Movies like ANXIETY - Someone's There
The best movies like ANXIETY - Someone's There are Stir of Echoes (1999), Lights Out (2016) and Oculus (2014). If ANXIETY - Someone's There hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)7.4/10 from 6,073 votes
- Newestundertone (2026)Released 2026
Stir of Echoes (1999)
After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLights Out (2016)
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOculus (2014)
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbarian (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Entity (1982)
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSmile (2022)
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCome True (2020)
Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she's become the conduit to a frightening new discovery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisYou Shall Not Sleep Tonight (2024)
A boy is haunted by terrifying nightmares where a monster lurks inside the closet. To his relief, his father appears in the middle of the night helping him to face his fears. But the boy will begin to question the true nature of these apparitions, having to face the truth about his father's destiny and the evil force that threatens to consume him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCobweb (2023)
Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPeeping Tom (1960)
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParanormal 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnsane (2018)
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like this1408 (2007)
A man specializing in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNext of Kin (1982)
After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaniel Isn't Real (2019)
A troubled college freshman resurrects his imaginary friend to help him cope with a violent trauma.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisundertone (2026)
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLaura Hasn't Slept (2020)
Desperate to rid herself of a recurring nightmare, a young woman seeks the help of her therapist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhostland (2018)
A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAmy & I (2022)
When Amy and her boyfriend have a nice dinner in a restaurant where they first met, it turns out there's some pressure on their relationship.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Scary Movie (1991)
On Halloween night, big-time nerd Warren attends a spookhouse in a small Texas town. But is the haunted house as harmless as it seems, or has a psychotic mental patient found a new stomping ground?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Somniphobia (2021)
A doctor with the ability to visit people's dreams helps a young woman confront the terrifying reality of her nightmare
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Hagazussa (2018)
In the 15th century, a young goatherd living alone in a mountain hut feels a dark presence in the woods.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Vanguard (2008)
The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued by hordes of rage-crazed zombies.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Open Water (2004)
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFilming Hole (2023)
Two young adults venture into a storm sewer in search of something interesting. They succeed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Stutter (2024)
After the tragic death of his wife, Jon immediately starts an affair with the enigmatic Red. The closer he gets to her, the more is his life dominated by an ominous digital signal - the stutter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Fatalities and Phantasms (2022)
An unraveling of a man haunted by his father's legacy of serial murder.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Brain Dead (1990)
In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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What are the best movies like ANXIETY - Someone's There?
The closest matches to ANXIETY - Someone's There are Stir of Echoes (1999), Lights Out (2016) and Oculus (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after ANXIETY - Someone's There?
Start with Stir of Echoes (1999), the closest match to ANXIETY - Someone's There.
What is the highest-rated movie like ANXIETY - Someone's There?
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), rated 7.4/10 by 6,073 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like ANXIETY - Someone's There?
undertone (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like ANXIETY - Someone's There?
Yes: Stir of Echoes (1999), Lights Out (2016) and Oculus (2014).
How are movies similar to ANXIETY - Someone's There chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside ANXIETY - Someone's There, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.