Movies like The Shape (1999)
The best movies like The Shape (1999) are The Whisper (2026), General Cemetery (2013) and The Wailing (2024). If The Shape hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedVirus: 32 (2022)6.8/10 from 314 votes
- NewestThe Whisper (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishThe Whisper (2026)Also in Spanish
The Whisper (2026)
Fleeing from their violent father, siblings Lucía and Adrián take refuge in a remote mansion. With the help of a hidden micro-camera on a cat, Lucía uncovers a terrifying secret: their neighbors are part of a criminal network that kidnaps teenage girls to make snuff films, and they intend to get rid of the siblings. As Lucía fights to protect her brother, she must face a dark family curse that follows them into their newfound sanctuary.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGeneral Cemetery (2013)
Set in Iquitos, the story follows Andrea (Airam Galliani), a 15-years-ago teenage girl, who suffers the death of his father. With the help of his friends from school, encourage her to contact him using the ouija. However, this triggers a series of terrifying events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wailing (2024)
Andrea, in search of her biological family, feels stalked by an invisible threat. Other women before them have suffered the same fate. Twenty years earlier, on the other side of the world, Camille, fascinated by Marie, tries to warn her of a threat hanging over her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Exorcism of Carmen Farias (2021)
Carmen, a brave journalist, discovers soon after her mother's death that she has inherited her grandma's house. She decides to move there without knowing it hides dark secrets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Inhabitant (2018)
Three sisters enter the house of a senator with the intention of stealing money obtained from bribes, but once inside, they begin to hear strange cries coming from the basement.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Nun's Curse (2020)
A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Exorcist (2022)
Ophelia, a young nun recently arriving in the town of San Ramon, is forced to perform an exorcism on a pregnant woman in danger of dying. Just when she thinks her possession has ended, she discovers that the evil presence hasn't disappeared yet. The director of the award-winning Here Comes the Devil and Late Phases adds a new twist to possession movies in one of this year's Latin American horror surprises.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVeneciafrenia (2022)
When a group of young Spanish tourists travel to Venice for a bachelorette party, they are met by angry locals who are not keen on foreigners and soon they find themselves fighting for their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWatcher (2022)
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
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 thisLa Casa (2020)
Responding to an urgent call for help, a police officer becomes trapped by the evil spirits of a cursed house.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEyes of Laura Mars (1978)
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSaint Catherine (2024)
An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
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 thisPresencias (2022)
A man returns to his father's cabin where he spent a good part of his childhood and where his younger sister drowned.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVirus: 32 (2022)
A virus is unleashed and a chilling massacre runs through the streets of Montevideo.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKidnapped (2010)
Three hooded Eastern-European criminals burst into a home in a Madrid gated community, holding the family hostage in its own home, and forcing the father to empty his credit cards. But the family fights back - brutally.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVacation of Terror II: Diabolical Birthday (1991)
Julio is back, quietly running an antique shop, when a chance encounter with singer Mayra and her younger sister brings him face to face with the evil doll again!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Hunted (2023)
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
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 thisBreach (2020)
A hardened mechanic must stay awake and maintain an interstellar ark fleeing the dying planet Earth with a few thousand lucky souls on board... the last of humanity. Unfortunately, humans are not the only passengers. A shapeshifting alien creature has taken residence, its only goal is to kill as many people as possible. The crew must think quickly to stop this menace before it destroys mankind.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisRed Schock (Roll №17) (1995)
A cleaning employee discovers that he's the only survivor of a catastrophe in the Soviet Union in the near future.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Drops of Blood (2011)
Anhology of surprises and a couple of curiosities made by the brothers Adrián and Ramiro García Bogliano in Cuba, Argentina and Spain.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Domo (2015)
Sira works in the night shift at the Morgen Brandt Museum and starts to feel a strange presence. Morgen Brandt, a German soprano, died many years ago in a fire at her home, where the museum is now placed. Sira is scared, she feels she is not alone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018)
When an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they're treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. From boring office parties and last-minute shopping, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty out there to fear this holiday season.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisGog (1954)
A mechanical brain is programmed to sabotage the government's secret lab while working on the first space station.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Deadly Obsession (1989)
A psycho college janitor threatens to start killing female students if he isn't given a million dollars.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Sexy Cat (1973)
A movie crew shooting a film featuring a comic-strip hero named The Sexy Cat finds itself stalked by a serial killer who begins murdering the cast and crew.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Fish with the Eyes of Gold (1974)
Derek, a handsome young Englishman, begins seducing the local women of a Spanish seaside town, only for a murderer to start picking them off one by one.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Portal to Hell!!! (2015)
A janitor is mainly used for dirty jobs by the occupants of an apartment building. When the lights fail and he goes down into the basement, he inadvertently witnesses an occult ritual.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Shape?
The closest matches to The Shape are The Whisper (2026), General Cemetery (2013) and The Wailing (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Shape?
Start with The Whisper (2026), the closest match to The Shape.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Shape?
Virus: 32 (2022), rated 6.8/10 by 314 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Shape?
The Whisper (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like The Shape?
Yes: The Whisper (2026), General Cemetery (2013) and The Wailing (2024).
How are movies similar to The Shape chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Shape, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.