Movies like Cub (2014)
The best movies like Cub (2014) are The Head Hunter (2019), Troll Hunter (2010) and The Pyramid (2014). If Cub hooked you with its adventure and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedScream (1996)7.4/10 from 8,400 votes
- NewestFrogman (2024)Released 2024
The Head Hunter (2019)
On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisTroll Hunter (2010)
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pyramid (2014)
An archaeological team attempt to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hallow (2015)
Deep within the darkness of secluded forest land in rural Ireland dwells an ancient evil. Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground. But when a conservationist from London moves in with his wife and infant child in order to survey the land for future construction, his actions unwittingly disturb the horde of demonic forces. Alone in a remote wilderness, he must now ensure his family's survival from their relentless attacks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDigging Up the Marrow (2015)
A documentary filmmaker turns his lens on an enigmatic conspiracy theorist who claims he's found the entrance to a vast underground city populated entirely by monsters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisFrogman (2024)
An amateur filmmaker, struggling to turn his passion into a career, returns with friends to Loveland, Ohio, the location of his first, notorious sighting of the Frogman, determined to obtain irrefutable proof that the cryptid legend exists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Descent (2005)
After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShrooms (2007)
A group of American teens comes to Ireland to visit a friend who takes them on a camping trip in search of the local, fabled magic mushrooms. When the psychedelics start taking hold, the panicked friends are attacked by ghostly creatures; but how can they determine whether what they are experiencing is reality or hallucination?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisUnwelcome (2023)
Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. When heavily pregnant Maya’s relationship with a local family turns sour, who – or what – will come to her rescue and to what extremes will she go to protect her unborn child?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisGrabbers (2012)
Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ireland’s coast. First, some fishermen go missing. Then there is the rash of whale carcasses suddenly washing up on the beach. When the murders start, it’s up to two mismatched cops – an irresponsible alcoholic and his new partner, a by-the-book woman from the mainland – to protect the townsfolk from the giant, bloodsucking, tentacled aliens that prey upon them. Their only weapon, they discover, is booze. If they want to survive the creatures’ onslaught, everyone will have to get very, very drunk!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Green Inferno (2014)
A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, once they arrive in this vast green landscape, they soon discover that they are not alone… and that no good deed goes unpunished.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCurse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween (2022)
High school teenagers accidentally unleash an ancient Irish entity on their hometown and must stop it before midnight on Halloween.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
The Golem (2018)
A re-imagining of the old mystical folklore that follows a woman and a tight-knit Jewish community that is besieged by foreign invaders. She conjures a dangerous creature to protect them but it may be more evil than she ever imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisHowl (2015)
When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Witch (2016)
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOutlander (2008)
During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ritual (2017)
A group of university friends reunite for a hiking trip in Sweden, but are stalked by a menacing presence when they're diverted through the woods.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhen Animals Dream (2014)
Teenage Marie lives on a small island with her father and catatonic mother. Virtually friendless and sullen, Marie begins to experience frightening changes in her body that mark her as a dangerous threat.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBorgman (2013)
An enigmatic vagrant cons himself into the home life of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeathgasm (2015)
Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlood Junkie (2010)
A hyper-hipster 1980s horror comedy about a group of teenagers that discover a mysterious abandoned building where bad things happen. Shot in Wisconsin for $6000, Blood Junkie is a refreshing new vision in DIY independent film making.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & horror
The Cave (2005)
After a group of biologists discovers a huge network of unexplored caves in Romania and, believing it to be an undisturbed eco-system that has produced a new species, they hire the best American team of underwater cave explorers in the world. While exploring deeper into the underwater caves, a rockslide blocks their exit, and they soon discover a larger carnivorous creature has added them to its food chain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisDead Snow (2009)
Eight medical students on a ski trip to Norway discover that Hitler's horrors live on when they come face to face with a battalion of zombie Nazi soldiers intent on devouring anyone unfortunate enough to wander into the remote mountains where they were once sent to die.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeyond Re-Animator (2003)
Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisVanishing Waves (2012)
Lucas is a scientist who works near the European experimental project that focus on advanced ‘human neuron research’. The project is to transfer neuron information from one human mind to another. Lukas is chosen to connect his mind with a comatose woman he named Aurora.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisUnder the Mountain (2009)
Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisFriday the 13th (1980)
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFriday the 13th Part III (1982)
An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naïve friends. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to the maniacal Jason, who stalks them at every turn...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisScream (1996)
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Cub?
The closest matches to Cub are The Head Hunter (2019), Troll Hunter (2010) and The Pyramid (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Cub?
People who watched Cub most often go on to The Head Hunter (2019), Troll Hunter (2010) and The Pyramid (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like Cub?
Scream (1996), rated 7.4/10 by 8,400 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Cub?
Frogman (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Cub chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Cub, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.