20 movies like Dream Lover, ordered by similarity : Custody(2017), Demon(2015), Victim(1961), A Quiet Place(2018), The Gift(2015), You Were Never Really Here(2017), Room for Rent(2017), John Wick(2014), A Simple Favor(2018), Let the Devil Wear Black(1999), The Killing of a Sacred Deer(2017), When Justice Fails(1998) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
103 Minutes
James Spader Madchen Amick Bess Armstrong Fredric Lehne Larry Miller Kathleen York Blair Tefkin Scott Coffey Clyde Kusatsu William Shockley
architect femme fatale divorce wife child parent dark disturbing intense sultry art gallery supermarket house dreamworld courtroom mental institution dangerous romance sex deception mysterious past
A successful businessman tries to uncover what is wrong with his wife.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
94 Minutes
Denis Menochet Léa Drucker Thomas Gioria Mathilde Auneveux Mathieu Saïkaly Florence Janas Saadia Bentaïeb Sophie Pincemaille Émilie Incerti-Formentini Jérome Care-Aulanier Coralie Russier
divorce divorce lawyer son mother father family member emotional intense tense disheartening office party bus house car apartment custody battle divorce family feud growing up
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2015
94 Minutes
Itay Tiran Tomasz Schuchardt Andrzej Grabowski Adam Woronowicz Wlodzimierz Press Tomasz Zi?tek Katarzyna Gniewkowska Agnieszka Zulewska Cezary Kosinski Maja Barelkowska Maria Debska
man wife demon priest family member friend creepy dark intense house barn wedding bedroom temple poland secrets marriage demonic possession danger determination
A man (Andrzej Grabowski) tries to save his daughter's (Agnieszka Zulewska) wedding party when her new husband (Itay Tiran) becomes possessed by a restless spirit.
Mystery & Thriller
1961
100 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Sylvia Sims Dennis Price Nigel Stock Peter McEnery Donald Churchill Anthony Nicholls Hilton Edwards Norman Bird Derren Nesbitt
barrister wife criminal friend homosexual detective dark emotional tense london household courtroom homosexuality blackmail suicide investigation affair trial quest pursuit
A prominent London barrister sets out to learn the identity of a blackmailer who preys on homosexuals.
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Australia|China
2015
108 Minutes
Jason Bateman Rebecca Hall Joel Edgerton Allison Tolman Busy Philipps Beau Knapp Wendell Pierce David Denman Katie Aselton
husband wife old friend co-worker family member friend brooding intense dark house office backyard store party bedroom obsession the past danger trust secrets
A married couple, Simon and Robyn, run into Gordo, an old acquaintance. Things take a turn when Gordo begins to drop in unannounced at their house and inundates them with mysterious gifts.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA|France
2017
90 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Ekaterina Samsonov Alessandro Nivola Alex Manette John Doman Judith Roberts Dante Pereira-Olson Leigh Dunham Jason Babinsky
kidnapped child kidnapper mother hired hand young girl police officer bleak dark disturbing frightful gripping intense united states new york brothel country house house trauma abuse kidnapping
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
2017
89 Minutes
Brett Gelman Mark Little Mark McKinney Stephnie Weir Carla Gallo Patrick J. Adams Tom Anniko Erik Athavale
mother father lottery winner roommate stranger amusing hilarious uneasy tense house basement living room roommates parent/child relationship relationships living together living arrangements living with parents transformation rivalry
Broke ex-lottery winner Mitch convinces his parents to rent out a room in their home to a stranger named Carl. But Carl turns out to be a mysterious man who has a hidden agenda.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|China
2014
101 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Michael Nyqvist Alfie Allen Willem Dafoe Dean Winters Adrianne Palicki Omer Barnea Toby Leonard Moore Bridget Moynahan John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin wife mobster thug puppy fat person brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful sad house car club office street apartment retirement murder
An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2018
117 Minutes
Anna Kendrick Blake Lively Henry Golding Ian Ho Joshua Satine Andrew Rannells Kelly McCormack Aparna Nancherla Rupert Friend Bashir Salahuddin Jean Smart
widow son friend husband single mother missing person sultry tense intricate confident dark thrilling suburb house school kitchen river airplane missing persons mysterious past
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1999
89 Minutes
Jonathan Penner Jacqueline Bisset Mary-Louise Parker Jamey Sheridan Philip Baker Hall Jonathan Banks Maury Chaykin Chris Sarandon
graduate student mother uncle girlfriend bartender dark gritty uneasy sultry los angeles california nightclub house restroom murder mourning greed sex mental breakdown family dysfunction
In this updated version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, a young man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Ireland|UK|USA
2017
121 Minutes
Bill Camp Raffey Cassidy Denise Dal Vera Colin Farrell Barry Keoghan Nicole Kidman Alicia Silverstone Sunny Suljic Ming Wang Barry G. Bernson Herb Caillouet
surgeon mother child teen boy teen girl dead person dark creepy disturbing emotional tense uneasy suburb hospital house revenge mysterious illness psychology vendetta death of father
Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
1998
91 Minutes
Jeff Fahey Marlee Matlin Charles Powell Victoria Barkoff Carl Marotte
police detective prosecutor partner sex offender murder suspect gay man dark gripping intense city police station nightclub apartment office courtroom disability dangerous romance murder investigation secrets sex crime
A detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a beautiful district attorney (Marlee Matlin) who becomes a main suspect.
