Movies like Sacrifice (2025)
The best movies like Sacrifice (2025) are Nocebo (2022), Body Cam (2020) and Older Gods (2023). If Sacrifice hooked you with its horror and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSightless (2020)6.7/10 from 434 votes
- NewestIn the Jaws of Darkness (2026)Released 2026
Nocebo (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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBody Cam (2020)
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEyes of Laura Mars (1978)
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Girl Who Got Away (2021)
A female serial killer who killed four young girls is sent away to prison, but a fifth victim escaped with her life. Twenty years later, the killer escapes and begins hunting for the one who got away.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLike Minds (2006)
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Hunted (2023)
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodnight Mommy (2022)
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFanatic (1965)
A young woman is terrorized by her former fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death. Also known as Die! Die! My Darling!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
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 & thriller
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 thisThe 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 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 thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisAll the Devils Are Here (2025)
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Infernal Machine (2022)
Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBloodline (2019)
Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAwake (2007)
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVicious (2025)
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSightless (2020)
After an attack renders her blind, Ellen withdraws from the world to recover. But soon she plunges into paranoia, unable to convince anyone that her assailant has returned to terrorize her by hiding in plain sight.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTour de Chambre returns (2026)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLights Out (2026)
When the lights go out, the terror begins. Inspired by the viral horror phenomenon, this short film follows a terrifying premise: a mysterious entity that lurks exclusively in the shadows, waiting for the flick of a switch.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Il Vecchio Terribile (2026)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & horror
So Fades the Light (2025)
Sun was worshiped as a child by a cult. 15 years later, Sun lives on the road hiding from her past. Tormented by memories, she travels back to the compound, unaware that the cult's former leader is on his way back home.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & horror
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (2023)
The festive season brings nothing but havoc to a group of teens, struggling with their own mental politics.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
The Shovel (2024)
A man comes to the beach with one goal: digging a hole. But what he finds beneath will shock him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & horror
Inhuman (TBA)
A hardened psychiatrist takes custody of a possessed teen after a botched exorcism, only to uncover that the boy’s torment may be something else entirely.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
In the Jaws of Darkness (2026)
When a lone soldier is left for dead by his squad, he makes his way through unfamiliar territory. As he begins to suspect he's being watched, his sanity deteriorates and the beast gets closer...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Leni (2020)
Leni is young woman haunted by memories of her past - her parent's death, her abusive ex-boyfriend - and tormented by nightmares that add to her mounting anxiety. Is the monster that stalks her real, or just a manifestation of her mental pain? And how entwined in the truth behind her own madness is Leni?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Sacrifice?
The closest matches to Sacrifice are Nocebo (2022), Body Cam (2020) and Older Gods (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Sacrifice?
Start with Nocebo (2022), the closest match to Sacrifice.
What is the highest-rated movie like Sacrifice?
Sightless (2020), rated 6.7/10 by 434 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Sacrifice?
In the Jaws of Darkness (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Sacrifice chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Sacrifice, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.