20 movies like Pretty Poison, ordered by similarity : Heavenly Creatures(1994), Frenzy(1972), Birthmother's Betrayal(2020), The Stranger Within(1990), The Prodigy(2019), Psycho(1998), Estranged(2015), Barracuda(2017), Ginger Snaps(2000), No Way to Treat a Lady(1968), Bunny Lake Is Missing(1965), Thoroughbreds(2017) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1968
89 Minutes
Anthony Perkins Tuesday Weld Beverly Garland John Randolph Dick O'Neill Clarice Blackburn Joseph Bova Ken Kercheval Don Fellows Parker Fennelly
worker teenager guard mother probation officer chilling uneasy creepy dark new england factory household courtroom paranoia murder sabotage manipulation mother/daughter relationship trial fall
When a mentally disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him, and murder and mayhem ensue.
Mystery & Thriller
New Zealand|Germany
1994
99 Minutes
Melanie Lynskey Kate Winslet Sarah Peirse Diana Kent Clive Merrison Simon O'Connor
mother murderer daughter schoolgirl chilling dreamy striking new zealand school imaginary world mother/daughter relationship friendship murder love revenge 1950s
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
116 Minutes
Jon Finch Barry Foster Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anna Massey Alec McCowen Vivien Merchant Billie Whitelaw Jean Marsh Bernard Cribbins Michael Bates Clive Swift
murderer suspect ex-wife inspector murder suspect murder victim dark gritty thrilling suspenseful london bar market river office restaurant framed for murder murder manhunt serial murders
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2020
90 Minutes
Monica Rose Betz Tanya Clarke Kamal Khan Aria Pullman Matthew Pohlkamp Sari Arambulo Remington Hoffman Nate Ritsema
adopted daughter birth mother adoptive mother chilling creepy dark home adoption agency mother courage mother/daughter relationship motherhood rivalry escape revenge 2020s
A woman becomes suspicious when her adopted daughter's birth mother reenters her life and starts to display increasingly erratic behavior.
Mystery & Thriller
Czechoslovakia
1990
96 Minutes
mother fiancé impostor police officer chilling dark shocking lake hospital minnesota small town reunion manipulation dark secrets mother/son relationship kidnapping murder mystery rivalry 1990s
This movie tells a story of the dark side of communism, corruption in everyday life through the eyes of an ordinary man working as a new engineer in a factory.
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1998
109 Minutes
Vince Vaughn Anne Heche Julianne Moore Viggo Mortensen William H. Macy Robert Forster Philip Baker Hall Anne Haney Chad Everett Rance Howard Rita Wilson
norman bates detective mother young woman boyfriend sister shocking brutal frightening creepy bates motel road car dealership office family home arizona serial murders unlikely criminal multiple personalities murder investigation
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
UK
2015
101 Minutes
James Cosmo Craig Conway Bob Duff James Lance Amy Manson Eileen Nicholas Faye McLoughlin Nora-Jane Noone Simon Quarterman Joy Sanders
disabled girl boyfriend mother estranged father estranged brother sister chilling dark disturbing tense suspenseful creepy family home england family secrets horror memory loss childhood terror uncertainty
A woman returns home to her estranged family after a near-fatal accident, but begins to suspect something is not right.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Poland
2017
100 Minutes
Allison Tolman Julia Halperin Sophie Reid JoBeth Williams Luis Bordonada Larry Jack Dotson Angelo Dylen Tanner Beard Monique Straw
sister father singer husband mother boy brooding eerie dark creepy disturbing thrilling texas house yard lake cemetery bar long-lost relatives sister relationship
A strange woman comes to Texas to meet her half-sister and stake a claim to the family music legacy-one way or another.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2000
108 Minutes
Emily Perkins Katharine Isabelle Kris Lemche Mimi Rogers Jesse Moss Danielle Hampton Peter Keleghan John Bourgeois Christopher Redman Jimmy MacInnis Lindsay Leese
sister outcast werewolf teenager teacher mother amusing dark gory suburbia household high school bailey downs survival siblings werewolves murder puberty death transformation
Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1968
108 Minutes
Rod Steiger George Segal Lee Remick Eileen Heckart Murray Hamilton Michael Dunn Barbara Baxley Ruth White Doris Roberts David Doyle
serial killer psychopath overbearing parent police detective mother victim suspenseful amusing dark new york city apartment household bedroom serial murders mother/son relationship mental illness investigation mind games police work pursuit
A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1965
107 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Carol Lynley Keir Dullea Noel Coward Martita Hunt Finlay Currie The Zombies
mother brother superintendent landlord retiree daughter creepy brooding dark uneasy london school scotland yard missing persons insanity siblings investigation mystery quest 1960s
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Olivia Cooke Anya Taylor-Joy Anton Yelchin Paul Sparks Francie Swift Kaili Vernoff Chaunty Spillane Stephanie Atkinson Max Ripley
best friend stepfather mother murderer murder victim drug dealer amusing hilarious dark brash brooding disturbing mansion party connecticut living room pool car teen angst children vs. adults
Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.
