20 movies like Before I Hang, ordered by similarity : Pet Sematary(1989), You're Next(2011), Us(2019), Awaiting(2015), The Devil Doll(1936), The Clovehitch Killer(2018), Woodpeckers(2017), Hereditary(2018), Orphan(2009), The Fly(1958), Poltergeist(1982), Brute Force(1947) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
1940
71 Minutes
mad scientist doctor prisoner daughter police captain fiancé creepy dark eerie suspenseful prison laboratory house death row aging scientific experiments murder prison life euthanasia father/daughter relationship
A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a criminals' blood, but secretly tests it on himself. He gets a pardon, but finds out he's become a Jekyll-&-Hyde.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
99 Minutes
Dale Midkiff Fred Gwynne Denise Crosby Brad Greenquist Michael Lombard Blaze Berdahl Miko Hughes Susan Blommaert
doctor son wife daughter old man dead person eerie shocking frightening engaging maine farmhouse cemetery reincarnation spiritual visions family tragic death curse fall metamorphosis
After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
2011
94 Minutes
Sharni Vinson Nicholas Tucci Wendy Glenn A.J. Bowen Joe Swanberg Sarah Myers Amy Seimetz Rob Moran Barbara Crampton Ti West Larry Fessenden
mother father son daughter murderer husband creepy unrestrained disturbing family estate country house murderous rampage family dysfunction survival home invasion pursuit rescue revenge 2010s
Members of an estranged, upper-class family must pull together to repel home invaders who are disguised in animal masks and trying to kill them.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Japan|USA
2019
116 Minutes
Lupita Nyong'o Winston Duke Elisabeth Moss Tim Heidecker Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Anna Diop Evan Alex Shahadi Wright Joseph Madison Curry Cali Sheldon Noelle Sheldon
husband son daughter masked man stranger uneasy frightening creepy gory brutal chilling beach beach house car woods bedroom living room home invasion survival family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
UK
2015
95 Minutes
Diana Vickers Tony Curran Rupert Hill Peter Woodward Adrian Bouchet Sophie Lovell Anderson
lawyer father daughter fiancée accident victim man bleak brutal intense suspenseful creepy dark house woods hideout horror accident father/daughter relationship murder tradition
Deep in the English moors, a sociopath preys on innocent people, until one day his secrets are finally revealed and an inevitable confrontation is at hand.
Horror
USA
1936
79 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Maureen O'Sullivan Frank Lawton Robert Greig Lucy Beaumont Henry B. Walthall
innocent man scientist widow daughter son-in-law assistant creepy eerie outlandish paris prison laboratory shrinking wrongful conviction prison break father/daughter relationship science gone awry accidental death sacrifice revenge
An escaped convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those that framed him.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Dylan McDermott Charlie Plummer Samantha Mathis Madisen Beaty Brenna Sherman Lance Chantiles-Wertz Kat Pérez Jonathan Riggs
family father son murder suspect killer chilling creepy dark disturbing eerie engaging frightful gripping intense shocking suspenseful thrilling tense uneasy america
A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
127 Minutes
Toni Collette Gabriel Byrne Alex Wolff Ann Dowd Milly Shapiro Mallory Bechtel Brock McKinney Christy Summerhays
art gallerist mother daughter son husband thrilling suspenseful gory frightening profound fascinating art gallery haunted house woods mysterious past legacy horror mysterious deaths family secrets darkness
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada|Germany|France
2009
123 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Peter Sarsgaard Isabelle Fuhrman CCH Pounder Aryana Engineer Jimmy Bennett Margo Martindale Karel Roden Rosemary Dunsmore
mother father daughter son orphan nun dark suspenseful tense chilling orphanage household hospital family home loss adoption deception insanity marriage husband/wife relationship
A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.
Horror, Sci-Fi
USA
1958
94 Minutes
Al Hedison Patricia Owens Vincent Price Herbert Marshall Kathleen Freeman Betty Lou Gerson Charles Herbert Eugene Borden Torben Meyer Harry Carter Charles Tannen
scientist wife brother son mutant inspector dark shocking canada laboratory household factory teleportation experiments family death housefly quest metamorphosis sacrifice
A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1982
114 Minutes
Craig T. Nelson JoBeth Williams Beatrice Straight Dominique Dunne Oliver Robins Heather O'Rourke Zelda Rubinstein Martin Casella Richard Lawson Michael McManus Virginia Kiser
father mother daughter son child parapsychologist creepy chilling fascinating frightening california household abduction ghosts television possession exorcism mystery transformation pursuit
A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Hume Cronyn Charles Bickford Yvonne De Carlo Ann Blyth Ella Raines Anita Colby Sam Levene Howard Duff Art Smith Roman Bohnen
prisoner warden guard wife criminal dark gritty prison doctor's office prison escape illness violence escape quest 1940s
At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Mexico
2012
97 Minutes
Francisco Barreiro Laura Caro Alan Martinez David Arturo Cabezud Enrique Saint-Martin Michele Estrada Jessica Iris Dana Dorel Juan Carlos Arreguin Giancarlo Ruiz Barbara Perrin Rivemar
wife husband parent couple son daughter thrilling engaging suspenseful shocking dark intense cave mexico tijuana tijuana, mexico horror danger fear change
A married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
France
2003
83 Minutes
Ray Wise Fabrice Canepa Alexandra Holden Lin Shaye Mick Cain Billy Asher Amber Smith Steve Valentine Clement Blake Jimmy Skaggs Ivan Kraljevic
father daughter wife son boyfriend woman dark chilling tense california road car road trip death accident ghosts hitchhiker christmas mystery escape
Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2019
92 Minutes
Taylor Schilling Jackson Robert Scott Peter Mooney Colm Feore Paul Fauteux Brittany Allen Olunike Adeliyi Elisa Moolecherry Paula Boudreau Mark Sparks Michael Dyson
son mother father demon expert dark uneasy creepy brooding chilling house nursery laboratory bathtub school classroom possession parent/child relationship supernatural demonic possession
A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2018
85 Minutes
Christina Hendricks Martin Henderson Bailee Madison Lewis Pullman Emma Bellomy Damian Maffei Lea Enslin Leah Roberts
husband wife son daughter stranger murderer brutal frightening gory uneasy brooding bleak abandoned house rv car cabin bridge living room abandoned spaces strangers
A family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2002
102 Minutes
August Diehl Christian Redl Nadeshda Brennicke Ilknur Bahadir Jasmin Schwiers Johan Leysen Monica Bleibtreu Joe Bausch Fatih Cevikkollu Florian Panzner Ingo Naujoks
rookie cop police detective forensic expert serial killer missing girl daughter dark creepy suspenseful berlin rave basement crime scene murder tattoos crime father/daughter relationship police work investigation mystery
Two mismatched policemen (August Diehl, Christian Redl) search for a serial killer who has a fondness for tattooed skin.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Emily Blunt John Krasinski Millicent Simmonds Noah Jupe Cade Woodward Leon Russom Rhoda Pell Evangelina Cavoli
man woman child monster alien son bleak dark eerie intense frightening farmhouse woods abandoned town house basement silo monsters survival a cappella
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
79 Minutes
Dick Powell Rhonda Fleming Richard Erdman William Conrad Regis Toomey
ex-convict u.s. marine veteran wife police detective racketeer dark gripping suspenseful los angeles train station prison revenge robbery prison murder revenge discovery fall pursuit 1940s
Ex-con Rocky Mulloy seeks the real culprit in the crime for which he was framed in a night world of deceptive dames and double crosses.