20 movies like The Stranger Within, ordered by similarity : Psycho(1998), Mother(2009), Frenzy(1972), The Clovehitch Killer(2018), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), No Way to Treat a Lady(1968), Pretty Poison(1968), Kaleidoscope(2016), Insomnia(1997), Barracuda(2017), Birthmother's Betrayal(2020), Thoroughbreds(2017) ...
7.5/10
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.
4.6/10
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.
7.8/10
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
South Korea
2009
128 Minutes
Kim Hye-ja Won Bin Ku Jin Je-mun Yun Mi-Seon Jeon Byoung-Soon Kim
mother widow son suspect police detective defense attorney dark emotional gripping small town south korea shop family home mother/son relationship murder investigation incarceration framed vigilantism love
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
7.4/10
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.
6.6/10
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.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
7.0/10
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.
7.1/10
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.
5.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2016
100 Minutes
Anne Reid Sinead Matthews Deborah Findlay Karl Johnson Toby Jones Cecilia Noble Frederick Schmidt Manjinder Virk
ex-convict son mother love interest police officer husband bleak brooding chilling dark disturbing frightening council estate city apartment abusive relationship mother/son relationship traumatic past unintended consequences illusions
A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Norway
1997
99 Minutes
Stellan Skarsgård Sverre Anker Ousdal Bjørn Floberg Gisken Armand Maria Bonnevie Maria Mathiesen Thor Michael Aamodt Frode Rasmussen
detective police officer writer murderer suspect partner dark dreamy somber norway arctic beach small town insomnia murder investigation cover-up guilt accidental death fall mystery
In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.
5.6/10
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.
5.5/10
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.
6.7/10
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.
5.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2019
95 Minutes
Nicky Whelan Alexandria Deberry Anna Hutchison Trevor Stines Kara Royster Ricky Garcia Giullian Yao Gioiello Kim DeJesus Sarah Cleveland Stacie Conard Jou Jou Papailler
mother family grieving mother teenager dark emotional eerie shocking somber tense lake vacation home grief secrets family vacation plot mystery 2010s
A group of teens make a pact that has deadly consequences.
4.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2017
85 Minutes
John Cusack Ellar Coltrane Willa Fitzgerald Jacob Artist Ned Bellamy Antonio J Bell Johanna McGinley
criminal friend police officer young person murderer bleak chilling dark frightful shocking tense woods outdoors betrayal greed money crime violence murder adventure
3 friends go rafting in the wilderness. Bags are dropped from a plane followed by a man in parachute. The 3 find the bags with USD8,000,000. The couple wants it and Victor splits, wanting to stay alive, out of prison.
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
117 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Dame May Whitty Alan Marshall Merle Tottenham Kathleen Harrison Matthew Boulton Eily Malyon E.E. Clive Beryl Mercer Winifred Harris
widow maid fiancé niece police officer dark suspenseful household countryside cottage murder disappearance class distinctions missing persons dark secrets mystery 1930s
When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estates hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.
3.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Germany
2008
89 Minutes
Steve Guttenberg Aislinn Sands Dominic Rickhards Nicolas Landman-Burghardt Martin Höner Anna Fin Florian Kriener Robert Dreno
rival boy chilling crafty dark emotional engaging intense intricate germany rescue trapped rivalry dark secrets discovery mystery rescue rivalry 21st century
The mystery surrounding Mike is that of Andy, the mother's brother, who disappeared in the woods one day.
5.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Halle Berry Sage Correa Chris McGinn Lew Temple Kristin McKenzie Christopher Berry Jason George Arron Shiver
single mother son kidnapped child police officer kidnapper mother intense gripping gutsy tense suspenseful powerful park freeway car police station vehicle amusement park kidnapping single mothers
A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
7.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
Austria
1997
108 Minutes
Susanne Lothar Ulrich Mühe Frank Giering Arno Frisch Stefan Clapczynski Doris Kunstmann Christoph Bantzer Wolfgang Glück Susanne Meneghel Monika Zallinger
father mother son prisoner thug accomplice bleak brutal chilling creepy austria lake cabin boat murder home invasion torture survival humiliation hostage situation
Two violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
5.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
2017
105 Minutes
Gina Gershon Faye Dunaway Nicolas Cage Nicky Whelan Natalie Eva Marie Jonathan Baker James Van Patten Ele Bardha
mysterious woman nanny mother father daughter intense dark gripping house lake neighborhood bathroom office obsession lying manipulation family dysfunction mystery forbidden love rivalry
A mother looks to escape her abusive past by moving to a new town where she befriends another mother, who grows suspicious of her.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
101 Minutes
Harley Cross Karen Young Jesse Bradford J.D. Daniels Gene Canfield Moira Kelly Adrien Brody Dennis Boutsikaris Reathel Bean John Rothman Samuel Wright
mother brother abused boy psychiatrist psychopath patient dark creepy frightening shocking psychiatrist's office mental institution house abuse mental illness violence mother/son relationship family wretched excess growing up
A psychotic 12 year old makes life hell for his emotionally frail mother.
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