Movies like Lost Tape
The best movies like Lost Tape are Brand Upon the Brain! (2007), The Assault (2014) and Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters (2014). If Lost Tape hooked you with its mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFlowers in the Attic (2014)6.7/10 from 425 votes
- NewestMosquito Halo (2026)Released 2026
Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)
After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Assault (2014)
After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight for justice. Based on the true story of the Steubenville, Ohio rape case.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGarage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters (2014)
When her friend Martin turns up murdered just hours after auctioning off an abandoned storage unit full of unique items to Jennifer, she is immediately pulled on the case as a key eyewitness. Working with Detective Lynwood, Jennifer helps single out a disgruntled customer as the prime suspect, while she and her business partner, Danielle, sift through boxes from the auction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodnight Mommy (2022)
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCurse of the Blair Witch (1999)
A mockumentary exploring the legend of the Blair Witch and the case of the three missing student filmmakers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
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 mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhantom of the Megaplex (2000)
Pete Riley is a 17-year-old who lands a part-time job at a multiplex in his neighbourhood. He and his friends are excited when it's announced that the theatre will play host to the premier of a major motion picture, with a number of Hollywood celebrities in attendance. However, when the big night comes, Pete has to contend with disappearing staff, malfunctioning equipment, and a broken popcorn machine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmelia’s Children (2024)
When Edward’s search for his biological family leads him and his girlfriend Ryley to a magnificent villa high in the mountains of Northern Portugal, he is full of excitement at meeting his long-lost mother and twin brother. Finally, he will discover who he is and where he comes from. But nothing is as it seems, and Edward will soon learn that he is linked to them by a monstrous secret.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGarage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder (2017)
Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. When the former owner of the recorder, a retired therapist, is found murdered in a patient’s apartment, Jenn’s investigation leads to other patients whose love lives are more entangled than she was first led to believe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Red House (1947)
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlowers in the Attic (2014)
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror (2015)
Mystery Inc. is summoned to investigate occurrences in a haunted villa, where a black knight terrorizes anybody who tries to get close to treasure hidden by the former owner of the building.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMiss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMārama (2026)
1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Scooby-Doo Project (1999)
In the Fall of 1999, four teenage sleuths and their Great Dane got lost in the woods while in search of a mystery. This is their story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMiss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTime Lapse (2014)
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStill Awake (TBA)
Still Awake is a film that explores resistance and stasis through the consciousness of the body movement and the stillness of a woman in bed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
The Trouble With Forgetting (2024)
To forget about the end of a relationship, a woman fantasizes about an ideal one. Fantasy and reality begin to melt into one another, but the past finds a way to rear its head again. Films used: Notorious (1946) Gaslight (1944)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Make a Cup of Tea (2024)
A depressed man is told to make a cup of tea by his therapist.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Before Noon (2022)
An unfinished short student film about dreaming
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Mosquito Halo (2026)
Police investigate Dream Harvester, a political faction opposing the digitization of consciousness.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
quem é que ela pensa que é? (2025)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
THE END IS COMING: THE FILM (2026)
In Oklahoma City on August 12, 2045, at 1:27 PM, a mysterious celestial body referred to as ‘The Eclipse’ arrived on Earth and destroyed the Sun, leaving the world in a dark hellscape. The last remaining survivor documents the aftermath and tries to uncover the mystery behind ‘The Eclipse’. THE END IS COMING: THE FILM is a visual component to the THE END IS COMING - EP, available on all music streaming platforms.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Death Is The Bridge (2023)
An experimental meditation on the pervasive nature of transience.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking (2019)
An experimental shortfilm in line with "Lux Æterna", showcasing the footage from Cecil B. DeMille's "King of the Kings". A voiceover pronunces word "Relax" in a hypnotic tone, which was Lux Æterna's working title. It was shown only once in Paris at L'Étrange Festival, at the opening of "Lux Æterna".
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Lost Tape?
The closest matches to Lost Tape are Brand Upon the Brain! (2007), The Assault (2014) and Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Lost Tape?
Start with Brand Upon the Brain! (2007), the closest match to Lost Tape.
What is the highest-rated movie like Lost Tape?
Flowers in the Attic (2014), rated 6.7/10 by 425 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Lost Tape?
Mosquito Halo (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Lost Tape?
Yes: Brand Upon the Brain! (2007), The Assault (2014) and Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters (2014).
How are movies similar to Lost Tape chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Lost Tape, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.