Movies like Le Dernier Arrivant (2025)
The best movies like Le Dernier Arrivant (2025) are Gotcha! (1985), Saloum (2023) and Night Watch (1973). If Le Dernier Arrivant hooked you with its horror and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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- Highest ratedKiller Bean Forever (2008)7.2/10 from 201 votes
- NewestContent (2025)Released 2025
- In FrenchSaloum (2023)Also in French
Gotcha! (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 thisSaloum (2023)
Three mercenaries extracting a druglord out of Guinea-Bissau are forced to hide in the mystical region of Saloum, Senegal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
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 thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011)
Of the famous Three Little Pigs, Heimlich is the one porker who finds a conspiracy around every corner. When The Big Bad Wolf moves in next door, Heimlich tries to warn his piggy pals Horst and Dieter that this may not bring a fairy-tale ending. Tired of hearing him 'cry wolf,' they ignore Heimlich's warnings until it's almost too late for them to live happily ever after. The chase is on!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisR.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Dog's Breakfast (2007)
If you've never been good at anything in your life, why would murder be any different? Patrick has always had a somewhat combative relationship with his little sister Marilyn, but when she brings home her new sci-fi soap star fiancé Ryan, it's all out war. When Patrick fails to drive a wedge between the happy couple, he reaches for sharper instruments.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKiller Bean Forever (2008)
When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScared Shrekless (2010)
Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisMonster House (2006)
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeathtrap (1982)
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Car (1977)
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTransylvania 6-5000 (1963)
Bugs is given a room for the night at the castle of Count Bloodcount in Transylvania.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Medusa Touch (1978)
A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCul-de-sac (1966)
On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks havoc by making their town's decorations come to life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed Riding Hood (2011)
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dead Zone (1983)
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPoker Night (2014)
When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisContent (2025)
Shown through phones, laptops, & webcams, a seemingly polite director stalks and blackmails his actors into living a real-life horror movie.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy
The Naked Eye (2021)
An erotic horror film about a boy who sleeps naked on a hot summer night and suddenly discovers that he's not alone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy
Hush (2016)
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRecovery (2016)
The night before their high school graduation, Jessie and her friends are guided by a 'Find My iPhone' app to recover her lost device from a house whose demented tenants are hell bent on making her a flesh and blood member of the family.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisPhoned it in: Terror (TBA)
A man skeptical about ghosts who loves filming with the camera on his iPhone, visits a house in Dulvey at the request of a friend. But something just doesn't add up.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror
ECHOES (2013)
A Medium observes the scene of a crime. Her face reflects suffering, her mind is hearing echoes of the past victims. She is tied to Skullface, a ruthless and methodical double life murderer who will not hesitate to exploit her foresight to design the perfect crime.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Trolley Problem (2025)
In a quiet parking lot, a small decision sets fate in motion, whilst a sentient trolley takes matters into its own wheels.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
97% (2013)
A man tries to track down a potential love interest on a crowded train using a smartphone app.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Touch Grass (2025)
Chronically online teenage boys, nerdy Sam and his cocky best friend Aaron, lock away their phones and embark on an epic quest to touch grass in an attempt to impress the intimidatingly beautiful and seemingly perfect influencer, Lila.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Le Dernier Arrivant?
The closest matches to Le Dernier Arrivant are Gotcha! (1985), Saloum (2023) and Night Watch (1973). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Le Dernier Arrivant?
Start with Gotcha! (1985), the closest match to Le Dernier Arrivant.
What is the highest-rated movie like Le Dernier Arrivant?
Killer Bean Forever (2008), rated 7.2/10 by 201 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Le Dernier Arrivant?
Content (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like Le Dernier Arrivant?
Yes: Saloum (2023).
How are movies similar to Le Dernier Arrivant chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Le Dernier Arrivant, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.



























