20 movies like Strange but True, ordered by similarity : The Clovehitch Killer(2018), Thelma(2017), The Lodgers(2017), Marrowbone(2017), The Babysitter's Seduction(1996), Totem(2017), Parents(1989), Secrets at the Lake(2019), The Beacon(2009), Fugue(2018), Them That Follow(2019), Killer Daddy Issues(2020) ...
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2019
96 Minutes
Amy Ryan Nick Robinson Margaret Qualley Blythe Danner Brian Cox Greg Kinnear Mena Massoud Connor Jessup Vanessa Burns
boyfriend girlfriend high-school sweetheart family parent adoptive parent creepy dark eerie melodramatic uneasy tense family home school dance suburb united states forest home pregnancy supernatural
A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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, Mystery & Thriller
Norway|France|Denmark|Sweden
2017
116 Minutes
Eili Harboe Kaya Wilkins Henrik Rafaelsen Ellen Dorrit Petersen Grethe Eltervåg Ingrid Giæver Oskar Pask Anders Mossling Steinar Klouman Hallert
student young woman supernatural being friend victim love interest chilling dense fascinating gripping intense uneasy oslo college library home outdoors forest supernatural unexplained phenomenon
A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Ireland
2017
93 Minutes
Charlotte Vega Bill Milner Eugene Simon David Bradley Deirdre O'Kane Moe Dunford Roisin Murphy Brendan O'Rourke Emmet Kelly Anthony Murphy Jack O'Malley
orphan twin outcast veteran supernatural being parent dark disturbing uneasy emotional frightening tense ireland house haunted house lake countryside small town incest rule breaking
A family curse confines orphaned twins Rachel and Edwards to their home, in punishment for their ancestors' sins. Bound to the rules of a haunting childhood lullaby, the twins must never let any outsiders inside the house.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Spain|USA
2017
110 Minutes
George MacKay Anya Taylor-Joy Charlie Heaton Mia Goth Matthew Stagg Kyle Soller Nicola Harrison Laura Brook Tom Fisher
family sibling child brother sister creepy dark disturbing eerie engaging gripping tense suspenseful thrilling abandoned building farm death loss family secret
A young man and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1996
97 Minutes
Stephen Collins Keri Russell Phylicia Rashad Tobin Bell John D'Aquino Linda Kelsey Dawn Lambing Roger Floyd Adam Crosby Kristie Horton Travis Robertson
detective wife husband babysitter child family creepy dark frightening gripping suspenseful chilling home house police station swimming pool school mysterious deaths conspiracy adultery
In the early 14th century, Scottish warrior and Earl Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots, leading Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Canada|USA
1989
82 Minutes
Randy Quaid Mary Beth Hurt Sandy Dennis Bryan Madorsky Juno Mills Cockell Kathryn Grody Deborah Rush Graham Jarvis
mother father counselor son housewife mortician hilarious offbeat dark gory suburb family home massachusetts kitchen school cannibalism parent/child relationship family dysfunction coming of age family secrets
A young boy living in 1950s suburbia suspects his parents are cannibalistic murderers.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2019
95 Minutes
Nicky Whelan Alexandria Deberry Anna Hutchison Trevor Stines Kara Royster Ricky Garcia Giullian Yao Gioiello Kim DeJesus Sarah Cleveland Stacie Conard Jou Jou Papailler
mother family grieving mother teenager dark emotional eerie shocking somber tense lake vacation home grief secrets family vacation plot mystery 2010s
A group of teens make a pact that has deadly consequences.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2009
98 Minutes
Teri Polo David Rees Snell Elaine Hendrix Nick Sowell Marnette Patterson Michael Ironside Ken Howard
parent death ghost parapsychologist police officer child thrilling creepy dark emotional shocking suspenseful united states texas dallas villa mansion home childhood trauma death of child
A bipolar, small-time scam artist gets mixed up with some wacky pornographers and takes on the run after being falsely accused of a murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2018
100 Minutes
Gabriela Muskala Lukasz Simlat Malgorzata Buczkowska Piotr Skiba Halina Rasiakowna Zbigniew Walerys Dariusz Chojnacki Iwo Rajski Klara Bielawka Grzegorz Stelmaszewski
