Movies like The Touch Was Gone (2025)
The best movies like The Touch Was Gone (2025) are The Transfiguration (2016), The Surrender (2025) and Caged (2021). If The Touch Was Gone hooked you with its horror and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Hunt (2020)6.7/10 from 3,910 votes
- NewestReturn to Your Dreams (2026)Released 2026
The Transfiguration (2016)
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Surrender (2025)
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCaged (2021)
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an abusive female guard.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWerewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
Winter, 1843. A young woman is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family's matriarch. Her recollection of the events sheds new light on the ageless forces behind the tragedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStarve Acre (2024)
When their son starts acting strangely, a couple unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisIntruders (2015)
Anna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies 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 horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhisper (2007)
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Nasty Piece of Work (2019)
A mid-level corporate employee finds out he’s not getting the Christmas bonus he was expecting, but his boss invites him to earn a promotion by beating his professional rival in a violent competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisNight Watch (1973)
A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Truth About Emanuel (2013)
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this180 (2026)
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSuburbicon (2017)
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLittle Boy Blue (1998)
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hunt (2020)
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZ (2019)
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFaceTape (2026)
A junkie decides to come clean from abusing an analog VR drug called FaceTape only to find his life outside of his addiction is far from stable.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & horror
The Moon Smiled at Me Today (2026)
Standing under the warmth of it's glow, the moon welcomes me with a smile.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Beloved Remains (2025)
A short film, set two years after the main event of the horror novel of the same name, written by Sepia Gore.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Anti-Exorcist (TBA)
A gender-divergent demon fights for liberation, clashing with a Catholic priest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Galicia! (2026)
What if you went on a holiday... and the apocalypse happened?!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
VCR Willie: Tape 1 (2025)
The camera only existed in Alex’s dreams—until he found it on his kitchen table. Now, it only exists to record nightmares.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Return to Your Dreams (2026)
Waking up from a dream he can’t seem to forget, Faizan struggles to maintain the newly structured life he’s built for himself, dazed and lost in thought. And as more memories from his past continue to resurface, he soon learns that the nightmarish ones still refuse to let him go.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
W.O.R.M. (2025)
When a video store clerk finds an odd VHS tape, an analog demon emerges into the world once again.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Starlorn (2026)
Alone in the cosmic sea, a voice cries out to you.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Touch Was Gone?
The closest matches to The Touch Was Gone are The Transfiguration (2016), The Surrender (2025) and Caged (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Touch Was Gone?
Start with The Transfiguration (2016), the closest match to The Touch Was Gone.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Touch Was Gone?
The Hunt (2020), rated 6.7/10 by 3,910 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Touch Was Gone?
Return to Your Dreams (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Touch Was Gone?
Yes: The Transfiguration (2016), The Surrender (2025) and Caged (2021).
How are movies similar to The Touch Was Gone chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Touch Was Gone, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.