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Movies like Wenn das Licht gefriert (2026)

The best movies like Wenn das Licht gefriert (2026) are Seeds of Yesterday (2015), Locke & Key (2011) and Bad Sister (2015). If Wenn das Licht gefriert hooked you with its tv movie and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Seeds of Yesterday (2015)

    The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  2. Locke & Key (2011)

    Three children become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  3. Bad 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

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  4. No Good Deed (2020)

    Karen never planned on being a hero. A recent widow, she has her hands full with work and parenting her son Max. Then Karen saves Jeremy's life during a drug store robbery and quickly discovers that the young man is intent on paying her back at any cost. At first, life starts improving for this good Samaritan, but as Jeremy's efforts become more extreme, Karen starts to wonder if no good deed truly goes unpunished.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  5. Hello (2022)

    An emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her murdered ex-boyfriend's secrets or find herself dead.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  6. Twisted (2018)

    Kara and Tyler are close to marriage when Tyler’s dangerous ex-girlfriend returns from rehab, and is adamant on winning him back, pulling Kara into a twisted game of cat and mouse.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  7. Stalked by My Doctor (2015)

    When a teenage girl is miraculously saved by a heart surgeon, the doctor begins to flirt with her. Her father doesn’t believe her and unbeknownst to all, the doctor is obsessed with the girl.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  8. Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)

    With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  9. Kept Woman (2015)

    Jessica and her fiancé Evan have just moved from the city into their dream home on a quiet suburban street. Soon after, Jessica catches her seemingly friendly new neighbor, Simon, in a strange lie and can't let her suspicions rest. The danger escalates when Simon lures her inside his home and imprisons Jessica in his secret bunker, meticulously decorated in the idealized style of the 1950s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  10. If There Be Thorns (2015)

    Christopher and Cathy Dollanganger live together as man and wife with Cathy's two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents' relationship. But when a mysterious woman moves in next door and befriends the younger boy, Bart, he begins a strange transformation and displays accusatory behavior towards Cathy and Christopher. When Christopher discovers their mysterious neighbor is, in fact, his mother Corrine Dollanganger, all of the family's long-hidden secrets are revealed in a tragic climax.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  11. Is There a Killer in My Family? (2020)

    True-crime author, Carly, and her husband Kevin take a vacation at a historical mansion on Crawford Island. Kevin thinks it will be a chance for them to reconnect, but Carly plans to research the puzzling unsolved murder of Diana Crawford.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  12. A Sister's Secret (2018)

    Twin sisters secretly swap places on their thirtieth birthday. The harmless prank becomes a nightmare when one of them is murdered.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  13. Dead Man's Folly (1986)

    During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  14. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)

    A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)

    While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)

    A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she can strike again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. It Was Always You (2021)

    Elizabeth's engagement plans are thrown into disarray when her fiancée's free-spirited brother David returns home. David's unexpected influence prompts Elizabeth to question her life decisions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)

    The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. A Wrinkle in Time (2003)

    Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)

    Just days before Aurora’s wedding, a body is discovered, and she fears her father may be a suspect. She and Nick race to solve the cold case before they walk down the aisle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  21. Victims Hotel (TBA)

    a TV movie based on an Agatha Christie's novel

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  22. Shaft (2000)

    New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  23. Wild at Heart (1990)

    Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  24. Fail-Safe (TBA)

    A “fail-safe” mechanical failure jams the United States military’s chain of command and sends the country hurtling toward nuclear war. A contemporary remake of Sidney Lumet's 1964 Cold War thriller based on Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler's 1962 novel.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  25. Swimming Pool (2003)

    A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  26. Mystic River (2003)

    The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  27. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

    After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  28. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

    A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  29. Don't Look Now (1973)

    While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  30. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Wenn das Licht gefriert?

The closest matches to Wenn das Licht gefriert are Seeds of Yesterday (2015), Locke & Key (2011) and Bad Sister (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Wenn das Licht gefriert?

Start with Seeds of Yesterday (2015), the closest match to Wenn das Licht gefriert.

What is the highest-rated movie like Wenn das Licht gefriert?

Rosemary's Baby (1968), rated 7.8/10 by 4,586 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Wenn das Licht gefriert?

Hello (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

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How are movies similar to Wenn das Licht gefriert chosen?

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