20 movies like The Housemaid, ordered by similarity : The Old Man & the Gun(2018), It Comes at Night(2017), The Clovehitch Killer(2018), The Man in the Net(1959), Cape Fear(1962), Possessed(1947), Brawl in Cell Block 99(2017), Scott Turow's Innocent(2011), Shotgun Stories(2007), The China Syndrome(1979), Anything for Her(2008), Cape Fear(1991) ...
Mystery & Thriller
South Korea
1960
90 Minutes
Eun-shim Lee Kim Jin Kyu Jeung-nyeo Ju Jin Kyu Kim Ahn Sung-ki Aeng-ran Eom Seok-je Kang Seon-ae Ko Jeong-ok Na
composer wife maid son student femme fatale tense creepy family home south korea obsession affair miscarriage pregnancy violence relationships fall rivalry 1960s
A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
97 Minutes
Joel Edgerton Christopher Abbott Carmen Ejogo Riley Keough Kelvin Harrison Jr. Griffin Robert Faulkner David Pendleton Chase Joliet Mick O'Rourke
husband wife son refugee mother survivor bleak brooding creepy disturbing tense thrilling house woods basement forest home disease evil spirits mysterious illness
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son. Then a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1959
97 Minutes
artist wife townsperson child friend sheriff uneasy gripping tense small town connecticut family home mental illness mob mentality missing persons false accusations marital problems infidelity pursuit rivalry
A struggling artist in a small town becomes the prime suspect when his wife mysteriously disappears.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1962
105 Minutes
Gregory Peck Robert Mitchum Polly Bergen Lori Martin Martin Balsam Jack Kruschen Telly Savalas Barrie Chase Paul Comi John McKee Page Slattery
stalker lawyer father convict private investigator daughter creepy suspenseful tense disturbing georgia boat prison protection vengeance family rape crime courage escape
A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
108 Minutes
Joan Crawford Van Heflin Raymond Massey Geraldine Brooks Stanley Ridges John Ridgely Nana Bryant Moroni Olsen Erskine Sanford Gerald Perreau Isabel Withers
nurse psychiatrist engineer wealthy man neighbor wife dark melodramatic creepy los angeles washington state hospital diner jealousy suicide insanity obsession violence unrequited love love
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2017
132 Minutes
Vince Vaughn Jennifer Carpenter Don Johnson Marc Blucas Thomas Guiry Udo Kier Rob Morgan Geno Segers Fred Melamed Dan Amboyer Pooja Kumar
boxer mechanic wife drug trafficker police officer inmate brutal bleak rousing tense unrestrained gritty house prison car boat interrogation room yard prison drug trade
A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Pullman Marcia Gay Harden Alfred Molina Richard Schiff Callard Harris Mariana Klaveno Tahmoh Penikett
judge son wife tense disturbing dark bleak courtroom house town illinois trial murder affair father/son relationship fall mystery 2010s
After a judge (Bill Pullman) is accused of murdering his wife, an affair from his past threatens to destroy his defense.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Michael Shannon Douglas Ligon Barlow Jacobs Natalie Canerday Glenda Pannell
son brother half brother girlfriend wife older brother brooding brutal arkansas cemetery family home farm family dysfunction feud family death violence crime rivalry revenge
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1979
122 Minutes
Jane Fonda Jack Lemmon Michael Douglas Scott Brady James Hampton Peter Donat Wilford Brimley James Karen
news reporter camera operator nuclear physicist supervisor cameraman gripping gutsy intense thrilling suspenseful tense california nuclear power plant newsroom car television studio home nuclear meltdown nuclear safety cover-up
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Crime, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Spain
2008
96 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Diane Kruger Lancelot Roch Olivier Marchal Hammou Graïa Liliane Rovère Olivier Perrier Moussa Maaskri Rémi Martin Thierry Godard Slimane Hadjar
wife husband son police officer judge counterfeiter brash suspenseful emotional france prison house courtroom suburbia family wrongful conviction desperation jailbreak husband/wife relationship murder case
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
128 Minutes
Robert De Niro Nick Nolte Jessica Lange Juliette Lewis Joe Don Baker Robert Mitchum Gregory Peck Martin Balsam Illeana Douglas Fred Dalton Thompson Zully Montero
attorney stalker father private investigator wife daughter creepy suspenseful tense thrilling frightening atlanta north carolina boat family home bar suburb protection vengeance rape
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Mystery & Thriller
2002
92 Minutes
Audrey Tautou Samuel Le Bihan Isabelle Carré Sophie Guillemin Clément Sibony Elodie Navarre Eric Savin Vania Vilers
doctor patient wife student offbeat intense passionate france house doctor's office love triangle mental illness marriage miscarriage obsession revenge mystery love fall 2000s
An art student (Audrey Tautou) reveals her dark side after a married cardiologist (Samuel Le Bihan) stands her up for a getaway trip.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
2013
92 Minutes
Haley Joel Osment Gillian Anderson Rufus Sewell Victor Garber Sarah Manninen Sherry Miller John Paul Ruttan Brandon Firla Kiara Glasco Susanna Fournier
scientist college student time traveler missing person father son emotional engaging gripping rousing somber princeton, n.j. university time portal city home lecture hall time travel relationships family
After a scientist disappears during a business trip, his son (Haley Joel Osment) and wife (Gillian Anderson) struggle to cope, then they make a bizarre discovery years later that may bring him home.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2017
120 Minutes
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lake Bell Jon Bernthal Emory Cohen Jeffrey Donovan Benjamin Bratt Jessy Schram Evan Jones
stockbroker gang leader gang member husband inmate white supremacist brooding brutal dark gripping tense thrilling california chino state prison prison street city criminal underworld gang war gangs
A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
115 Minutes
Bette Davis Karl Malden Peter Lawford Philip Carey Jean Hagen George Macready Estelle Winwood George Chandler Mario Alcalde Cyril Delevanti Monika Henreid
twin killer sister lover police detective dark creepy melodramatic funeral mansion murder jealousy deception impersonation infidelity wealth rivalry revenge fall 1960s
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
India
2009
146 Minutes
Madhavan Neetu Chandra Poonam Dhillon Sachin Khedekar Dhritiman Chatterjee Deepak Dobriyal
tenant wife police officer friend tv personality mother tense chilling thrilling apartment police station india mysterious past mind games family danger television show violence discovery mystery
A man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2008
86 Minutes
Riz Ahmed Daniel Mays Jason Flemyng Nitin Ganatra Jay Simpson Dannielle Brent Francesca Annis Kate Groombridge Jason Maza Jordan Long Rory Jennings
drug dealer drug addict brother man friend emotional engaging gripping intense suspenseful tense thrilling uneasy unrestrained london drug addiction drug trade drugs family relationships
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2019
101 Minutes
Cosmo Jarvis Barry Keoghan Niamh Algar Ned Dennehy David Wilmot Simone Kirby Anthony Welsh Hazel Doupe Roisin O'neill Ryan McParland Toni O'Rourke
crime boss enforcer father boxer brooding disheartening dark gritty raw shocking tense rural community ireland family loyalty crime conflict of interest violence fall rivalry
A former boxer cares for his autistic son while working as an enforcer for a family of drug dealers in rural Ireland.