amnesiac mother daughter wife family member friend gripping raw emotional intricate tense forest hospital house beach train tracks train station amnesia starting over going home
Alicja suffers from memory loss and has rebuilt her own free-spirited way of life. Two years later, she returns to her former family to assume against her will her role as wife, mother, and daughter to people who are strangers to her.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2019
98 Minutes
Daniel Savage Olivia Colman Kaitlyn Dever Alice Englert Jim Gaffigan Walton Goggins Thomas Mann Lewis Pullman Brooks Roseberry Katherine DeBoer
daughter boyfriend husband father family faith healer pastor brooding dark disturbing emotional fascinating gripping intense melancholy offbeat profound somber thrilling appalachia
Set deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, a pastor's daughter holds a secret that threatens to tear her community apart.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2020
90 Minutes
Carolyn McCormick Jillian Murray Lisa Thornhill Kristina Reyes Dan Amboyer Nicholas David King Chris Riggi
woman equestrian family daughter maid emotional uneasy suspenseful shocking sad profound farm home united states death death of father will and testament horse riding coma horse breeding
An equestrian discovers her family's estate harbors an unfathomable secret.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2016
77 Minutes
Teresa Palmer Gabriel Bateman Alexander DiPersia Billy Burke Maria Bello Alicia Vela-Bailey Andi Osho Rolando Boyce Maria Russell Elizabeth Pan Lotta Losten
woman brother creature friend family member parent creepy dark intense house bedroom car office school street nightmares creatures danger stress survival
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Mystery & Thriller, Western
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Maggie Grace Maika Monroe Justin Chatwin Mark Webber Bonnie Bedelia Logan Miller Will Patton Aaron Poole Brad Carter Blake Robbins Bryan Whorton
young woman daughter parent killer convict family gripping gritty gutsy outlandish raw united states oklahoma family secrets destruction dramatization western films mystery adventure discovery
A young woman investigates the murder of her parents when rumors suggest the man convicted of the crime may not be the killer after all.
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
USA
2014
101 Minutes
Maika Monroe Keir Gilchrist Daniel Zovatto Jake Weary Olivia Luccardi Lili Sepe Ruby Harris Bailey Spry Debbie Williams
teenager boyfriend friend stranger assassin parent dark creepy frightening park car abandoned house swimming pool bedroom bathroom teen romance curse survival assassination friendship
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
119 Minutes
Rod Taylor Tippi Hedren Suzanne Pleshette Jessica Tandy Veronica Cartwright Ethel Griffies Charles McGraw Joe Mantell Elizabeth Wilson Doodles Weaver Richard Deacon
socialite love interest victim bird scientist teacher chilling frightening suspenseful san francisco shop street family home vehicle school killer animals birds death regret darkness
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Russia
2018
102 Minutes
John Cho Debra Messing Joseph Lee Michelle La Sara Sohn Alex Jayne Go Thomas Barbusca Gage Biltoft
daughter father police officer friend missing girl disturbing shocking intricate uneasy tense house room school party missing persons mystery father/daughter relationship investigation internet secrets
After his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada
2005
108 Minutes
JR Bourne Caroline Cave Deborah Grover Frank Adamson Joyce Gordon
husband wife boss daughter mother-in-law parent bleak disturbing tense emotional family home canada art gallery office assault family dysfunction trust failing career marital problems investigation
Warner isn't sure how he got where he is, but he's not particularly happy to be there: mid-thirties, married, two kids, dead-end career in fund raising, cramped town house, old car, clothes... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
2019
93 Minutes
Adriana Barraza Camila Mendes Charlie Weber Manny Perez Andrés Vélez Neil Sandilands Tyler Silva
mother daughter guest young man criminal creepy dark disturbing gripping intense guest house border united states secrets murder unexplained deaths family unlikely allies escape growing up
Two unwanted guests threaten a young woman and her overbearing mother at a small bed-and-breakfast near the U.S.-Mexico border.