Movies like Hooked (2018)
The best movies like Hooked (2018) are Maniac (1963), What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) and The Night Strangler (1973). If Hooked hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGhosts (1997)8.1/10 from 305 votes
- NewestFESTER (2026)Released 2026
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 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 horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Night Strangler (1973)
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZ (2019)
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality unravels, the line between performance and nightmare begins to blur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGhosts (1997)
In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the town's mayor leads a group of angry citizens to the mansion in an attempt to run Maestro out of town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGrip of the Strangler (1958)
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Night Stalker (1972)
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSon of Dracula (1943)
Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeadsight (2018)
A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Bury the Living (1958)
The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once again and prove his point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Super Psycho Sweet 16 (2009)
A spoiled teen’s birthday bash turns killer after she convinced her parents to re-open a roller skating rink where a series of brutal murders took place and the killer comes back to wreak havoc during her party.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wailer (2006)
On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dark Mirror (1946)
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDon't Go to Sleep (1982)
One year after a young girl dies in a car accident, her sister begins seeing visions of her, while the family home is plagued by strange happenings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPyewacket (2017)
A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Shed (2019)
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the tool shed in his backyard, he tries to secretly battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan in mind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe People Under the Stairs (1991)
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn The Trap (TBA)
In the midst of a war, two kids hide in their home from an approaching looter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
FESTER (2026)
Unable to digest the end of his relationship, Robert develops a haunting gut-rot that sends him spiraling down the toilet... and into his ex-girlfriend's new lover's apartment.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
30 SECONDS (2021)
Two brothers get an unwelcome surprise when two men break into the house looking for hidden money.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Home Invasion (2016)
Terror arrives at the one place we all feel safest... When a wealthy woman, Chloe, and her stepson, Jacob, are targeted by a trio of expert thieves in their remote mansion, her only form of help comes from a call with Mike, a security systems specialist. But as the intruders become increasingly hostile and the connection wavers, will she trust him to be her eyes and navigate her to safety?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFree to a Bad Home (2023)
In this terrifying horror anthology, the lives of three strangers - a widow, a thief, and an addict - are changed by cursed objects and those that spread them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Break (1974)
Two strangers break into a man's house and subject him to a series of terrifying - and humiliating - mind games.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Self Isolated (2021)
After awakening from a coma, a woman searches for clues into her missing husband's disappearance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
BREATHE (2026)
A solo retreat at an Airbnb was meant to be a sanctuary for a woman grappling with an anxiety disorder. When an intruder breaches the home, the woman is plunged into a suffocating darkness that triggers her claustrophobia. Trapped in a high stakes game of cat-and-mouse, she must navigate a house that now feels as though it is physically closing in on her, turning her place into a labyrinth of terror.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Don't Breathe (2016)
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hooked?
The closest matches to Hooked are Maniac (1963), What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) and The Night Strangler (1973). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hooked?
Start with Maniac (1963), the closest match to Hooked.
What is the highest-rated movie like Hooked?
Ghosts (1997), rated 8.1/10 by 305 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hooked?
FESTER (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Hooked?
Yes: Maniac (1963), What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) and The Night Strangler (1973).
How are movies similar to Hooked chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hooked, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.