Movies like Helpless (2012)
The best movies like Helpless (2012) are Hide and Seek (2013), The Vanished (2018) and Perfect Number (2012). If Helpless hooked you with its mystery and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Bourne Identity (2002)7.5/10 from 10,549 votes
- NewestFollowing (2024)Released 2024
- In KoreanHide and Seek (2013)Also in Korean
Hide and Seek (2013)
Sung-soo has everything a man could want: a beautiful wife and children, a comfortable home and luxury car, and plenty of money in the bank. When he learns that his estranged brother, Sung-chul, has gone missing, haunting memories of their troubled past urge him to visit his brother’s apartment in search of answers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Vanished (2018)
A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPerfect Number (2012)
A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlind (2011)
A blind witness and a runaway help the police find the suspect in a hit and run until the culprit realizes that they are close on his trail. The killer tracks her down and Soo-ah realizes that in order to save Gi-sub she would have to risk her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMissing You (2016)
A girl who lost her father to a serial killer, a detective and a killer are intertwined in a chaotic relationship and are met with an unprecedented series of events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Neighbors (2012)
A serial killer murders a girl from his neighborhood. The residents begin to suspect him one by one, as he tries to cover his tracks and plans another kill before escape.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisInsane (2016)
A woman gets kidnapped in the middle of the day and is tortured in a psychiatric hospital. A Journalist gets on the trace of the case and tries to find out the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Intruder (2020)
Seo-jin is a widower still grieving his wife's death. Then he receives the news that his long-lost younger sister, Yoo-jin, who went missing 25 years ago, has turned up. Unlike the rest of his family, who welcome her into their arms, Seo-jin feels that Yoo-jin is a stranger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMissing (2016)
A working single mother comes home one day to find that her daughter and the nanny have disappeared -- and this is just the beginning of her nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRecalled (2021)
Soo-jin, who lost her memories due to a horrible incident, starts suspecting her husband. She is confused between reality and illusion, truth and lies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInnocent Thing (2014)
A high school teacher whose wife is about to give birth finds himself tangled in temptation and obsession when a student falls for him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Witness (2018)
An ordinary man witnesses a cruel murder and becomes entangled in circumstances out of his control.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlood and Ties (2013)
A young woman's happy life with her father takes a downward turn when she begins to suspect that he's a kidnapper.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMontage (2013)
A woman's child is kidnapped and killed after paying the ransom. 15 years later, a mysterious figure is seen visiting the site of killing and another kidnapping occurs using the same methods. The woman teams up with a detective to catch the killer once and for all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMonster (2014)
Bok-Soon runs a street stall, cares for her younger sister, and is feared by many because of her quick temper. When Tae-Soo murders her sister, rage consumes her completely as she stalks the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSecret (2009)
A detective suspects that his wife murdered a gangster's brother. As he tries to misdirect the police and the bloodthirsty gangster while independently investigating his wife, terrible secrets slowly begin to surface.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Deja Vu (2018)
Jimin has killed a girl in a car accident when she was driving with her fiance Woojin. From that night, she experiences terrifying hallucination seeing the dead girl. Unable to bear it, she finally goes to the police to report the truth, only to find that she didn’t actually have a car accident.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
The Truth Beneath (2016)
For 15 days, a politician and his wife navigate a scandal after their daughter goes missing on the eve of the national elections.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOffice (2015)
To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's colleagues, who seem to be hiding something.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarionette (2017)
A mystery crime thriller about a man who calls himself Master and sends mysterious texts with images of young women that they don't remember taking. A teacher and a former detective become involved in the escalating series of crimes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Bring Me Home (2019)
Jung-yeon receives a tip-off that her son who went missing six years ago is in a fishing village. Local officers get in her way, trying to cover up a secret that might be related to her case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMemoir of a Murderer (2017)
A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her mysterious boyfriend who may be a serial killer too.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAfter My Death (2018)
When a school girl disappears, suicide is suspected, and one of her classmates is suspected of having goaded her into it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Culprit (2019)
Someone brutally murders Young-hoon’s wife. A hair sample was found on his wife’s body and the detectives use it to trace it back to his friend Joon-sung and locks him up. Seemingly becoming a murder’s wife overnight, Da-yeon asks Young-hoon to testify on his behalf but when he doesn’t show up for the trial, she goes to visit him at his house.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
House of the Disappeared (2017)
After being wrongly imprisoned for murdering her husband, a woman returns to the house where the incident occurred to solve the mystery of his death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisObsession (1976)
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFollowing (2024)
A realtor who loves sneaking into people's homes finds the dead body of a scamming social media influencer – can he find out who did it?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lady Vanishes (1979)
On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it's all in her mind or if there's a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Train to Lisbon (2013)
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bourne Identity (2002)
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Helpless?
The closest matches to Helpless are Hide and Seek (2013), The Vanished (2018) and Perfect Number (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Helpless?
People who watched Helpless most often go on to Hide and Seek (2013), The Vanished (2018) and Perfect Number (2012).
What is the highest-rated movie like Helpless?
The Bourne Identity (2002), rated 7.5/10 by 10,549 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Helpless?
Following (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Helpless?
Yes: Hide and Seek (2013), The Vanished (2018) and Perfect Number (2012).
How are movies similar to Helpless chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Helpless, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.