind of Yorgos Lanthimos, this story follows three adult siblings that have been raised in total isolation by their parents who have constructed an alternate reality to keep them under control. Unsettling, I know. The film explores repression and what happens when the parents' carefully maintained world begins to crack.

Nocturnal Animals

Created by the legendary designer, and now also legendary filmmaker Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animal follows a successful art gallery owner who receives a disturbing novel written by her estranged ex-husband. Forcing her to revisit the choices that ended their relationship, the brutal story unfolds on the page where fiction and regret begin to bleed together. Expect lots of revenge and consequences with a twisted ending.

The Killing of a sacred Deer

Another Yorgos Lanthimos film, this one follows a successful surgeon who welcomes a mysterious teenage boy into his family’s life. The relationship takes an increasingly disturbing turn, making for a cold, strange and funny film that is ultimately about the transformation of domestic privilege into a punishment.

Get Out

Written and directed by the mastermind that is Jordan Peele, Get Out is about a young African American man that travels to meet his Anglo-Saxon girlfriend’s affluent family. Awkward encounters and seemingly nice behaviour begin to feel increasingly sinister, and what follows is a sharp horror satire about race and liberal hypocrisy.

Nightcrawler

This story follows a loner that discovers the lucrative world of filming violent crime scenes for Los Angeles television news. As his success grows in the industry, his willingness to manipulate events for the perfect footage exposes the dark side to media.

The Gift

A married couple’s life is disrupted when a friend from the husband’s past reappears with gifts and an unsettling interest in their lives. Slowly, secrets emerge and questions are asked about of who is victim and who is aggressor.

Us

Another masterpiece by Jordan Peele, Us follows a family that takes a holiday to their mum's childhood holiday destination. Slowly it descends into terror when a group of strangers appears outside their home. Without saying too much, the film is an eerie exploration of inequality and identity.

Gone Girl

Directed by the one and only David Fincher, Gone Girl is about a woman that disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary. With questions as to why, it quickly falls on her husband the suspicions as their seemingly perfect marriage is dissected by police and the media.

Okja

Another film by Boon Joon Ho, Okja has to be have of the most incredible social commentaries on the meat trade. It follows a 10 year old girl who is the caretaker to an animal called Okja in the mountains of South Korea. Suddenly, Okja is summoned by a multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation, and taken to New York City where the CEO has plans to use her species as mass meat producers.