Movies like Nocturne (2023)
The best movies like Nocturne (2023) are Play Dead (2025), Captive (2020) and An American Werewolf in Paris (1997). If Nocturne hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGirl in the Basement (2021)7.6/10 from 912 votes
- NewestMAUDE (2026)Released 2026
Play 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCaptive (2020)
A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisNight of the Living Dead (1990)
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cottage (2008)
In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Domestics (2018)
A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wolfman (2010)
Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisCleveland Abduction (2015)
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSaw (2003)
David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGirl in the Bunker (2018)
When Elizabeth is abducted by a fugitive sexual predator, she realizes she must take matters into her own hands and plot her escape. Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSilver Bullet (1985)
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlowers in the Attic (2014)
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGirl in the Basement (2021)
Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCecil B. Demented (2000)
A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fair Haired Child (2006)
A creepy couple kidnaps a teenage outcast and locks her in their basement with their seemingly kindhearted adolescent son - who harbors a terrifying secret involving the forces of evil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWe Are Zombies (2024)
In a city infested with the LIVING-IMPAIRED aka non-cannibal zombies - three slackers after easy money must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisWolves (2014)
The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders lost without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe who sets him on a path to the ominous town of Lupine Ridge to hunt down the truths of his history. But in the end, who's really hunting whom?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like this1-800-FOR-BETH (TBA)
Set in the 80's, lonely college student Corey seeks solace from his party-loving roommate by calling a mysterious sex hotline, where he connects with the alluring voice of Beth. What begins as a flirty exchange quickly escalates into a disturbing conversation, as Beth reveals her dark desires.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Chase (1994)
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisSuicide Kings (1997)
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Clearing (2004)
When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisAstray (2025)
Police officers Kim and Jeroen are dispatched to a report from an elderly couple. What should have been an ordinary shift spirals into a nightmare as the duo stumbles upon a discovery that forces them to confront their fears and beliefs.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Attachment Parenting (TBA)
A psychologist couple whose parenting philosophy is put to the ultimate test when they’re forced to counsel a crime boss's dysfunctional family while being held hostage at a hotel.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMAUDE (2026)
Maude is a horror, drama short set in the present day, unfolding within the suffocating confines of a small, cluttered flat belonging to an elderly woman who is slowly disappearing from the world. Misunderstood and painfully lonely, Maude’s yearning to remain youthful masks a deeper grief she is struggling to confront. When she kidnaps a young boy, she follows an ancient ritual; one that will expose his spirit, restore her fading body, and release her husband she has kept bound to this world though love and denial.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Crow Valley (2022)
Mountain biker Benny Jones sets off on a weekend ride to remote Crow Valley but is knocked off his bike in a brutal hit and run. He wakes badly injured in an abandoned cabin where he meets young hiker Greta. When her lies and sanity start to unravel he finds himself in a desperate fight for survival.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Nocturne?
The closest matches to Nocturne are Play Dead (2025), Captive (2020) and An American Werewolf in Paris (1997). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Nocturne?
Start with Play Dead (2025), the closest match to Nocturne.
What is the highest-rated movie like Nocturne?
Girl in the Basement (2021), rated 7.6/10 by 912 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Nocturne?
MAUDE (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Nocturne?
Yes: Play Dead (2025), Captive (2020) and An American Werewolf in Paris (1997).
How are movies similar to Nocturne chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Nocturne, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.