Movies like Mad Sad Bad (2014)
The best movies like Mad Sad Bad (2014) are Southbound (2015), The Unhealer (2021) and Witch Hunt (2021). If Mad Sad Bad hooked you with its fantasy and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThree... Extremes (2004)6.8/10 from 442 votes
- NewestVicious (2025)Released 2025
- In KoreanExorcism Chronicles: The Beginning (2025)Also in Korean
Southbound (2015)
On a desolate stretch of desert highway, weary travelers — two men on the run from their past, a band on their way to the next gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation — are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in these interwoven tales of terror and remorse on the open road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Unhealer (2021)
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisWitch Hunt (2021)
In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExorcism Chronicles: The Beginning (2025)
When a demonic uprising threatens to end the world as they know it, a monk and an excommunicated priest join forces to protect a powerful young boy and the next generation of magic. As dark forces close in, the unlikely trio must confront their inner demons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDark Harvest (2023)
In a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mortuary Collection (2020)
In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. The eccentric undertaker chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror
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 horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Knight's War (2025)
A fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightbreed (1990)
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCinderella's Curse (2024)
Desperate Cinderella summons her fairy godmother from an ancient flesh-bound book, seeking revenge on her evil stepmother and stepsisters who abuse and torment her daily.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThree... Extremes (2004)
Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBooks of Blood (2020)
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
Five train passengers are joined by a mysterious fortuneteller who offers to read Tarot. A quintet of stories unfold: an architect returns to his ancestral home to find a vengeful werewolf; a doctor suspects his new wife is a vampire; an intelligent vine takes over a house; a jazz musician plagiarises music from a voodoo ceremony; and a pompous art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBody Bags (1993)
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new one from a recently executed murderer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhost Train (2025)
Da-kyung, a horror YouTuber desperate for views, uploads a video about the eerie urban legends surrounding Gwanglim Station—the site of the highest number of missing person cases in the country. The video goes viral overnight. Despite everyone's warnings, Da-kyung's thirst for views only grows stronger. But as she digs deeper, she uncovers a shocking secret behind the station…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCampfire Tales (1997)
Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Curse of Buckout Road (2017)
A college class project on creation and destruction of modern myth, turns terrifying when a trio of young people come to realize the urban legends surrounding the famed Buckout Road may, in fact, be REAL.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCat's Eye (1985)
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisContainment (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 horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDark Fables (2015)
A group of kids embarks in a macabre adventure, full of characters from the Brazilian popular imaginary - the werewolf, a witch, a ghost, monsters and The Saci.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & fantasy
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUrban Fears (2019)
Most horror stories take place in suburban areas, but these three teenagers are about to realize that those are not the only places where these things happen.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Fitas Proibidas - Antologia do Terror (2024)
Fitas Proibidas is a horror anthology that immerses the viewer in a series of macabre and supernatural stories, all revealed by Yraíra, an enigmatic entity that inhabits an old video store. Each tape unearths narratives of demons, ghosts, possessions and vampires, creating a panorama of horror and mystery. As Yraíra unravels these tapes, it not only gives goosebumps, but also offers dark moral lessons, reflecting on the fears and shadows that reside within us all.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Horror Noire (2021)
An anthology film presenting six short horror stories from black writers and directors, featuring racist vampires, supernatural creatures, and Satan his damn self.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Asylum (1972)
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisXX (2017)
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Mad Sad Bad?
The closest matches to Mad Sad Bad are Southbound (2015), The Unhealer (2021) and Witch Hunt (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Mad Sad Bad?
Start with Southbound (2015), the closest match to Mad Sad Bad.
What is the highest-rated movie like Mad Sad Bad?
Three... Extremes (2004), rated 6.8/10 by 442 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Mad Sad Bad?
Vicious (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Mad Sad Bad?
Yes: Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning (2025), Three... Extremes (2004) and Ghost Train (2025).
How are movies similar to Mad Sad Bad chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Mad Sad Bad, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.