Movies like Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl (1997)
The best movies like Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl (1997) are The Evil (1978), Cheat (2023) and Re/Member (2022). If Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl hooked you with its thriller and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRe/Member (2022)6.7/10 from 267 votes
- NewestThe Foot of the Bed (2024)Released 2024
- In JapaneseRe/Member (2022)Also in Japanese
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
SnoozefestMovies like thisCheat (2023)
On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. But the town's unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing both locals and college students that everything is not as it seems. When Maeve - a female college student - sleeps with Charlie, the married man of the host family she is staying with, both sense the deadly curse is closing in on them. Unable to get anyone to believe them, Maeve and Charlie seek out a local history student to help find answers and figure out a way to defend themselves. It all comes undone, however, as several people are horrifically killed by the savage being - one-by-one at a rapid pace. Eventually, Maeve, Charlie and the few survivors band together in an attempt to defeat the monster once and for all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRe/Member (2022)
Six high schoolers stuck in a murderous time loop must find the scattered remains of an unknown victim to break the curse and finally see another day.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUrban Legend (1998)
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlackwood (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
SnoozefestMovies like thisLesson of the Evil (2012)
Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisF (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
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnother (2012)
After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
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 thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Final (2010)
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Mary Lou Maloney, Hamilton High's Prom Queen of 1957, is killed during her coronation ceremony due to a prank gone wrong by her jilted boyfriend, Billy Nordham. Thirty years later, teen Vicki Carpenter is in the running for Prom Queen, but accidentally unleashes the vengeful spirit of Mary Lou, who will stop at nothing to be rightfully crowned, even if it means taking Vicki's poor body for a cruise!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTeke Teke (2009)
The upper torso of a female, claws her way around Japan searching for her lower half. The person's lower half was severed in a train accident in Hokkaido. Anyone that hears of this story will see Teke-Teke's upper half walking aimlessly around the countryside within three days.
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 thisBooks of Blood (2020)
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time. A desperate woman, a skeptical professor, and a ruthless killer face unspeakable forces.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTeke Teke 2 (2009)
The story of Teke Teke, the ghost woman with no legs, continues. Conflict arises between a group of high school classmates, and Teke Teke starts hunting them down one by one.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Invisible (2007)
After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Still See You (2018)
Ten years after an apocalyptic event left the world haunted by ghosts, Veronica 'Ronnie' Calder receives a threatening message from beyond the grave. Joining forces with a mysterious classmate, Kirk, Ronnie descends into a shadow world that blurs the bounds of the living and the dead—and begins a desperate race against time to stop a cunning killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing"
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisX-Cross (2007)
Recovering from a failed love affair Shiyori heads to the country, in the company of best friend and bad girl Aiko. Having taken a long soak in the hot spring they retire to their respective cabins. They soon discover that the tranquil village is the home of a cult with a fetish for cutting off female legs. Trying to escape they are split up and keep in touch via their mobile phones. Multiple points of view and time frames keeps the viewer on their toes trying to discern the grisly fate of these "lost" girls.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shortcut (2009)
When Derek moves to a new town and discovers a shortcut through the woods to his high school, he learns about a crazy old man who lives near its path: Legend has it that he abducted a group of teenagers years ago. Ignoring the warning, Derek and his friends set out to uncover the dark secret that's buried deep in the woods. But will they survive to tell it?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMarni: The Story of Wewe Gombel (2024)
After moving her family to a remote village, a busy single mother loses her son, who seems to have been abducted by a vengeful spirit.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Sam's Lake (2006)
Inspired by a murder-mystery-turned-legend surrounding a massacre near "Sam's Lake," the film follows Sam, a young woman who, every summer, returns home to the secluded lakeside cottage she grew up in, to reconnect with her traditions and memories of the past deep within an isolated forest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
I Know When You Dead (2020)
Siena is able to see signs that people will die. The sign appeared on Brama, someone she loves. Siena tries hard to prevent Brama's death.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
The Foot of the Bed (2024)
A man believes a dark entity is attacking him while he sleeps.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies. Hieda, an archaeology professor, and Masao, a haunted student, investigate the gory deaths.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sounds She Knows (TBA)
Trapped within the labyrinth of her own mind, Sabrina descends into a harrowing odyssey as her home transforms into a malevolent maze of illusions and fractured memories with only one way out…Through.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Facing My Mirror (2022)
After an exhausting day, Pablo lies in his bed, where he begins to experience several bizarre events. Between his failed attempts to escape, he realizes that he can't for some reason. Maybe something from the past keeps him trapped. What motivated this situation?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Apprehension (2021)
A young woman moves to another city after receiving a job promotion, but begins to be pursued by someone willing to end her life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Open Late (2022)
A late night cook is stalked by a malevolent force through his takeout tablet. As the orders keep coming, the kitchen turns into a trap, and by closing time, he’s no longer the one serving… he’s on the menu.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl?
The closest matches to Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl are The Evil (1978), Cheat (2023) and Re/Member (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl?
Start with The Evil (1978), the closest match to Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl.
What is the highest-rated movie like Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl?
Re/Member (2022), rated 6.7/10 by 267 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl?
The Foot of the Bed (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl?
Yes: Re/Member (2022), Lesson of the Evil (2012) and Another (2012).
How are movies similar to Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.