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Movies like White of the Eye (1987)

The best movies like White of the Eye (1987) are The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Hitcher (2007) and Psycho (1960). If White of the Eye hooked you with its horror and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

    Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  2. The Hitcher (2007)

    While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchhiker. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim successfully throws him out of the car. This sets off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

  3. Psycho (1960)

    When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  4. The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

    West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror

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  5. The Hitcher (1986)

    On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  6. Ma (2019)

    Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

  7. The Evil (1978)

    Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror

  8. Wolfen (1981)

    A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

  9. Blackwood (2014)

    Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. He has a teaching job lined up and a new home to move into; things finally look to be going Ben's way. Until, that is, he starts to feel that something isn't quite right in the house. Finding himself plagued by spectral visions, Ben becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind a local mystery that appears to be putting the lives of his family in danger

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror

  10. F (2010)

    A group of teachers must defend themselves from a gang of murderous kids when their school comes under siege after hours.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller

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  11. Cult Killer (2024)

    A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror

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  12. Crooked House (2017)

    A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  13. Nature of the Beast (1995)

    Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

  14. The Calling (2014)

    Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

  15. The Call (2013)

    Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  16. King of the Ants (2004)

    A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

  17. All 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 thriller

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  18. Murder! (1930)

    When actress Diana Baring is found in a daze beside her colleague’s murdered body, all evidence points to her guilt. During the trial, juror Sir John Menier doubts the verdict, but yields to pressure. Haunted by remorse, he launches his own investigation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

  19. Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)

    Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  20. Out of the Past (1947)

    The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  21. Dead Time (2007)

    A police and a journalist uncover series of murders that lead into one problem: A treasure many parties were fighting for and caused many casualties.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller

  22. The Neon Demon (2016)

    When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller

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  23. The Doll (2017)

    When Chris and Andy order a model from an escort service, they find that something is unnaturally wrong with Natasha, something deadly wrong.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller

  24. Voice from the Stone (2017)

    Verena is a nurse who arrives at an old mansion in Italy to help a young boy who has fallen silent since the sudden passing of his mother.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  25. Raazi (2018)

    An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  26. The Truth (2010)

    When a couple is taken hostage in their home by an intruder, a simple home invasion robbery turns into something much more complicated...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  27. Drácula (1931)

    A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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  28. Snakes and Earrings (2008)

    While alone in a nightclub, straight-laced Lui meets sensitive but troubled punk kid Ama. Mesmerized by his split tongue, she becomes obsessed with body modification and soon wants the same treatment. After Ama's heavily-tattooed friend Shiba pierces her tongue, Lui finds herself inexorably drawn to both men – and to her growing list of desires, she now adds a tattoo.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  29. Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)

    Drummond's girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector from Scotland Yard, follow the trail and try to rescue her from the kidnappers.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

  30. Howling: New Moon Rising (1995)

    A number of vicious murders occur in a small California town after a motorcycle-riding stranger arrives. The gruesome slayings look disturbingly like the work of a werewolf. Meanwhile, in another nearby town, police are hot on the trail of a killer they believe is a werewolf.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like White of the Eye?

The closest matches to White of the Eye are The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Hitcher (2007) and Psycho (1960). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after White of the Eye?

Start with The Hills Have Eyes (2006), the closest match to White of the Eye.

What is the highest-rated movie like White of the Eye?

Psycho (1960), rated 8.4/10 by 11,442 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like White of the Eye?

All the Devils Are Here (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like White of the Eye?

Yes: The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Hitcher (2007) and Psycho (1960).

How are movies similar to White of the Eye chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside White of the Eye, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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