Movies like Awaken (2023)
The best movies like Awaken (2023) are The Unsaid (2001), Bunker (2023) and Hounds of War (2024). If Awaken hooked you with its thriller, 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 280 votes
- NewestTherapy Session (2026)Released 2026
- In ItalianThe Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)Also in Italian
The Unsaid (2001)
A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBunker (2023)
Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHounds of War (2024)
After a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChief of Station (2024)
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShadow Dancer (2012)
In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOff the Grid (2025)
After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their biggest mistake of all – they weaponize the man they are trying to catch.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
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 thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCurve (2016)
Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe MacKintosh Man (1973)
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out and exposes him to the gang...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMK Ultra (2022)
Set during the true and unconscionable Central Intelligence Agency MK ULTRA drug experimentations in the early 1960s. The journey of Ford Strauss, a brilliant psychiatrist, whose moral and scientific boundaries are pushed to the limit as he is recruited to run a subsect of the program in a rural Mississippi Mental Hospital.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlack Widow (1987)
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeized (2020)
Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to slaughter the members of three rival crime syndicates. If he fails, Taylor will die. Now, with bullets flying and bodies dropping as Nero completes his mission, he races to find Mzamo’s hideout and seek revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnderworld U.S.A. (1961)
A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHunting Grounds (2025)
Desperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's henchmen draw closer to her, it turns out that Jake is the biggest enemy of them all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
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 thriller
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 thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
A high-rise apartment populated by models, nightclub dancers and call girls becomes the focus of a mysterious serial killer. When a young model named Jennifer and her friend Marilyn move into one of the victims' former apartments, Jennifer becomes the next target and the pair try to identify the killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
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 thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeep in the Wood (2015)
When young Tommi goes missing during a festival in the Dolomites in 2010, his parents are devastated. Five years later, a boy is found with no name or records; DNA tests prove it is Tommi. But while Tommi's father Manuel welcomes him back with open arms, his mother Linda is not convinced that it is her son. Suspicion and superstition permeate the pores of this eerie mystery thriller.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDangerous (2021)
A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s demise, he sets out on a relentless quest for vengeance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOut of Mind (2025)
Nanà, a slightly eccentric girl, spends her time investigating myths and unsolved cases in her town. One day, she discovers a symbol in the newspaper: a hand making the sign of the horns, and decides to follow the trail of the witch of the “ciorta,” who brings good or bad luck. Marking each discovery in her red notebook, she notices that she is being followed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Therapy Session (2026)
A psychologist obsessed with his patient locks her up during their first session.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
R-Existence (2026)
Unresolved family traumas lead a young woman to make choices that go beyond all limits. When all semblance of control vanishes, the line between victim and perpetrator becomes increasingly blurred.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Rockets' Red Glare (2002)
The story of a Vietnam vet forced into the dark world of the Mob in order to support his handicapped brother.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Natura West (2024)
Natura West (Marco Buti) is the owner and manager of the ranch that bears his name. One of the partners (Ilario Pascale) - apparent perhaps to a crime family - however, acts as if he is the boss of the ranch. Natura is a bored, wise and lonely fellow may seem almost subdued when, however, he decides that enough is enough: he tells Mr. Armando - perhaps a small-me boss who regulates the various riding stables in the area - his inten ons, rediscovers his true essence and reacts.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Vorrei solo dirti (2024)
A young aspiring actress has an argument with her father on the phone just before recording a self-tape. Later, as she begins to perform her part, she struggles to concentrate and can’t stop thinking about her father’s hurtful words.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Two thirds (2026)
Giorgio is struggling with the monotonous routine with his father, who has never appreciated him, until he decides to change his ways to turn the situation to his advantage.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Off-schedule (2026)
Andre, a quirky young man with mental health issues, lives his life as an orphan. Every minute of his day is governed by a schedule written in pen in a diary. Nothing is left to chance. One morning, however, a slight deviation from the schedule foreshadows a major upheaval. What will happen when a little voice bursts into the life of such a unique person?
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Yalla jamme ja (2025)
Imma is looking for a fake Neapolitan boyfriend to introduce to her mother, but she meets Omar, an Egyptian guy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Cieca Fortuna (2025)
Marco and Francesca are two thieves who have planned a heist to steal a precious object: the statue of the Goddess of Fortune. The two find themselves in trouble when they are tracked down by criminals who own this rare item.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Awaken?
The closest matches to Awaken are The Unsaid (2001), Bunker (2023) and Hounds of War (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Awaken?
Start with The Unsaid (2001), the closest match to Awaken.
What is the highest-rated movie like Awaken?
Succubus (2024), rated 8.3/10 by 280 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Awaken?
Therapy Session (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Awaken?
Yes: The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972), Deep in the Wood (2015) and Out of Mind (2025).
How are movies similar to Awaken chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Awaken, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.