20 movies like The Stranger, ordered by similarity : Hereditary(2018), The Killing of a Sacred Deer(2017), Totem(2017), Bird Box(2018), A Christmas Horror Story(2015), Cop Car(2015), Estranged(2015), The Babadook(2014), Train to Busan(2016), Us(2019), The Endless(2017), Worry Dolls(2016) ...
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, 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, 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, Horror
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Kerris Dorsey Ahna O'Reilly James Tupper Lia McHugh Lawrence Pressman Allison Caetano
teen boy family supernatural being dark creepy chilling suspenseful tense united states horror supernatural protection family mystery mystery escape revenge sacrifice 2010s
A teen must resort to extreme measures to protect her family from a supernatural entity.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Sci-Fi
USA
2018
124 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Trevante Rhodes Jacki Weaver Rosa Salazar Danielle Macdonald Lil Rel Howery Tom Hollander BD Wong Julian Edwards Vivien Lyra Blair Sarah Paulson
mother doctor child stranger creature brutal chilling frightening gripping forest river hospital house car abandoned house survival apocalypse fear death evil
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other, Comedy
Canada
2015
99 Minutes
William Shatner Grant Harvey George Buza Rob Archer Percy Hynes-White Jeff Clarke Jessica Clement Zoé De Grand Maison Amy Forsyth Ken Hall
santa claus elf zombie child demon shocking gory somber thrilling suspenseful brutal village school christmas horror films zombies self-defense mystery adventure discovery
Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio host: A family brings home more than a Christmas tree, a student documentary becomes a living nightmare, a Christmas spirit terrorizes, Santa slays evil.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
88 Minutes
Kevin Bacon James Freedson-Jackson Hays Wellford Camryn Manheim Shea Whigham Sean Hartley Kyra Sedgwick Sit Lenh
young boy friend sheriff mysterious man woman hostage brutal disturbing gory intense suspenseful tense united states field road car woods country road rebellion mystery
A small-town sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride.
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.
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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
South Korea
2016
118 Minutes
Gong Yoo Ma Dong-seok Woo-sik Choi Eui-sung Kim Su-an Kim Myung-sin Park Soo-jung Ye Gwi-hwa Choi
workaholic daughter ex-wife train passenger zombie brutal shocking thrilling suspenseful frightening raw train south korea train station train travel zombie movies horror survival father/daughter relationship adventure
While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
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, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Aaron Moorhead Aaron Moorhead Justin Benson Callie Hernandez Tate Ellington Lew Temple James Jordan Shane Brady Kira Powell Emily Montague Peter Cilella
brother cult leader cult member creature camper chilling dark thrilling intense suspenseful disturbing camp woods lake compound boat forest cult mystery mythical creatures
As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2016
86 Minutes
Christopher Wiehl Brea Grant Samantha Smith Kennedy Brice Kym Jackson Tina Lifford Yohance Myles Ashlynn Ross
police detective serial killer doll murder victim daughter brutal shocking somber frightening gory police station house curse murder murder plot obsession killer dolls pursuit mystery discovery
Guatemalan parents teach their children to allay their troubles by getting handmade worry dolls, but several of these talismans find their way into the hands of residents of a small Southern town and set off a grisly wave of bloodshed.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2003
77 Minutes
Karl Geary Alexis Dziena Keith Robinson Rebecca Mader Amanda Plummer John Kapelos Lance Henriksen Nick Phillips
recluse neighbor mother sister mutant beautiful woman suspenseful chilling frightening apartment city neighborhood epidemic voyeurism mystery supernatural disappearance dysfunction escape metamorphosis
While taking photographs through his window, an invalid (Karl Geary) witnesses an attack by a giant, carnivorous cockroach.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Austria
2014
100 Minutes
Severin Fiala Susanne Wuest Elias Schwarz Lukas Schwarz Hans Escher Elfriede Schatz Karl Purker Georg Deliovsky Christian Steindl Christian Schatz Erwin Schmalzbauer
young boy brother twin mother sibling psychopath bleak thrilling suspenseful shocking engaging frightening house countryside horror change plastic surgery mother/child relationship trust discovery
Twin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don't recognize.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2017
92 Minutes
Tobin Bell Peter Spierig Matt Passmore Callum Keith Rennie Clé Bennett Hannah Anderson Mandela Van Peebles Laura Vandervoort Brittany Allen Paul Braunstein Josiah Black
murderer maniac victim detective witness police officer gory disturbing dark unrestrained creepy suspenseful police station warehouse park laboratory torture chamber barn murder investigation murder case
Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one suspect: John Kramer, the man known as Jigsaw, who has been dead for over 10 years.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
89 Minutes
Patrick Horvath Radio Silence Chad Villella Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Kristina Pesic Fabianne Therese Nathalie Love Dana Gould Anessa Ramsey Susan Burke
traveler band member brother family creature demon husband suspenseful sultry somber disturbing chilling desert highway horror fantasy secrets mystery fall underdog
Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2016
93 Minutes
Robert Englund Lin Shaye Grayson Gabriel Summer H. Howell Keenan Lehmann Michael Sirow Kyle Strauts Emily Haine
grandmother teenager best friend man child creature creepy dark eerie frightening shocking somber old house loft illness living together mystery resurrection nightmares fear
The story follows the comedic antics of young Wayne Young, who is in over his head when stuck in a house full of mobsters, and must dig deep to try and stop the mobsters, save the girl, and... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2018
101 Minutes
April Billingsley Kelsey Scott Conal Byrne Rhoda Griffis John Curran Jill Jane Clements
mother mentally ill person psychiatrist patient baby chilling disturbing frightening intense shocking united states psychiatric ward psychiatrist's office hospital family home cult kidnapping supernatural telepathy madness
After claiming that her newborn was stolen by a cult, a young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Spain|USA
2018
96 Minutes
AnnaSophia Robb Uma Thurman Isabelle Fuhrman Rosie Day Taylor Russell Kirsty Mitchell Rebecca Front Victoria Moroles Noah Silver Jim Sturgeon David Elliot
teenager headmistress superhuman friend family member uneasy endearing thrilling suspenseful intricate boarding school classroom bedroom dorm dormitory super powers trapped boarding-school life friendship mystery
A troubled teen named Kit Gordy is forced to join the exclusive Blackwood Boarding School, just to find herself trapped by dark forces around its mysterious headmistress, Madame Duret.
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."