5 Best Movies and TV Series to Watch if You Liked 'Beef' Season 2, Ranked by IMDb

In the first season of Beef, a casual roadside quarrel between a man and a woman escalates into a total obsession that destroys their lives. In the second season, the plot revolves around two couples from different social backgrounds.

One couple runs an elite country club and the other works at the same establishment, with tensions between the social classes reaching boiling point. If you enjoyed this cocktail of anxiety, cynical humour and unbearable tension, check out our list.

5. 'Intolerable Cruelty', 2003

IMDb Score: 6.3/10

Miles Massey is a renowned divorce lawyer in Los Angeles who seems to have achieved everything he could have wanted. He has everything: wealthy clients, the respect of his colleagues, and even a type of prenuptial agreement named after him.

However, with incredible success comes boredom. One of his clients, a wealthy real estate developer, wants to leave his wife, Marilyn, with nothing, and Miles wins the case once again.

But this time, the losing side isn't going to simply disappear into the shadows. Marilyn devises a complex plan for revenge, and when the brilliant lawyer falls in love with her, the trap snaps shut.

4. 'Fair Play', 2023

IMDb Score: 6.4/10

Emily and Luke are a happy couple who work together at a financial firm on Wall Street. To avoid a scandal at work, they keep their relationship a secret.

When a managerial position becomes available, Luke hopes to secure the coveted role, but it is Emily who is chosen instead. Emily quickly rises through the ranks, and Luke becomes jealous of her success.

The couple's lives become a living hell, filled with constant arguments, intrigue and emotional and physical abuse.

3. 'Sick of Myself', 2022

IMDb Score: 7.1/10

Signe is a young woman who is clearly narcissistic. She works in a coffee shop, while her boyfriend is a prominent figure in the local contemporary art scene and creates sculptures from stolen furniture.

Signe dreams of fame and will do anything to achieve it. Tired of remaining in the shadows, she starts taking illegal pills which cause terrible skin conditions. When the effects begin to take hold, she finally manages to attract attention.

However, the price she pays for this momentary surge in interest increases with each passing day. Meanwhile, Signe continues to imagine scenarios with happy endings.

2. 'Killing Eve', 2018-2022

IMDb Score: 8.1/10

Eve works for MI5, but instead of the intense daily grind of spy work, she is stuck in an analytical role. In her free time, she studies cases involving female killers. One day, fate hands her her dream job.

Villanelle, a psychopathic international assassin, becomes the focus of a close investigation in which Eve is involved.

Gradually, the two women become obsessed with each other, causing other aspects of their lives, including work, to fade into the background.

1. 'Barry', 2018-2023

IMDb Score: 8.3/10

A hitman enrols in acting classes and begins to reconsider his entire life. Eager to leave his life of crime behind him, he turns down new contracts and tries to find full-time employment in theatre. However, his dark past won't let him go so easily.

Funny, brutal and inventive in its exploration of social ills, Bill Hader's creation has become a classic over its four seasons.

Like Beef, Barry explores topics of mental instability, obsession, and revenge through the same comic lens, with the same unexpected gags and paradoxical conclusions.