20 movies like The Boy Next Door, ordered by similarity : Ben Is Back(2018), A Simple Favor(2018), Paper Towns(2015), Girl Followed(2017), Kaleidoscope(2016), Mother(2009), It Comes at Night(2017), Down a Dark Hall(2018), Murder 3(2013), Body(2015), Wildling(2018), Spanking the Monkey(1994) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Jennifer Lopez Ryan Guzman John Corbett Kristin Chenoweth Ian Nelson Lexi Atkins Hill Harper Jack Wallace Adam Hicks Francois Chau Bailey Chase
teenager young man single mother son neighbor brooding sultry suburb family home school intergenerational friendship seduction friendship mother/son relationship jealousy stalking forbidden love rivalry temptation 2010s
A woman, separated from her unfaithful husband, falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2018
103 Minutes
Julia Roberts Lucas Hedges Courtney B. Vance Kathryn Newton Rachel Bay Jones David Zaldivar Alexandra Park Michael Esper Tim Guinee Myra Lucretia Taylor Mia Fowler
young man mother sister friend addict drug smuggler intense gripping emotional rousing brooding sad family home suburbia neighborhood small town substance abuse drug addiction family dysfunction family ties
A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.
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, Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2015
109 Minutes
Nat Wolff Cara Delevingne Halston Sage Austin Abrams Justice Smith Jaz Sinclair Cara Buono Griffin Freeman Josiah Cerio
young man young woman friend neighbor parent teacher brooding emotional intense hilarious town house street bedroom school classroom friendship disappearance search clues
After an all-night adventure, Quentin's lifelong crush, Margo, disappears, leaving behind clues that Quentin and his friends follow on the journey of a lifetime.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Emma Fuhrmann Joey Lawrence Heather McComb Travis Caldwell Nicole Ehinger Jake Elliott Olivia Nikkanen Betsy Baker Danielle Langlois Madison Mae Jentzen Ramirez
teen girl teenager stalker mother father friend charming suspenseful intense emotional creepy house school coming-of-age sexual advances stalking fear relationships sexual obsession temptation
A resentful 14-year-old girl is drawn into a seemingly innocent friendship with an older man, but the relationship turns sinister.
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.
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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
97 Minutes
Joel Edgerton Christopher Abbott Carmen Ejogo Riley Keough Kelvin Harrison Jr. Griffin Robert Faulkner David Pendleton Chase Joliet Mick O'Rourke
husband wife son refugee mother survivor bleak brooding creepy disturbing tense thrilling house woods basement forest home disease evil spirits mysterious illness
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son. Then a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
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.
Mystery & Thriller
India
2013
124 Minutes
photographer girlfriend missing girl investigator suspect bleak creepy emotional engaging gripping shocking india secret room home apartment missing persons investigation jealousy relationships love
A hot-shot fashion and wildlife photographer Vikram gets into a relationship with Nisha. She moves in with him in his palatial house outside of the city. The old world house, made decades ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2015
75 Minutes
Helen Rogers Alexandra Turshen Lauren Molina Larry Fessenden Adam Cornelius Dan Brennan Kimberly Flynn Ian Robinson
young woman college student friend murder victim gripping tense suspenseful family home suburb suburbia united states murder crime friendship boredom christmas escape rivalry 2010s
Three young women (Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina) face a moral dilemma when they accidentally kill a groundskeeper (Larry Fessenden) at a secluded mansion.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Liv Tyler Brad Dourif Bel Powley James LeGros Mike Faist Collin-Kelly Sordelet Troy Ruptash Arlo Mertz Aviva Winick
teen girl father fictitious character monster sheriff son bleak brooding dark disturbing eerie somber tense rural community woods school attic cave forest captivity
A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood.
Comedy
USA
1994
106 Minutes
Jeremy Davies Alberta Watson Benjamin Hendrickson Carla Gallo Matthew Puckett Judette Jones
medical student son mother father friend young girl shocking amusing offbeat emotional household neighborhood bathroom bedroom woods field incest mother/son relationship family dysfunction sexual taboo
A med student is forced by his traveling salesman dad to cancel a top summer internship and look after his hot mom, who's bedridden with a broken leg. Applying lotion to her legs arouses him.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action, Western
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham Marin Ireland Katy Mixon Dale Dickey Kevin Rankin
divorce brother son ex-convict banker texas ranger brooding raw intense texas house bank casino car office brother relationship foreclosure desperation search family
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1998
94 Minutes
Paul Newman Susan Sarandon Gene Hackman Reese Witherspoon Stockard Channing James Garner Giancarlo Esposito Liev Schreiber Margo Martindale John Spencer M. Emmet Walsh
private detective movie star friend daughter police officer chauffeur uneasy brooding cool intricate mexico los angeles california mansion malibu, calif. apartment aging friendship infidelity murder
A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Brazil
2012
131 Minutes
Irandhir Santos Irma Brown Sebastião Formiga Gustavo Jahn Maeve Jinkings W.J. Solha Lula Terra Ana Rita Gurgel
young man young woman grandfather mother housewife intense emotional disturbing brazil desperation loneliness drugs sexual frustration threats love underdog forbidden love discovery fall rivalry
The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2018
97 Minutes
Shane Jacobson Clayton Jacobson Kim Gyngell Lynette Curran Sarah Snook
brother stepfather mother family dying person unemployed person amusing witty dark tense suspenseful engaging victoria, australia murder plot brother relationship humor comedy vengeance parent/child relationship fall
Two brothers' murder plans go somewhat sideways in this Australian dark comedy.
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, Adventure, Action
USA
2005
110 Minutes
Paul Walker Jessica Alba Scott Caan Ashley Scott Josh Brolin James Frain Tyson Beckford Dwayne Adway Gill Montie Ramon Saunders Chris Taloa
diver friend drug dealer club owner drug lord childhood friend thrilling suspenseful sultry tense intense bahamas shipwreck club car ocean ship diving sunken treasure drug smuggling
A group of divers find themselves in deep trouble with a drug lord after they come upon the illicit cargo of a sunken airplane.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2020
90 Minutes
Boti Bliss Morgan Obenreder Rebecca Marshall Chad Brannon Lisa Cole Austin Falk
single mother epileptic teenager friend missing person daughter creepy emotional suspenseful suburbia small town family home party suburb police station sex trade kidnapping race against time evil plot arrest
An equestrian discovers her family's estate harbors an unfathomable secret.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2017
89 Minutes
Joey King Ryan Phillippe Ki Hong Lee Mitchell Slaggert Shannon Purser Sydney Park Elisabeth Röhm Josephine Langford Alexander Nunez Daniela Barbosa Kevin Hanchard
high-school student friend rival girl student brash chilling gory creepy house cemetery woods neighborhood school party mysterious deaths wishes aspirations evil spirits dilemma
A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.