Movies like Silverfish
The best movies like Silverfish are The Transfiguration (2016), The Surrender (2025) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). If Silverfish hooked you with its drama and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)7.1/10 from 314 votes
- NewestGlückspilze isst man nicht (2026)Released 2026
The Transfiguration (2016)
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Surrender (2025)
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
A handsome young man trades his soul so that his portrait ages while he stays eternally young.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIntruders (2015)
Anna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDementia (1955)
In a shadowy world stitched from nightmares, a young woman's harrowing journey in a seedy hotel unveils her traumatic past. Haunted by violence and stalked through desolate streets, her psyche unravels as she confronts an abusive husband and unsettling memories.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSweeney Todd (2006)
A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 19th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London shop.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWerewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisKiller's Kiss (1955)
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Truth About Emanuel (2013)
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe House on Carroll Street (1988)
A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShock Corridor (1963)
With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies 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 horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisJonathan (2018)
Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisF.I.S.T. (1978)
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOlder Gods (2023)
After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers travels to the remote Welsh countryside to investigate what happened – leading him to a dark apocalyptic cult.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEmbattled (2020)
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrank and Penelope (2022)
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHorns (2013)
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Operative (2019)
A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisHagazussa (2018)
In the 15th century, a young goatherd living alone in a mountain hut feels a dark presence in the woods.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDermatophagia (2025)
Fearing that his relationships are crumbling, a troubled young man takes magic mushrooms at his birthday party. But as the night spirals into hallucination and horror, he must decide whether his friends are betraying him or trying to save him from himself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & drama
Hokum (2026)
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlames (2021)
Unresolved issues and old resentments ignite a forbidden blaze between two childhood friends that must be doused if one is to have any chance of escaping the past.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Shrooms (2007)
A group of American teens comes to Ireland to visit a friend who takes them on a camping trip in search of the local, fabled magic mushrooms. When the psychedelics start taking hold, the panicked friends are attacked by ghostly creatures; but how can they determine whether what they are experiencing is reality or hallucination?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Wrong Rock (2018)
A mushroom embarks on an epic adventure to find its purpose in life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Acolytes (2009)
Three teens blackmail a serial killer into helping them get rid of a violent bully.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisGlückspilze isst man nicht (2026)
The eccentric scientist Frieda Hofstätter is on the verge of being cast aside. Then the Valkyrie Wolkentruth appears to take her to Valhalla. But Frieda refuses and strikes a deal: Wolkentruth must help her save Frieda’s CO2-storing miracle mushroom. Only then may she take Frieda with her. Together, they race against time—and perhaps for the future of the world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Fungi (2022)
As he falls down the spiral of personal obsession; a delusional mycologist finds himself in the midst of seeking the unattainable. Morals won't play a role in his relentless pursuit of transforming his being into fungus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Microdosing (2023)
Ignacio starts to microdose mushrooms for his anxiety. But these mushrooms are an alien fungus, and something isn't right.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Silverfish?
The closest matches to Silverfish are The Transfiguration (2016), The Surrender (2025) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Silverfish?
Start with The Transfiguration (2016), the closest match to Silverfish.
What is the highest-rated movie like Silverfish?
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), rated 7.1/10 by 314 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Silverfish?
Glückspilze isst man nicht (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Silverfish?
Yes: The Transfiguration (2016), The Surrender (2025) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945).
How are movies similar to Silverfish chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Silverfish, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.