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Movies like Where Are They Now

The best movies like Where Are They Now are Hider in the House (1989), The Experiment (2010) and Like Minds (2006). If Where Are They Now hooked you with its thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Hider in the House (1989)

    A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  2. The Experiment (2010)

    20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  3. Like Minds (2006)

    A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  4. The Wrong Guy (1997)

    Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's been murdered. Fearing that he will be implicated, Nelson decides to run from the law...despite the fact that the police already know the killer's identity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  5. Chief 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

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  6. The Black Book (2023)

    After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  7. Split (2017)

    Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  8. Canary Black (2024)

    Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  9. Maniac (1963)

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  10. Hello (2022)

    An emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her murdered ex-boyfriend's secrets or find herself dead.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  11. Fear (1996)

    Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  12. The 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

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  13. The 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

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  14. Black 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

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  15. The Invisible Man (2020)

    When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  16. Sympathy for the Devil (2023)

    After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

  17. Night 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 thriller

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  18. Lights Out (2024)

    A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  19. Rogue Agent (2022)

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  20. Look Away (2018)

    A timid and socially alienated 17-year-old high school student's life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  21. Memento (2000)

    Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  22. Trapped (2025)

    Short drama film made in 5 days on the BFI Film Academy at Film Oxford 2024. Two uni students go to their accommodation for the first time, but is all as it seems?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  23. The Shining (1980)

    Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  24. Lost Highway (1997)

    A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  25. Sweet Dreams (2023)

    A good night’s rest turns into a fight for her life when an anxious girl comes face to face with a stranger like no other.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  26. Dead Mail (2024)

    An ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  27. Perdita (TBA)

    Rootless loner and remote island park ranger, Pearl, walks out on her job and workplace lover after a strange encounter with an apparition throws her sanity into question. When she discovers she’ s been bequeathed a derelict house in Detroit, she becomes hellbent on solving this seemingly random mystery, only to find herself fighting for both her life and her grasp on reality, as she confronts forces who want her to see she’s not alone.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  28. Teeth of A Fawn (2026)

    Bea can’t breathe when her girlfriend’s away.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  29. Agontuk (2024)

    A masked serial killer has been targeting girls named "Iti". The mysterious murders continue to unfold one by one. A vibrant young journalist Shraboni, while reporting on them delves deeper into the cases, as she unknowingly walks into the killer's trap.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  30. Close Door (2025)

    A man is left alone in his apartment for a month by his flatmates, not returning his calls or replying back to his messages. Much to his dismay, he is tasked to take care of their friend for a night.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Where Are They Now?

The closest matches to Where Are They Now are Hider in the House (1989), The Experiment (2010) and Like Minds (2006). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Where Are They Now?

Start with Hider in the House (1989), the closest match to Where Are They Now.

What is the highest-rated movie like Where Are They Now?

Memento (2000), rated 8.2/10 by 17,033 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Where Are They Now?

Teeth of A Fawn (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Where Are They Now?

Yes: Hider in the House (1989), The Experiment (2010) and Like Minds (2006).

How are movies similar to Where Are They Now chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Where Are They Now, 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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