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Movies like Close Your Eyes And See (2026)

The best movies like Close Your Eyes And See (2026) are Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018), Brand Upon the Brain! (2007) and A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020). If Close Your Eyes And See hooked you with its mystery and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)

    There is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the town’s sleuthy librarian, Aurora Teagarden. However, when the film’s leading lady is found murdered in her dressing room, Aurora enlists her Real Murders Club members to help gather clues. At the same time, she experiences mounting concern that Aida is becoming attracted to the film’s director who, like everyone else working on the set that day, is considered a suspect. And this time around Martin is especially worried about Aurora’s safety after learning that the film’s screenwriter, who has a romantic history with her, emerges as the prime suspect.

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

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  2. 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 drama & mystery

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  3. A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)

    After being forced into early retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving.

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

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  4. Garage 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 & drama

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  5. The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)

    Aurora Teagarden is a beautiful young librarian with a passion for solving murders. After an exhaustive search for the perfect home, Aurora finally purchases her dream house, unaware of its murky history. As she prepares to move in, Aurora discovers that the family who once lived there mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

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

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  6. The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

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

  7. Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent (2016)

    When Jenn's old pal Sandra becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it'll be up to her to discover who done it before time runs out.

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

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  8. Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017)

    In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an expert in Victorian home restoration and renovation. Through her renovations she will find clues to uncover the house’s secret past and in turn become an unlikely sleuth to help crack these unsolved mysteries

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

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  9. Wedding Planner Mystery (2014)

    Wedding Planner Mystery follows the exploits of a quirky but lovable event planner who makes murder as fun as can be. Homicide doesn't follow our heroine; she seeks it out. Using her circle of contacts, her friendship with a reporter and the same research skills that enable her to plan distinctive events - if an unsolved murder occurs in Seattle, Carnegie will find out about it.

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

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  10. Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2017)

    Brilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding is trying to unearth evidence of a 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years. But the dead body that accompanies it has embroiled Emma and her students in a different kind of exploration.

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

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  11. A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)

    Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once again, Aurora finds herself drawn into a deadly investigation as she risks it all to help Martin reunite with his family.

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

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  12. Murder, My Sweet (1944)

    After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

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

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  13. One Deadly Summer (1983)

    Shortly after Elle Wieck moves to a small French village, she begins dating Pin-Pon, a quiet young mechanic who has grown obsessed with the beautiful newcomer. But Elle has her own reason for the relationship...

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

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  14. Twin Peaks (1989)

    An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)

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

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  15. Taken Back: Finding Haley (2012)

    Unable to get over the abduction of her daughter, a mother is convinced she has finally found her, but is she simply a mother obsessed?

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

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  16. Hailey Dean Mysteries: Deadly Estate (2017)

    When Hailey helps her friend Pam sell her recently deceased parent’s estate, she becomes suspicious when Pam suddenly leaves town without notice. To make matters worse, Pam's boyfriend is the sudden victim of an accident and the man Hailey's dating, Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Jonas McClellan, falls critically ill. Now Hailey must determine: Are all these events a coincidence?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  17. Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder (2019)

    Psychologist and former prosecutor Hailey Dean aids her friend Detective Garland Fincher in investigating a rapidly growing string of murders at Atlanta Memorial Hospital when Fincher’s girlfriend Dr. Meghan Phillips is named a suspect in the first killing. As the list of suspects grows with each new victim’s death, Hailey’s keen investigative skills, her uncanny ability to read people, and her passion for justice lead her through a labyrinth of clues that eventually point to the killer. But when she gets too close to the truth, Hailey becomes the killer’s next target for murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  18. Mystery 101: Playing Dead (2019)

    The local theater is producing a mystery that crime fiction expert Amy unearthed. When one of the actress' life is threatened, Amy & Travis must uncover which character is playing for keeps.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  19. The Commuter (2018)

    A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  20. Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025)

    When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d'Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  21. The Double (2012)

    In a gloomy era of Taiwan under Japanese rule, there's a noble family, the mother of the twins of different sexes died early, and their father works for the government away from home. YU, the twin brother, have nightmares every night about being drowned by someone. He is lonely and longing to talk to his sister, but he could not meet her. Because AMEKO, the twin sister, has been in illness isolation since childhood. Things become strange while their cousin WEN CHENG was returning from Japan. YU finds out a big secret of the whole family, about his sister and the killer in the dream.

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

  22. Awakening (2008)

    Carsten is dating Melissa, who introduces him to her parents. On a camping trip with Melissa's family, Carsten finds that he shares a secret with Melissa's father.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  23. The Forbidden Door (2009)

    A successful sculptor's life is turned upside down when he starts to receive mysterious messages from someone asking for his help. As he digs deeper, he discovers a boy is being abused and has to choose between saving the boy or losing everything.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

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  24. Ganef (2020)

    Confusion escalates when a little girl thinks she sees her beloved family cleaner steal a precious ornament.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. Mon chéri (2015)

    On a hot summer‘s day, lonely Franklin is invited to play with other kids for the first time since moving to a new village. But when the children stumble across a recently moved-in house and observe his mother, things take a drastic turn – and Franklin once again has to play a role that he is not meant for…

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Barrio Boy (2014)

    A Latino barber quietly falls in love with a handsome stranger over the course of a haircut during a hot and sweaty summer afternoon in a macho Brooklyn hood.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. In Transit (2012)

    Based on true events, the film is the meeting of two people from diametricaly opposite cultures at a typical Los Angeles bus stop. The more they interact, they realize one common factor brought them together as their lives intersect in transit.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Afternoon Sun (2020)

    Under the harsh rays of the sun, Carlos is laying down. There is sunburn on his back. The wind is still. The air is warm. There’s a dryness in the air. He can barely breathe, until he sees Mateus.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Ladybug (2023)

    A detached girl finds comfort in a ladybug.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Notes from the Arctic Circle (2005)

    Jack drives around his hometown of Mount Gambier, South Australia, looking for an excuse, however trivial, to snap, to vent and to rage.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Close Your Eyes And See?

The closest matches to Close Your Eyes And See are Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018), Brand Upon the Brain! (2007) and A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Close Your Eyes And See?

Start with Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018), the closest match to Close Your Eyes And See.

What is the highest-rated movie like Close Your Eyes And See?

Twin Peaks (1989), rated 8.5/10 by 686 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Close Your Eyes And See?

Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like Close Your Eyes And See?

Yes: One Deadly Summer (1983) and Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025).

How are movies similar to Close Your Eyes And See chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Close Your Eyes And See, 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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