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Movies like Chapter 9 (2019)

The best movies like Chapter 9 (2019) are The Lady Vanishes (2013), Maniac (1963) and Circle (2015). If Chapter 9 hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Lady Vanishes (2013)

    Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

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  2. 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 mystery & horror

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  3. Circle (2015)

    In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them must die…executed by a strange device in the center of the room.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

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  4. Mermaid Down (2019)

    A mermaid is ripped from the ocean by a fishing crew only to be tortured and to have her tail cut off. A seemingly helpful stranger intervenes, but then locks her away in an institution for mentally disturbed young women, where no one believes she is a mermaid. With no way out, she is forced to count on her survival instincts, and fight for her life at all costs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

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  5. The 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 mystery & horror

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  6. Race 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

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  7. The Jester (2016)

    The Jester is the titular main antagonist of the horror/thriller analogy short films of the same name. He is an enigmatic and malevolent being who enjoys inducing suffering to individuals he comes across who don't appreciate his own tricks or break the rules of Halloween.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & horror

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  8. The 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 & thriller

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  9. Siren (2016)

    A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

  10. Z (2019)

    A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  11. Monster (2005)

    A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  12. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

    A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  13. The City of the Dead (1960)

    In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & horror

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  14. The Glass Key (1942)

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

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  15. Night of the Demon (1957)

    American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

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  16. X: The Unknown (1956)

    Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village. An American research scientist at a nearby nuclear plant joins with a British investigator to discover why the victims were radioactively burned and why, shortly thereafter, a series of radiation-related incidents are occurring in an ever-growing straight line away from the fissure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

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  17. Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

    A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

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  18. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

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  19. Dead of Night (1945)

    An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  20. Extraordinary Tales (2015)

    Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery

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  21. Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)

    The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller

  22. The Secret Agent 303 (1966)

    Hong Kong's Ironman stepped up to the plate when Dr. No (1962) took the world by storm in the 1960s. Tso Tat-wah, the quintessential tough guy of Cantonese cinema who had appeared in dozens of popular action films, was licensed to spy in several 007 imitations. Here, he is Agent 303, the lucky number "3" a vivid sign of East-West integration. Presented in glorious widescreen, the film is garnished with secret weapons and ominous hideouts, mind games and technological intrigues, violence and sex, the latter in the form of a silhouette striptease!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller

  23. It Conquered the World (1956)

    An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend's wife try to intervene.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & horror

  24. Anavim (TBA)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller

  25. Tlaloc Sacrificium (2019)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  26. Troll 2 (1990)

    When young Joshua learns that he will be going on vacation with his family to a small town called Nilbog, he protests adamantly. He is warned by the spirit of his deceased grandfather that goblins populate the town. His parents, Michael and Diana, dismiss his apprehensions, but soon learn to appreciate their son's warnings. Guided by his grandfather's ghost, will Joshua and his family stand a chance in fighting off these evil beings?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  27. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)

    The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  28. Conquest (1983)

    To mark his passage into manhood, young Ilias is gifted a magical bow by his father and embarks upon a journey into the wilderness to rid the land of evil, all the while battling the witch Ocron, who wishes to steal the bow for her own nefarious ends.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  29. Super Sentai Strongest Battle Director's Cut (2019)

    A mysterious girl named Rita gathers heroes from Super Sentai teams to the planet Nemesis. The heroes are told that any wish they desire will come true if they can win the "Super Sentai Strongest Battle" tournament. A director's cut of the mini-series as a full-length feature.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

  30. Dunwich (TBA)

    The Dunwich Horror will take place seven years after the events of Color Out of Space, in a future version of the Lovecraftian city of Arkham, and will continue to explore the concept of the Old Ones returning to Earth. Further details TBA.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Chapter 9?

The closest matches to Chapter 9 are The Lady Vanishes (2013), Maniac (1963) and Circle (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Chapter 9?

Start with The Lady Vanishes (2013), the closest match to Chapter 9.

What is the highest-rated movie like Chapter 9?

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), rated 7.5/10 by 1,264 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Chapter 9?

The Shed (2019) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Chapter 9?

Yes: The Lady Vanishes (2013), Maniac (1963) and Circle (2015).

How are movies similar to Chapter 9 chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Chapter 9, 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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