20 movies like Playback, ordered by similarity : The Stranger(2014), Sometimes They Come Back(1991), The Town That Dreaded Sundown(2014), Deep Red(1975), Son of Frankenstein(1939), The Evil Dead(1981), Spider Baby(1964), Us(2019), Shrooms(2006), The Leopard Man(1943), Hereditary(2018), Texas Chainsaw(2013) ...
Horror
USA
2011
98 Minutes
Johnny Pacar Ambyr Childers Christian Slater Jonathan Keltz Alessandra Torresani Toby Hemingway Jennifer Missoni Daryl Mitchell
murderer evil spirit teenager gory past small town family running the police mystery
A teenager investigates the case of a missing local baby, though he discovers a dark secret that has been unleashed in his town, and an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to find its heir.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Chile
2014
93 Minutes
Lorenza Izzo Ariel Levy Aaron Burns Cristobal Tapia Montt Luis Gnecco Nicolás Durán Alessandra Guerzoni Pablo Vila
drifter teenager thug lieutenant single mother somber brutal creepy frightening gory suspenseful small town cemetery hospital country road country house chile disease death of brother family
A mysterious man arrives in a small American town seeking his wife, though his presence plunges the community into a bloodbath.
Horror
1991
97 Minutes
Tim Matheson Brooke Adams William Sanderson Robert Gorman Robert Rusler Bentley Mitchum Chris Demetral
teacher wife son ghost brother teenager creepy dark tense high school small town house tunnel relocation murder false accusations traumatic past supernatural second chance discovery
Teens from hell seek belated revenge on a high-school teacher (Tim Matheson) with a wife (Brooke Adams) and son.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
85 Minutes
Addison Timlin Travis Tope Spencer Treat Clark Veronica Cartwright Gary Cole Edward Herrmann Josh Leonard Denis O'Hare Anthony Anderson Andy Abele Ed Lauter
maniac serial killer murderer gory small town past community message secret mystery
65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called "moonlight murders" begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high school girl may be the key to catching him.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Italy
1975
126 Minutes
David Hemmings Daria Nicolodi Gabriele Lavia Clara Calamai Macha Méril Glauco Mauri Eros Pagni Giuliana Calandra
music teacher reporter killer creepy gory dark italy household murder mystery investigation serial murders quest mystery 1960s
A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
Horror
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Lionel Atwill Josephine Hutchinson Donnie Dunagan Emma Dunn Edgar Norton Perry Ivins Lawrence Grant Lionel Belmore
frankenstein's monster ygor scientist inspector wife son creepy dark thrilling family home castle frankenstein village laboratory graveyard family honor father/son relationship scientific experiments monsters murder vindication
Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.
Horror
1981
85 Minutes
Bruce Campbell Ellen Sandweiss Betsy Baker Hal Delrich Sarah York
teenager girlfriend friend monster living dead dark gory campy woods cabin evil romance survival evil spirits transformation escape revenge 1980s
Teens (Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker) in a remote cabin accidentally resurrect demonic forces with a taped incantation and the Book of the Dead.
Horror
1964
80 Minutes
Lon Chaney Carol Ohmart Quinn Redeker Beverly Washburn Jill Banner Sid Haig Mary Mitchel Karl Schanzer Mantan Moreland
chauffeur child lawyer relative sister cousin eerie creepy frightening amusing mansion woods cellar dining room family home mental illness genetic abnormalities murder family disease
A servant (Lon Chaney Jr.) watches over family members who, by the age of 10, begin devolving into primitive, cannibalistic creatures.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Japan|USA
2019
116 Minutes
Lupita Nyong'o Winston Duke Elisabeth Moss Tim Heidecker Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Anna Diop Evan Alex Shahadi Wright Joseph Madison Curry Cali Sheldon Noelle Sheldon
husband son daughter masked man stranger uneasy frightening creepy gory brutal chilling beach beach house car woods bedroom living room home invasion survival family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Horror
Ireland|UK|Denmark
2006
84 Minutes
Lindsey Haun Jack Huston Max Kasch Maya Hazen Alice Greczyn Don Wycherley Sean McGinley
teenager american irishman friend murderer stalker bleak chilling dark disturbing frightening gory ireland woods camp abandoned building drugs murder camping hallucinations
A group of friends are stalked and murdered whilst looking for psilocybin mushrooms in the Irish woods.