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
81 Minutes
Christopher Abbott Mia Wasikowska Laia Costa Marin Ireland Maria Dizzia Wendell Pierce Olivia Bond
wife child murderer call girl prostitute unfaithful husband uneasy shocking brash suspenseful dark hilarious hotel house bedroom hotel room attempted murder fantasy prostitution deception
A man kisses his wife and baby goodbye and seemingly heads away on business, with a plan to check into a hotel, call an escort service, and kill an unsuspecting prostitute.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Australia|Canada
2014
93 Minutes
Essie Davis Daniel Henshall Noah Wiseman Hayley McElhinney Barbara West Cathy Adamek Benjamin Winspear Craig Behenna
widow son monster intense somber thrilling shocking suspenseful brutal house child's room bedroom depression children's book monsters mother/son relationship fear horror films transformation mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Romance, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA|Mexico
2015
119 Minutes
Mia Wasikowska Jessica Chastain Tom Hiddleston Charlie Hunnam Jim Beaver Burn Gorman Leslie Hope Doug Jones Jonathan Hyde Bruce Gray Emily Coutts
woman mysterious man sister psychic ghost childhood friend dark creepy intense england house ballroom mansion bedroom bathroom haunting ghosts mysterious strangers survival danger
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
109 Minutes
Stephanie Sigman Talitha Eliana Bateman Lulu Wilson Philippa Coulthard Grace Fulton Samara Lee Tayler Buck Anthony LaPaglia Miranda Otto Lou Lou Safran Alicia Vela-Bailey
doll toy maker wife nun orphan creepy dark disturbing eerie house orphanage bedroom hallway grief orphans death of a child evil spirits dolls discovery mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the doll-maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
1955
116 Minutes
Simone Signoret Vera Clouzot Paul Meurisse Charles Vanel Jean Brochard Noel Roquebert Thérèse Dorny Pierre Larquey Michel Serrault Yves Marie Maurin Georges Poujouly
teacher headmaster detective wife mistress suspenseful tense dark frightening france boarding school apartment murder adultery revenge deception revenge mystery 1950s
The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Italy
1973
110 Minutes
Julie Christie Donald Sutherland Hilary Mason Clelia Matania Massimo Serato Renato Scarpa Giorgio Trestini Leopoldo Trieste David Tree Ann Rye Nicholas Salter
architect wife daughter bishop psychic police detective emotional disturbing eerie venice, italy church england country house grief visions death of a child architecture psychic phenomena mystery 1970s
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Documentary, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2007
82 Minutes
Amir Bar-Lev Elizabeth Cohen
painter wife daughter filmmaker charming disheartening household art gallery coffee shop binghamton, n.y. art marla olmstead charlie rose new york times deception controversy mystery discovery 2000s
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Olivia DeJonge Ed Oxenbould Deanna Dunagan Peter McRobbie Kathryn Hahn Celia Keenan-Bolger Samuel Stricklen Patch Darragh Jorge Cordova Steve Annan Benjamin Kanes
young girl brother mother grandmother grandfather evil spirit dark creepy intense house pennsylvania farm attic yard train grandparent/child relationship evil danger siblings stress
Two siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents' disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.