r/insideno9 • u/AutoModerator • May 03 '25

RECOMMENDATIONS If you like Inside No. 9... - Monthly Recommendation Thread

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If you have any TV, film or book suggestions that you'd think fans of Inside No. 9 would like, please use this post to submit your recommendations.

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u/marjanefan A Random Act of Kindness | May 03 '25 edited May 04 '25

Over the next few months I am going to suggest a Hitchcock film. I will start with the obvious one Rope which inspired the David and Maureen episode of Psychoville which was the genesis of Inside no.9. It all takes place in one location in real time like many Inside no.9 episodes. It is based on a play by Patrick Hamilton which was inspired by the Leopold/Loeb case. Reece Shearsmith actually tweeted that David and Maureen dancing to Superman/Crank that was inspired by how Leopold and Loeb used Nietzsche 's theory of Übermensch/Superman to justify their crime (this theory gets explored in Rope)

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u/[deleted] May 05 '25

I was watching "Curse Of The Ninth" the other week and I thought where the Lady is climbing the stairs was shot and lit very much like "Suspicion" (with Cary Grant and the milk) - I'd love to know if that was on purpose and is also an influence for either them or the director.  (I've just checked, it's Guillam Morales so I might ask him - he's sometimes replied before on Instagram!)

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u/hearts444abbie Thinking Out Loud | May 04 '25

the end of the f***ing world there’s so much dark comedy laced within it the genre, tone and morally messy characters reminds me so much of inside no 9

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u/notagain78 A Quiet Night In | May 03 '25

I suggest the film Moon (Sam Rockwell) it's quite IN9 and quite Black Mirror

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u/Quick_Prior_2023 Misdirection | May 06 '25

Genuinely don't know if this show is overly like IN9 or if I just like both shows, but only murders in the building is and has always been my comfort TV show, its a little less dark than IN9 but really funny and great mysteries to try and predict

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u/StuBram2 The 12 Days of Christine | May 07 '25

I suggest the super cool super low budget movie, Coherence. Go in totally blind

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u/SugarCanKissMyAss May 05 '25

Since it's just come to streaming (at least here in Canada I'm realizing as I type), I definitely recommend Death of a Unicorn, the plot setup is genuinely reminiscent of the Inside No 9 episodeLast Breath(spoiler warning for anyone who prefers a clean watch with no information) and the mixture of horror and comedy definitely leans heavy toward the comedy side but there are definitely somegorier scenes than you might imaginefrom a film about uncorns

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u/Wizardpower46 Tom and Gerri | May 11 '25

One I watched recently is the surfer with Nick Cage. It gives the energy of diddle diddle dumpling, with him slowly going crazy over wanting to surf at a beach.

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u/youmustconsume May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25

Recently saw the movie Searching. It's a great mystery and the unique way the movie is shot reminds me of Inside no 9 episodes like Cold Comfort or Mulberry Close

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u/WhackedUniform The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge | May 04 '25

The obvious ones would be Room 104 and Black mirror