Movies like Septicemia (2026)
The best movies like Septicemia (2026) are Shades of Desire (2023), Vicious (2025) and Succubus (2024). If Septicemia hooked you with its horror and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSuccubus (2024)8.3/10 from 279 votes
- NewestShoulders (2026)Released 2026
Shades of Desire (2023)
After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVicious (2025)
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuccubus (2024)
A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWhisper (2007)
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay Dead (2022)
Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou'll Never Find Me (2024)
Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather. The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave. Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Other (2025)
Unable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to destroy the new family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaddy's Little Girl (2014)
After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEradication (2022)
When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and a shadowy agency hunting them down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBloodline Killer (2024)
Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDead of Winter (1987)
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Breath (2024)
A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Possessed (2021)
A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the ultimate confrontation. Inspired by actual events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOther Side of the Box (2018)
A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDangerous Game: The Legacy Murders (2022)
A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Deliverance (2024)
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBad Sister (2015)
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a fatal attraction to Zoe's brother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNonexistent (TBA)
Dominique attempts to process her grief through a memory, a nightmare and a fantasy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Don't Let Them Out (2026)
A struggling woman journeys to a property she's inherited in hopes of selling it to pay off her mounting debts. But once there, she uncovers sinister family secrets and is lured into a desperate and terrifying scavenger hunt where every find pulls her deeper into an inescapable nightmare.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
The Visitor (TBA)
A failing actress is haunted by a silent double that seems intent on taking her place—forcing her to confront what it means to be seen, remembered, or erased.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Shoulders (2026)
On their fifth date, a woman uncovers a dark secret about her seemingly perfect boyfriend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Feeding Time (2025)
While feeding his cat, a man discovers something unusual inside a tuna can. A submission to the Bumble Bee Cans Film Festival.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & horror
Between the Ocean and the Clouds (2024)
Something strange appears outside the window. Months later, a pregnant woman and her boyfriend are visited by a mysterious figure who has many questions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
All Things Left Unsaid (TBA)
After the death of her mother, a withdrawn young woman begins experiencing terrifying supernatural phenomena that isolate her from the people closest to her. Haunted by whispers, visions, and a mysterious entity that seems tied to her grief, Molly is forced to confront the guilt and unresolved emotions she has spent months avoiding. As reality begins to fracture around her, she discovers that her silence may have cost her more than she ever realised.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Down the orchard (2023)
Torn by a major job offer, a businessman is drawn by a mysterious force toward the forest bordering his family’s orchard.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Island (2023)
A losing bet forces a group of youngsters to spend the night on a deserted island, where they unleash an ancient demon bound by a forgotten curse. A bloodthirsty entity, lurking in the shadows and driven by an insatiable hunger for human flesh and blood, begins hunting them one by one. Their only hope lies with a young woman whose supernatural gift may uncover the island’s horrifying past, where forbidden love awakened an evil that refuses to die.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
How Come (2026)
Two young girls find a fishbowl.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Septicemia?
The closest matches to Septicemia are Shades of Desire (2023), Vicious (2025) and Succubus (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Septicemia?
Start with Shades of Desire (2023), the closest match to Septicemia.
What is the highest-rated movie like Septicemia?
Succubus (2024), rated 8.3/10 by 279 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Septicemia?
Shoulders (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Septicemia?
Yes: Shades of Desire (2023), Vicious (2025) and Succubus (2024).
How are movies similar to Septicemia chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Septicemia, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.