Movies like Everything Follows
The best movies like Everything Follows are The Resurrected (1991), Southbound (2015) and The Signal (2007). If Everything Follows hooked you with its horror and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedBackrooms (2026)7.0/10 from 4,083 votes
- NewestBackrooms (2026)Released 2026
The 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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSouthbound (2015)
On a desolate stretch of desert highway, weary travelers — two men on the run from their past, a band on their way to the next gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation — are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales of terror and remorse on the open road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Signal (2007)
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies 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 thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDark Light (2019)
A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Divide (2012)
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisDie Alone (2024)
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae, a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan's fractured memory.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDouble Blind (2024)
After an experimental drug trial goes awry, the test subjects face a terrifying side effect: if you fall asleep you die. Trapped in an isolated facility, panic ensues as they try to escape and somehow stay awake.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSlash/Back (2022)
In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExtinction (2015)
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBackrooms (2026)
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies 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 & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbarian (2022)
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Evil (1978)
Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Entity (1982)
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOlder Gods (2023)
After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers travels to the remote Welsh countryside to investigate what happened – leading him to a dark apocalyptic cult.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Return (2020)
After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrank and Penelope (2022)
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRace with the Devil (1975)
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo One Gets Out Alive (2021)
An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisFixation (2025)
A struggling musician becomes horrifyingly fixated on a bell while practicing a song.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Shout!: A Scream Parody (2024)
a teen girl was killed in her town in NJ. will the police be able to get to the bottom of it? or will there be more victims!?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Jingle Hell (2023)
Estranged sisters Margo and Grace attempt to reconcile on Christmas Eve, but are interrupted by a killer masked snowman.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Void Supervisor (2026)
Tasked with watching the void that occupies the back wall of a room with no doors, the Void Supervisor carries out his job to the letter. That is until something else decides to join him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & science fiction
Our Shadow Stores Regret (2025)
All she did was push a chair in, unaware of the nightmare it would cause.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & horror
Heartstrings: Chimp (2025)
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Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
SCARECROW (2025)
On his family’s farm, young Eli Miller uncovers a chilling truth that forces him to make an impossible choice.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Diad Sikami (2025)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Real Horror (2025)
When an independent director is pushed to the edge and up against the clock, he resorts to new means to capture 'genuine' acting for his new horror short film. Real Horror was a student-made short film created by Evil Productions and OSFILMS.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
The Lost Echo (2025)
In a liminal world where logic fades, a narcissistic narrator manipulates a lonely young woman trapped in a disturbing cycle of hatred and confusion. A poignant exploration of the inner struggle between power and powerlessness in a senseless world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Everything Follows?
The closest matches to Everything Follows are The Resurrected (1991), Southbound (2015) and The Signal (2007). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Everything Follows?
Start with The Resurrected (1991), the closest match to Everything Follows.
What is the highest-rated movie like Everything Follows?
Backrooms (2026), rated 7.0/10 by 4,083 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Everything Follows?
Backrooms (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Everything Follows?
Yes: The Resurrected (1991), Southbound (2015) and The Signal (2007).
How are movies similar to Everything Follows chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Everything Follows, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.