Movies like Extremities

“Extremities (1986) is a 1980s United States psychological-thriller that stages a contained moral crisis in domestic interiors. It compresses a homeowner-versus-intruder dilemma into chiaroscuro lighting, claustrophobic frame composition, and procedural absence, foregrounding ethical ambiguity over forensic closure. The film demonstrates that cinematic form can make institutional failure perceptible and force urgent questions about agency and belief.”