Horror
USA
1943
65 Minutes
Dennis O'Keefe Margo Jean Brooks Isabel Jewell James Bell Margaret Landry Abner Biberman Richard Martin Tula Parma Ben Bard Ariel Heath
singer agent dancer native american young girl mother chilling frightful small town new mexico nightclub family home jail countryside wild animals murder show business investigation competition mystery
A seemingly tame leopard used for a publicity stunt escapes and kills a young girl, spreading panic throughout a sleepy New Mexico town.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
127 Minutes
Toni Collette Gabriel Byrne Alex Wolff Ann Dowd Milly Shapiro Mallory Bechtel Brock McKinney Christy Summerhays
art gallerist mother daughter son husband thrilling suspenseful gory frightening profound fascinating art gallery haunted house woods mysterious past legacy horror mysterious deaths family secrets darkness
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Horror
USA
2013
92 Minutes
Alexandra Daddario Dan Yeager Bill Moseley Marilyn Burns John Dugan Tania Raymonde Trey Songz Shaun Sipos Thom Barry Paul Rae Scott Eastwood
leatherface young woman grandmother family member townsperson brutal shocking gory newt, texas old house past crimes murder inheritance family secrets discovery escape 1970s
A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward.
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.
Horror
USA
2010
96 Minutes
Jackie Earle Haley Rooney Mara Kyle Gallner Katie Cassidy Thomas Dekker Kellan Lutz Clancy Brown Connie Britton Lia Mortenson
freddy krueger teenager waitress friend police officer frightening gory disturbing diner police station family home dreamworld murder revenge survival pursuit escape mystery 2010s
The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.
Horror, Comedy
USA
1996
111 Minutes
Neve Campbell David Arquette Courteney Cox Matthew Lillard Skeet Ulrich Rose McGowan Drew Barrymore Jamie Kennedy Henry Winkler Lawrence Hecht Liev Schreiber
reporter murderer deputy daughter student friend cheeky disturbing gory town house movies murder teen romance trust escape temptation rivalry 1990s
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
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|Germany|Italy
2002
99 Minutes
Bill Paxton Matthew McConaughey Powers Boothe Matt O'Leary Luke Askew Jeremy Sumpter Derk Cheetwood Missy Crider Alan Davidson Cynthia Ettinger Vincent Chase
serial killer brother fbi agent creepy frightening texas small town family dysfunction father/son relationship religion investigation murder mystery pursuit 2000s
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
1982
117 Minutes
Hal Holbrook Adrienne Barbeau E.G. Marshall Fritz Weaver Leslie Nielsen Carrie Nye Viveca Lindfors Ed Harris Ted Danson Stephen King Warner Shook
monster alien husband murderer father daughter gory suspenseful campy frightening small town farm beach cemetery house supernatural revenge death alien invasion alcohol
An anthology which tells five terrifying tales inspired by the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s.
Comedy, Horror
USA
1980
106 Minutes
Rory Calhoun Nancy Parsons Paul Linke Nina Axelrod Wolfman Jack Elaine Joyce Dick Curtis Monique St. Pierre Rosanne Katon E. Hampton Beagle Michael Melvin
farmer sister sheriff reverend traveler tourist gory campy madcap small town motel farm cannibalism serial murders dark secrets family dysfunction family business tourism discovery pursuit
A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.
Comedy, Horror
2017
82 Minutes
Parry Shen Kane Hodder Laura Ortiz Dave Sheridan Krystal Joy Brown Brian Quinn Felissa Rose Chase Williamson Katie Booth Tiffany Shepis Jonah Ray
murderer survivor witness wife friend husband brash creepy disturbing frightful gory shocking unrestrained swamp united states massacre violence death hunting murder