Movies like The Guardian (2026)

Night Watch (1973)

A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.

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

Lady in White (1988)

Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.

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

Barbarian (2022)

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.

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

Black Rainbow (1989)

Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her husband, Tom. But Tom isn't dead... yet. And Martha not only knows he will die, she also knows who killed him. And the murderer knows she knows...

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

Older 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 & mystery

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

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

Phoenix Forgotten (2017)

Twenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.

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

The 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

V/H/S (2012)

When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.

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

V/H/S/94 (2021)

After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.

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

Paranormal Activity (2009)

After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.

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

V/H/S/99 (2022)

A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.

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

La Casa (2020)

Responding to an urgent call for help, a police officer becomes trapped by the evil spirits of a cursed house.

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

Grave Encounters (2011)

A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

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

The Inhabitant (2022)

Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.

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

It Ends (2026)

A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.

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

V/H/S/2 (2013)

Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.

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

Containment (2015)

Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?

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

Stowaway (2022)

A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and takes matters into her own hands.

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

The Infernal Machine (2022)

Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.

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

Husbandhood (2016)

In January of 2014, five filmmakers suddenly disappear while shooting in the nearby Drigh Lake Larakana woods. One week later, their camera was found.

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

Naprata (2013)

Inspired by an infamous online video clip of a son beating his mother, a television crew from Belgrade comes to a remote Serbian village to shoot a report on violence against women. Inquiring with the locals about the protagonists of the video, they encounter a local expert on supernatural phenomena and learn about a ritual of summoning an ancient demon, naprata. Wanting to capture the first authentic footage of something otherworldly, they change their plans. Excited by the prospective success of the recording, they defy the old saying that "it's better to believe than to be convinced."

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

Conte Cruel 3 - Un lundi au refuge (2022)

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

Conte Cruel 2 - Un vendredi à l'auberge (2020)

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

Video Cassette of 31 Degrees North Latitude (2010)

The ancient and mysterious Shennongjia has been rumored for a long time that savages appeared and there were more than two hundred witnesses. Eight documentary filmmakers walked into this "virgin land" to find the legendary wild man. The bizarre disappearances and deaths of the members of the expedition give people reason to believe that this area is indeed filled with an unpredictable force.

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

Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)

In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

American Psycho (2000)

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

The Consumer (TBA)

Anna invites something sinister into her home when her online shopping obsession leads to a mysterious late-night delivery.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

Lights Camera Death (2026)

A group of aspiring actors gathers at a remote holiday house to shoot a horror film with a promising director who harbors a dark secret. He knowingly allows them to discover a sinister symbol that serves as a gateway for a demon.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror