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Movies like Morbid: A Love Story (2009)

The best movies like Morbid: A Love Story (2009) are Strange Darling (2024), Akron (2015) and The Dreadful (2026). If Morbid: A Love Story hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Strange Darling (2024)

    Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Akron (2015)

    Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. The Dreadful (2026)

    In medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. Endless (2020)

    When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Wrath of Becky (2023)

    Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble Men break into their home, attack them and take their beloved dog, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Love Me Love Me (2026)

    After her brother's death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start, finding comfort in Will, the perfect honor student at her new international school. But when his troubled best friend James—hiding a dangerous life in clandestine MMA fights—sparks a rivalry that quickly turns into irresistible attraction, June must choose between safety and a love that upends everything she thought she wanted.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Sleepaway Camp (1983)

    Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)

    Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Nightmare Cinema (2018)

    A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  10. Scandal Sheet (1952)

    A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Crush (1993)

    A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Trick or Treat (1986)

    Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of his unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings the rocker back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...It's life and death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Blue Gardenia (1953)

    Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

    When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Vampire Next Door (2024)

    When twenty-year-old Cameron discovers he has a female vampire living next door, she enlists him to help her avenge the murder of a former lover. Cameron reluctantly agrees and goes along on the adventure, until he finds out the shocking truth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Conflict (1945)

    Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Vampyres (1974)

    A duo of bisexual female vampires prey on passing motorists, whom they seduce and murder in the English countryside.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Looking for Eric (2009)

    Middle-aged postman and football fan Eric Bishop struggles with his increasingly chaotic existence, but receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Éric Cantona.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Rebecca (1940)

    Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Love at First Bite (1979)

    Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may be in love with Cindy too.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  21. Ismérie (2023)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  22. Snakes and Earrings (2008)

    While alone in a nightclub, straight-laced Lui meets sensitive but troubled punk kid Ama. Mesmerized by his split tongue, she becomes obsessed with body modification and soon wants the same treatment. After Ama's heavily-tattooed friend Shiba pierces her tongue, Lui finds herself inexorably drawn to both men – and to her growing list of desires, she now adds a tattoo.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  23. Jane Eyre (2011)

    After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  24. The Good Guy (2009)

    Ambitious young Manhattanite and urban conservationist Beth wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with. Of course that last one is often the trickiest of all. Beth falls hard for Tommy, a sexy, young Wall Street hot-shot. But just as everything seems to be falling into place, complications arise in the form of Tommy's sensitive and handsome co-worker Daniel. Beth soon learns that the game of love in the big city is a lot like Wall Street -- high risk, high reward and everybody has an angle.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  25. Awaara (1951)

    A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  26. What's Up with Cinta? (2002)

    A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  27. Macabre (2009)

    Six friends are captured and tortured by a murderous family after giving a ride home to a desperate stranger.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  28. Burning (2018)

    Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  29. The Lady and the Tramp (1968)

    Rena’s father insists on marrying her off to the son of a shipowner. Rena, however, doesn’t even want to hear about it, so she runs away and disguises herself as a boy named Pipis. As such, she meets a poor fisherman, Lefteris, and helps him on his way to Ioannina.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  30. Rubatosis or Liberosis (2025)

    In a tale of grief and rebirth, a young woman, paralyzed by the overwhelming weight of emotions, confronts the heart-wrenching choice between numbing her pain forever or embracing the agony to rediscover the beauty of feeling alive.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Morbid: A Love Story?

The closest matches to Morbid: A Love Story are Strange Darling (2024), Akron (2015) and The Dreadful (2026). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Morbid: A Love Story?

Start with Strange Darling (2024), the closest match to Morbid: A Love Story.

What is the highest-rated movie like Morbid: A Love Story?

Rebecca (1940), rated 7.9/10 by 2,093 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Morbid: A Love Story?

The Dreadful (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Morbid: A Love Story?

Yes: Strange Darling (2024), Akron (2015) and The Dreadful (2026).

How are movies similar to Morbid: A Love Story chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Morbid: A Love Story, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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