20 movies like Heavenly Creatures, ordered by similarity : The Perfect Tenant(2000), Fast Color(2018), The Horseman(2008), Birthmother's Betrayal(2020), Out of the Blue(2006), Lady Bird(2017), Drowning by Numbers(1988), Lizzie(2018), Pretty Poison(1968), Confessions(2010), Wicked(1998), Prom Night(2008) ...
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
USA
2000
93 Minutes
Linda Purl Maxwell Caulfield Stacy Hogue Melissa Behr Earl Holliman Tracy Nelson Christopher Burkott Todd McKee Jennifer Jean Christopher Kriesa Michael Fairman
tenant mother daughter friend father intense emotional guest house estate murder vengeance deception tenants mother/daughter relationship revenge pursuit escape 2000s
Twenty years ago Danny Summer found his father hanging from the rafters on Christmas Eve. Ever since that night he has been plotting revenge. When Brian Hartwell moves into Jessica ... See full summary »
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
Australia
2008
110 Minutes
Peter Marshall Caroline Marohasy Brad McMurray Jack Henry Christopher Sommers Bryan Probets Steve Tandy Chris Betts Damon Gibson Hannah Levien
father daughter hitchhiker mother criminal teen girl dark intense australia open road household vigilantism murder rape vengeance father/daughter relationship unlikely friendship revenge love transformation
When Christian finds out his runaway teenage daughter, Jesse has been sexually attacked, the suburban father loses it. Setting out to find Jesse's attacker, Christian goes on a violent rampage.
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, Drama
New Zealand
2006
102 Minutes
Karl Urban Matthew Sunderland Lois Lawn Simon Ferry Tandi Wright Paul Glover William Kircher Georgia Fabish Fayth Rasmussen
murderer older man mother daughter boyfriend survivor disturbing tense emotional profound new zealand small town house street beach mass murder violence arson david gray survival
Based on the Aramoana Massacre that occurred on 13 November and 14 November 1990. Resident David Gray, an unemployed gun collector, went on a rampage in which 13 people were shot dead, before Gray himself was shot by police.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Comedy
UK|Netherlands
1988
119 Minutes
Bernard Hill Joan Plowright Juliet Stevenson Joely Richardson Jason Edwards Bryan Pringle
matriarch husband daughter sister granddaughter coroner suspenseful dark amusing dreamy family home bathroom swimming pool ocean murder family secrets murder investigation seduction friendship mother/daughter relationship
Three generations of women all share the same problem: marriage woes, and they want to put an end to it.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Chloë Sevigny Kristen Stewart Jamey Sheridan Fiona Shaw Kim Dickens Denis O'Hare Jeff Perry Jay Huguley
maid friend murderer father lover brooding intricate tense emotional uneasy massachusetts house forbidden love lizzie borden father/daughter relationship haunted houses murder trial forbidden love rivalry
A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Borden's family.
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.
Drama
Japan
2010
106 Minutes
Takako Matsu Masaki Okada Yoshino Kimura Kaoru Fujiwara Kai Inowaki Hotaru Nomoto Mana Ashida Sora Iwata Daichi Izumi Karin Katô Takuya Kusakawa
mother grieving mother murderer murder victim student teacher dark intense gripping suspenseful chilling emotional japan school house murder confession psychopath investigation revenge
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1998
96 Minutes
Julia Stiles William R. Moses Patrick Muldoon Vanessa Zima Michael Parks Chelsea Field Louise Myrback Linda Hart
killer wife husband daughter nanny detective shocking suspenseful chilling melodramatic family home gated community suburbia school father/daughter relationship grief mental breakdown infidelity incest murder
14-year-old Ellie Christianson wants to make her father Ben her love partner. And when her mother Karen turns up dead, Ellie has a good opportunity.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2008
88 Minutes
Brittany Snow Scott Porter Jessica Stroup Dana Davis Collins Pennie Kelly Blatz James Ransone Brianne Davis Kellan Lutz Johnathon Schaech Idris Elba
high-school teacher high-school student murderer psychopath friend girl gory brutal dark high school family home hotel bathroom limousine prom survival obsession violence murder the past
Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
96 Minutes
Alix Elizabeth Gitter James Ralph Erick Avari Steve Bacic Jade Ramsey James C. Burns Nikita Ramsey Tadhg Kelly Tara Westwood James Cavlo
orphan uncle young girl murder victim murderer ghost creepy dark dreamy suspenseful touching thrilling united states countryside country house village small town murder murder investigation ghosts
A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is, only to find the killer is very close to her.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2004
98 Minutes
Marina Sirtis Dean Haglund Tucker Smallwood Lauren Birkell Alexis Cruz Chris Hardwick Loanne Bishop Al Hedison Alexander Agate Lillian Lehman Neil Dickson
mother daughter therapist psychic ghost teen girl suspenseful creepy heartwarming family home school suicide attempt mother/daughter relationship paranormal work-life balance grief psychic phenomena mystery growing up 2000s
KELLY is a beautiful young 16-year old who, like many teenagers, feels her life has become unbearably dark and depressed. Unable to make a meaningful connection with anyone around her, ... See full summary »
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, Crime, Drama
India
2013
158 Minutes
gangster lover murderer rival victim criminal bleak chilling disturbing engaging intense shocking india city hospital crime scene love power rivalry plot
After killing his mentor, a gangster comes into power to rule over Mumbai. In the process he falls for an aspiring actress, nevertheless he finds that his protege has fallen for her too which leads to enmity between them.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2009
110 Minutes
Tony Goldwyn Monica Potter Garret Dillahunt Aaron Paul Sara Paxton Riki Lindhome Spencer Treat Clark Martha MacIsaac Michael Bowen Josh Cox
mother father daughter friend young man murderer brutal thrilling lake house small town serial murders family escape rape vacation revenge underdog wretched excess 2000s
After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|France
2017
105 Minutes
Diane Kruger Denis Moschitto Johannes Krisch Samia Chancrin Numan Acar Ulrich Tukur Rafael Santana Ulrich Brandhoff Laurens Walter
mother grieving mother terrorist murderer murder victim son husband german sad shocking intense tense germany court workplace family home city terrorism extremism revenge
Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
South Korea
2005
114 Minutes
Lee Yeong-ae Min-sik Choi Nam Il-woo Kim Byeong-ok Kim Bu-seon Mi-ran Ra
murderer thief daughter teacher police officer criminal striking emotional gutsy prison bakery cell house korea wrongful conviction murder retribution justice revenge discovery
After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.