Movies like I Saw What You Did (1988)
The best movies like I Saw What You Did (1988) are Bad Influence (1990), Sole Survivor (1984) and Hospital Massacre (1981). If I Saw What You Did hooked you with its thriller and tv movie, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Bad Seed (2018)7.0/10 from 368 votes
- NewestYour Boyfriend Is Mine (2022)Released 2022
Bad Influence (1990)
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSole Survivor (1984)
After inexplicably surviving a plane crash, TV station worker Denise tries to get on with her life. She soon learns that she was actually supposed to die in the crash. Death refuses to be cheated and starts sending its minions, people that have recently died, to collect her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHospital Massacre (1981)
When Susan was a little girl, she rejected the Valentine of a lovestruck classmate. Decades later, she’s come to the hospital for a routine medical examination, and finds herself trapped in a bizarre nightmare, made all the worse as her vengeful childhood valentine, disguised among the hospital staff, begins murdering everyone in his path as a means of proving his undying ‘romantic’ obsession…
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisI Saw What You Did (1965)
Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their targets.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMalicious (1995)
A mystery woman turns vengeful after a college athlete dumps her following a one-night stand.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMike's Murder (1984)
Betty has a crush on her tennis instructor Mike. He promises to call her for a date, but never does – she doesn’t know he sells drugs on the side. After botching a deal on someone else’s turf, Mike has to disappear for a while. He contacts Betty – then he’s killed before they can meet. Betty tries to find out what happened, leading her straight into a hornet's nest of vice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Night Visitor (1989)
A teenager insists he saw a satanist kill the call girl next door, and tries to prove it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Prowler (1981)
Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Babysitter's Seduction (1996)
The mother of the family for which Michelle baby-sits dies unexpectedly. Michelle is asked to take over looking after the children and is gradually "seduced" by the father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisScream for Help (1984)
A teenaged girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but when she tells people, no one will believe her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Unseen (1980)
A trio of female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile being lurking in the basement
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Stranger Beside Me (1995)
When Jennifer marries Chris, it seems she can finally let go of her tragic past. But behind the perfect facade lies a violent, possessive dark side--and a past filled with secrets. As she begins to suspect his involvement with a string of rapes, Jennifer sets out to expose the horrifying truth about her husband...before he strikes again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
New Year's Evil (1980)
During a live punk-rock New Year's Eve TV programme, the presenter gets a phone call from a psycho calling himself "Evil" saying that when New Year's strikes in each US time zone, he will murder someone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSchizoid (1980)
When Dr. Pieter Fales' patients start receiving ominous letters and getting murdered by an unknown black-clad assailant, he and his daughter both come under suspicion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Seduction (1982)
A beautiful newscaster is stalked and tormented by a photographer obsessed with her beauty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMurder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991)
Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitement. Looking for a way out she applies for a job at a local TV station. When her dreams of fame are dashed by rejection, she seduces 15-year-old Billy, one of her students. Pam challenges Billy to prove his love for her by getting rid of her husband. The stakes heat up with a huge insurance policy on her husband's life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
The Wrong Friend (2018)
The moment Riley meets Chris, she thinks he is handsome, charming and affectionate. He seemed perfect, but after a party at his house, Riley sees that Chris has a darker side. His adoration turns to obsession, her dream into a nightmare and she must figure out what he is after.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Deceived (1991)
The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a car crash, his wife Adrienne tries to discover what he did on her own. She finds that she knew little about the man she was married to. The more she learns about her husband's possible illegal activities and double life, the more she places her daughter, and herself, in grave danger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Killer Among Friends (1992)
A teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSliver (1993)
A woman moves into a Manhattan apartment, where she learns that the previous tenant's life ended under mysterious circumstances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisEyes of a Stranger (1981)
A TV newswoman catches a pervert watching her sister who cannot see, hear or speak.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Initiation (1984)
An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Surrogate's Nightmare (2017)
A woman acting as a surrogate for her estranged sister is put in peril when it turns out that someone doesn't want the baby to be born. With a mysterious man tracking her every move, she must figure out who is trying to kill her... before it's too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Dead Kids (1981)
When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisFriends 'Til the End (1997)
Heather and Suzanne were childhood friends, both singers, who have always been competing against each other. The insecure Suzanne, who usually lost all the competitions, grows emotionally disturbed and hyper-competitive and carrying a grudge against Heather. The young woman, under a false name, enrolls the same college where Heather goes, with the intention of destroying her life...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Bad Seed (2018)
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWhen a Stranger Calls Back (1993)
Jill Johnson, now a crisis center counselor, reunites with retired detective John Clifford to hunt a killer stalking a coed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Sister's Secret (2018)
Twin sisters secretly swap places on their thirtieth birthday. The harmless prank becomes a nightmare when one of them is murdered.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYour Boyfriend Is Mine (2022)
Over the objection of his girlfriend, Ben agrees to take a job as the “live in” man servant to a wealthy businesswoman, Amanda, but quickly realizes he has made a deal with the devil, and has put himself and his girlfriend in mortal jeopardy
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like I Saw What You Did?
The closest matches to I Saw What You Did are Bad Influence (1990), Sole Survivor (1984) and Hospital Massacre (1981). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after I Saw What You Did?
People who watched I Saw What You Did most often go on to Bad Influence (1990), Sole Survivor (1984) and Hospital Massacre (1981).
What is the highest-rated movie like I Saw What You Did?
The Bad Seed (2018), rated 7.0/10 by 368 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like I Saw What You Did?
Your Boyfriend Is Mine (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like I Saw What You Did?
Yes: Bad Influence (1990), Sole Survivor (1984) and Hospital Massacre (1981).
How are movies similar to I Saw What You Did chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside I Saw What You Did, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.