Movies like FOOTAGE (2025)
The best movies like FOOTAGE (2025) are The Inhabitant (2022), Older Gods (2023) and The Jester (2016). If FOOTAGE hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSuccubus (2024)8.3/10 from 279 votes
- NewestBLOOD STREET (2025)Released 2025
The Inhabitant (2022)
Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies 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 & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Jester (2016)
The Jester is the titular main antagonist of the horror/thriller analogy short films of the same name. He is an enigmatic and malevolent being who enjoys inducing suffering to individuals he comes across who don't appreciate his own tricks or break the rules of Halloween.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Woman in Black (1989)
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNocebo (2022)
A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dogs (2025)
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Night Stalker (1972)
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Haunted (2018)
In a rambling, isolated house, Emily’s first night-shift as carer to an elderly dementia patient turns into a nightmare as she is tormented by a vengeful spirit and uncovers the house's dark secrets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMercy Black (2019)
A woman is sent to a mental institution after stabbing her classmate in an attempt to conjure an evil spirit called, Mercy Black. Fifteen years later she's released, and must save her nephew, who has become obsessed with the phenomenon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCome Play (2020)
Oliver, a lonely autistic boy, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy's devices against him, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 mystery & horror
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 horror
SnoozefestMovies 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 thisNever Let Go (2024)
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrilogy of Terror (1975)
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pursued by one of her students; a prudish brunette determines that her free-spirited blonde sister is evil; and a woman's night turns upside down after she purchases an ancient Zuni fetish doll.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightbreed (1990)
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
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 thisAmerican Horror House (2012)
On Halloween night, a sorority house is overrun with ghosts, while a vengeful housemother goes on a killing spree.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSuccubus (2024)
A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisOSARU-CHAN (2021)
When two brothers steal a valuable heirloom from an elderly Japanese woman, they unknowingly awaken her demigod son, Osaru, who does not take kindly to thieves.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Kate Calloway’s Second Annual Haunted Halloween Sleepover (2022)
Influencer Kate Calloway livestreams an all-night horror marathon from a rumored haunted house. The house itself appears to be perfectly normal, but four previous owners have committed suicide there - and one may still be lingering around.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
iPossessed (2025)
A group of celebrating friends make a pact with a demon to stay the night or someone loses their soul, only to find out the demons they are fighting might be the ones they carry inside.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
In Between Heartbeats (TBA)
Guided by a queer deity, a closeted man is forced to confront his parents as he tries to regain his lost sense of identity.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Brides of Boogeymen (2023)
After a coven of witches known as “The Brides” murder an innocent girl during a ritualistic sacrifice, a vengeful spirit in a mysterious mask and bloody dress called “The Dovely Thing” is awoken to reap their souls. Now the Brides must come together to fight for their lives and the fate of the coven before it's too late! Witness this madcap, folk horror odyssey jam-packed with curses, rituals, demons, spells, invocations and more! “Brides of Boogeymen”: Witches have never been this unleashed!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Kansas City Blender Massacre (1986)
Lost Todd Sheets short about a killer using a blender.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Red Light (2024)
A boy gets caught in his high school darkroom, where he quickly develops a cult-like following towards the red developing lights. When his friend returns to save him, the boy may not be the same person as he once was...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Call Ghost (2024)
On New Years 1999, an unwitting couple find themselves trapped in a deadly game against a supernatural killer who advertises himself through their TV.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
BLOOD STREET (2025)
It's Halloween and monsters of all kinds come out of the shadows in the quiet town of Crystal Wood. Follow the locals as they survive the night of the Blood Street festival and the echoes of the neighborhood's eery past.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like FOOTAGE?
The closest matches to FOOTAGE are The Inhabitant (2022), Older Gods (2023) and The Jester (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after FOOTAGE?
Start with The Inhabitant (2022), the closest match to FOOTAGE.
What is the highest-rated movie like FOOTAGE?
Succubus (2024), rated 8.3/10 by 279 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like FOOTAGE?
BLOOD STREET (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
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How are movies similar to FOOTAGE chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside FOOTAGE, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.