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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2017
97 Minutes
Martin Freeman Andy Nyman Paul Whitehouse Alex Lawther Paul Warren Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Nicholas Burns Louise Atkins
professor ghost victim psychologist priest ghost hunter chilling dark thrilling creepy uneasy england woods house office trailer ghost stories psychology haunting haunted by the past
Skeptical professor Phillip Goodman embarks on a trip to the terrifying after being given a file with details of three unexplained cases of apparitions.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|South Africa
2019
100 Minutes
Taylor Russell Logan Miller Deborah Ann Woll Tyler Labine Jay Ellis Nik Dodani Adam Robitel Kenneth Fok Yorick van Wageningen Jessica Sutton
stranger victim murderer contestant competitor uneasy brutal bleak brooding thrilling creepy house room apartment office building escape puzzle trapped murder
Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
99 Minutes
Elizabeth Reaser Annalise Basso Lulu Wilson Henry Thomas Parker Mack Halle Charlton Alexis G. Zall Doug Jones Kate Siegel Sam Anderson Chelsea Gonzalez
widow daughter medium priest demon investigator creepy dark intense house seance school bedroom classroom office scam ouija board possession killing spree danger
In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business by inviting an evil presence into their home, not realizing how dangerous it is.
Mystery & Thriller
1968
107 Minutes
Jeanne Moreau Claude Rich Jean-Claude Brialy Michel Bouquet Charles Denner Michael Lonsdale Daniel Boulanger Alexandra Stewart
murderer woman mother young boy prisoner widow dark tense chilling france wedding prison house funeral concert hall death hit list trauma disguise accident
Francois Truffaut's Hitchcockian account of a widow's efforts to take revenge against the men who killed her husband.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
2018
100 Minutes
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Lorraine Toussaint Saniyya Sidney David Strathairn Christopher Denham Hannah Kauffmann Avery Akerson Levi Dylan Monique Straw Ramona King Richard L. Olsen
mother daughter grandmother cop sheriff scientist bleak brooding dreamy somber spirited desert cottage car small town family home on the run super powers apocalypse energy field
After years in hiding, a woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|Sweden
2017
101 Minutes
Jason Clarke Kate Mara Ed Helms Bruce Dern Jim Gaffigan Olivia Thirlby Clancy Brown Taylor Nichols Andria Blackman Tamara Hickey Victor Warren
man politician victim coworker campaign manager investigator tense uneasy dark disturbing shocking massachusetts car house ocean study bridge true crime historical events political campaign
Depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Claire Foy Josh Leonard Jay Pharoah Juno Temple Amy Irving Polly McKie Myra Lucretia Taylor Gibson Frazier Aimee Mullins Colin Woodell
stalker woman patient nurse doctor mother disheartening uneasy eerie creepy brooding suspenseful psychiatric ward hospital office apartment park funeral stalking psychiatry
A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion?