Movies like Unter die Haut (1997)
The best movies like Unter die Haut (1997) are Hard to Die (1990), Gotcha! (1985) and Accident Man (2018). If Unter die Haut hooked you with its comedy and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Unter die Haut
Quick picks
- Highest ratedJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)7.9/10 from 259 votes
- NewestMy Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026)Released 2026
- In GermanThe Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)Also in German
Hard to Die (1990)
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGotcha! (1985)
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAccident Man (2018)
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCa$h (2010)
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence – all in the name of money.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBad Sister (2015)
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a fatal attraction to Zoe's brother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouis C.K.: Hilarious (2010)
In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
A reporter is murdered while driving to his job. The Police are contacted by a clairvoyant who saw the death in a vision, but some dark force is preventing him from seeing the man behind the crime...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 355 (2022)
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGoltzius & the Pelican Company (2012)
Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
An evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeat the Devil (2002)
The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSnow Steam Iron (2017)
“Snow gently falls on the blood-stained streets of a seedy out-of-time New York City. Steam envelopes the nightmare unfolding within its narrow alleys. Iron is the will of the one who would dare to resist… fight… survive.”
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn the Blood (2014)
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBorder Hunters (2025)
After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the border to get revenge
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)
John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMy Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026)
Olli and Matze are best friends living, working and planning to travel the world together — until Matze's romance with Rebecca turns it all upside down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGwendoline (1984)
A beautiful woman hires an intrepid adventurer to help find her father, who has disappeared in the jungle while searching for a rare and priceless butterfly. Along the way they run into cannibals, a race of Amazon warriors and all the usual attractions one would expect to find in a lost jungle.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSempiterno (2023)
Lara, a girl from Madrid, moves to Barcelona and settles in a small downtown apartment. Soon, she begins to feel a presence watching her, especially at night while she sleeps
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Sexual Chemistry (1999)
Robert, a chemist, experiments on himself with a new drug that has an unexpected side-effect: it turns Robert into a woman whenever he gets sexually aroused!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Cloudburst (2011)
When Dot's granddaughter puts her into a nursing home, Stella stages a breakout, and takes Dot to Canada so they can get married. They pick up a hitchhiker along the way.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThis Woman Is Not a Car (1982)
A depressed wife and mother whose reality is starting to fracture into fantasy, drives her children to the beach. On the return journey she stops at a service station to fill up with petrol. Four mechanics eye her off and, as one of them walks towards her car, a full-blown erotic fantasy develops.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Mechanics of Women (2000)
Based on a notorious novel by Louis Calaferte, this erotic drama concerns a man exploring the boundaries of female sexuality through a variety of sexual encounters with beautiful women he barely knows. La Mecanique des Femmes features copious male and female nudity as the nameless leading character discusses sex and sensuality with his predominantly female supporting cast.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisViva Erotica (1996)
Struggling director Sing is forced to make a Category III film for a triad boss who wants his girlfriend to star, leading to conflicts over artistic integrity, nudity, and his relationship with his own girlfriend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Visitor (2024)
London, today. A refugee washes up naked in a suitcase on the bank of the Thames. The enigmatic, sexually fluid stranger introduces himself to a bourgeois, upper-class family, who invite him to stay on as an employee. The Visitor soon seduces each member in a series of explicit sexual encounters. He will turn their world upside down as they can redefine themselves in new, radical ways.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Fatal Delusion (1995)
Deranged Vietnam vet suffers flashbacks from the war. He murders innocent brunette women that remind him of the N.V.A. Major who captured and tortured his men during the war. After escaping prison and assuming the identity of his murdered therapist, he infiltrates the police department to continue his killing spree.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Unter die Haut?
The closest matches to Unter die Haut are Hard to Die (1990), Gotcha! (1985) and Accident Man (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Unter die Haut?
Start with Hard to Die (1990), the closest match to Unter die Haut.
What is the highest-rated movie like Unter die Haut?
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018), rated 7.9/10 by 259 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Unter die Haut?
My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Unter die Haut?
Yes: The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) and My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026).
How are movies similar to Unter die Haut chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Unter die Haut, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.