Movies like Not Found 49 (2023)
The best movies like Not Found 49 (2023) are V/H/S/94 (2021), Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) and V/H/S (2012). If Not Found 49 hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGhostland (2018)7.4/10 from 2,789 votes
- NewestBodycam (2026)Released 2026
- In JapaneseImprint (2006)Also in Japanese
V/H/S/94 (2021)
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHorrors of the Black Museum (1959)
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisV/H/S (2012)
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisV/H/S/99 (2022)
A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisGhostland (2018)
A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Resurrected (1991)
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisContainment (2015)
Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBooks of Blood (2020)
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBodycam (2026)
A call to a quiet suburban home unleashes unthinkable carnage when two officers mistakenly shoot a man and his infant child, spiraling the tragedy into a fierce, unrelenting fall into the unknown.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightmare Cinema (2018)
A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Girl Who Got Away (2021)
A female serial killer who killed four young girls is sent away to prison, but a fifth victim escaped with her life. Twenty years later, the killer escapes and begins hunting for the one who got away.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisV/H/S/2 (2013)
Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Boy Behind the Door (2020)
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDreams in the Witch House (2005)
A college student renting an old room in a boarding house discovers a plot by sinister, otherworldly forces to sacrifice his neighbor's infant.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay Dead (2025)
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDangerous Game: The Legacy Murders (2022)
A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTau (2018)
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMargaux (2022)
As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house's highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a dystopian nightmare as they realize Margaux's plans to eliminate her tenants one way or another. Time begins to run out as the group desperately tries to survive and outsmart the smart home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisImprint (2006)
An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVicious (2025)
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 (2001)
A collection of psychic images received by general posts. Fear multiplies! Earth-bound spirits, vengeful spirits, floating spirits, guardian spirits ... full of mysterious images that can not be elucidated by science!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Spirit Box 2 (2014)
The second psychic documentary, where psychic phenomena and horror experiences are connected one by one, and attacks with a big shiver. Women's shoes left behind on the bridge, which is famous for suicide. A suspicious figure appeared there with multiple footsteps... "Distortion time" and a total of 8 segments are included.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Spirit Box 4 (2015)
Suganuma was found to be in a state of confusion on the beach. He should have come to the river to bird watch, but he doesn't remember at all how he got to the sea, and he's been suffering from hallucinations since that day. " Iwasawa, a staff member of "Shimikidama Tegu", will trace the journey on the day of the incident with Suganuma, who came to consult with him. When Suganuma was a student, he had the experience of shooting independent films around here. An abominable memory of the leading actress. And a few bizarre phenomena that occur frequently.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Spirit Box 3 (2015)
The third psychic documentary where psychic phenomena and horror experiences are connected one by one and attacked with a big horror. Okazaki is a man who was able to capture the horror experience of a person. The person seems to be a suicidal woman, and Okazaki plans to make money if he sells this video...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Psychic Manjara 23 (2020)
Three years since the start of the series!! The 23rd occult horror psychic video collection! Resurrected unspoken fear!! Return to the origin special edition!!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Best Selection 2 (2002)
A best selection of the "Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video" franchise that takes footage from part 2, 6, 4, Special 1 and a new unreleased video.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 4 (2000)
4th entry in the popular "Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video" film series.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 9 (2002)
The 9th installment in the popular Japanese horror documentary series "Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video", and the second entry in the series directed by Tetsuaki Matsue. Featuring ten terrifying segments investigating the paranormal phenomena captured in videos submitted by the public.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 40 (2010)
A collection of horrifying psychic images submitted by general posts, "It was really there! Cursed video". Fear grows! Earth-bound spirits, grudges, floating spirits, guardian spirits ... Full of mysterious images that cannot be elucidated by science- including 'Company trip', 'Hydrogen sulfide', 'Eyes that sneak in', 'Spontaneous combustion', 'Summer Kawahara', 'House Studio', 'Series surveillance camera rental office' and 'Night pond'.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Sealed Video 50: Ankoku no Sosha Kohen (2020)
50th entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Not Found 49?
The closest matches to Not Found 49 are V/H/S/94 (2021), Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) and V/H/S (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Not Found 49?
Start with V/H/S/94 (2021), the closest match to Not Found 49.
What is the highest-rated movie like Not Found 49?
Ghostland (2018), rated 7.4/10 by 2,789 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Not Found 49?
Bodycam (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Not Found 49?
Yes: Imprint (2006), Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 (2001) and Spirit Box 2 (2014).
How are movies similar to Not Found 49 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Not Found 49, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.