Movies like ROTO
The best movies like ROTO are Older Gods (2023), Nocebo (2022) and Goodnight Mommy (2022). If ROTO hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Legacy of the Bones (2019)6.6/10 from 478 votes
- NewestOfficer Grey (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishKM 31: Kilometer 31 (2006)Also in Spanish
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNocebo (2022)
A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
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 horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisManiac (1963)
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBone Lake (2025)
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisKM 31: Kilometer 31 (2006)
While driving through the kilometer 31 of a lonely road, Agata Hameran hits a boy. She leaves her car to help the victim and another car runs over her and she falls in a deep coma. Her twin sister Catalina telepathically feels the pain of Agata and hears her whispering for help. Together with her boyfriend Nuno and Agata's mate Omar, they return to the km 31 of the road, and find out that the place is surrounded by supernatural accidents caused by the ghost of a mother that lost her boy many years ago. Further, Catalina discloses that the spirit of Agata is trapped between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hideout (2007)
A mystery-thriller about an Italian woman who moves to Davenport to open a restaurant. After her husband commits suicide, she spends fifteen years recovering at a Minnesota mental hospital. When she builds herself up enough to begin another restaurant, she discovers that a murder took place there fifty years earlier. She decides to investigate and finds a secret plot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Black Book (2023)
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll the Devils Are Here (2025)
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStowaway (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe International (2009)
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul. Finding themselves in a chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Legacy of the Bones (2019)
Inspector Amaia Salazar must return to the Baztan valley in order to solve a series of suicides that seem to follow a similar pattern.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Glass Key (1942)
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCleaner (2007)
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisApocalypse Z: New World (2026)
The Canary Islands have become Europe’s last refuge following the outbreak of the TSJ virus. When a special mission sets out for the mainland in search of vital supplies, Roberto joins the team with questionable intentions. The dangerous operation turns into a desperate race for survival, and Roberto and his companions find themselves caught between hordes of infected and divided loyalties.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Widow's Game (2025)
When a man is found dead, the investigation shatters his widow's perfect facade and exposes a hidden double life in this thriller based on real events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOffering to the Storm (2020)
Inspector Amaia Salazar confronts the origins of her nightmares as she unfolds the darkest secrets of the Baztan valley. Part 3 in the Baztan Trilogy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOverdrive (2017)
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Seven-Ups (1973)
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOfficer Grey (2026)
Found Footage Horror Film Produced by Impound Comics Synopsis: Officer Sarah Grey is known for killing five fellow police officers before taking her own life. This heinous act leaves the community with more questions than answers. Now, her body camera footage is finally being released, providing the public with much needed answers! Directed & Written By: Brent Trayce Sands DP: Andrew Johnston Starring: Unissa Cruse, Derek Casper & Orianna Fancher
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
LAAL MERE NAAL NAAL (TBA)
Facing imminent financial ruin, Pawan, a young man devoted to the revered Dera Baba Laal Badshah, stumbles upon a huge cash fortune. The sudden appearance of this wealth plunges him into a fierce moral crisis, pitting his honesty against his desperation. Simultaneously, the Dera—the very center of his faith—is challenged by the powerful and ruthless land-grabber, Rana Dishaori, who imposes a near-impossible deadline for its surrender. Guided only by the cryptic, powerful spiritual voice of Baapu Laal Badshah Ji, Pawan realizes the illicit money he found is the unexpected key to saving the sacred shrine. He must embark on a perilous, time-sensitive quest to uncover the hidden connection between the wealth and Rana Dishaori's tyranny. LAAL MERE NAAL NAAL is a high-stakes devotional thriller about a common man's ultimate test of faith, as he races against the clock to expose corruption and prove that spiritual integrity triumphs over material greed and power.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller
Final Girl (TBA)
A group of friends expecting a night at the movies are pulled into a terrifying fight for survival when a masked killer turns their evening into a nightmare. As the danger escalates, trust begins to fracture and nothing is quite what it seems.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Man in a Bag (2010)
Late at night, a brother and his sister ride in an elevator with their father. Suddenly, the lights go off, and the lift gets stuck between two floors. In the dark and unable to get any help, the father pushes his son through the narrow space between the shaft and the hallway. Alone in the claustrophobic box, the father and daughter stay silent, until a childish whining is heard from the shadows. Someone is inside the elevator... breathing by their side.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
O Retorno 3 (2024)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery
#SaveRose (2025)
A young influencer decides to investigate her past after fainting at school. What she discovers puts not only her relationship with her overprotective mother at risk, but also her own life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Saayad 2 (2017)
The story centers on a friendship triangle among college students, revolving around themes of teenage love, romance, passion, and the struggles of youth as they navigate difficult choices and the complexities of adulthood.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like ROTO?
The closest matches to ROTO are Older Gods (2023), Nocebo (2022) and Goodnight Mommy (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after ROTO?
Start with Older Gods (2023), the closest match to ROTO.
What is the highest-rated movie like ROTO?
The Legacy of the Bones (2019), rated 6.6/10 by 478 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like ROTO?
Officer Grey (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like ROTO?
Yes: KM 31: Kilometer 31 (2006), The Legacy of the Bones (2019) and Apocalypse Z: New World (2026).
How are movies similar to ROTO chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside ROTO, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.