Movies like 6 Athiyayam (2018)
The best movies like 6 Athiyayam (2018) are Eradication (2022), Night Watch (1973) and The Unhealer (2021). If 6 Athiyayam 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 ratedVikram Vedha (2017)7.2/10 from 249 votes
- NewestA House Most Haunted (2026)Released 2026
- In TamilMaanaadu (2021)Also in Tamil
Eradication (2022)
When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and a shadowy agency hunting them down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Watch (1973)
A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisWhat's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSuperhost (2021)
Two travel vloggers check into a vacation rental with a host that will do anything for a good review.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSilent Zone (2025)
In a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Watcher in the Woods (1980)
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Car (1977)
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFast Track: No Limits (2008)
Four young thrill-seekers race cars on the streets of Germany.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Asphyx (1972)
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaanaadu (2021)
A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYennai Arindhaal (2015)
Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1974)
A notorious bank robber kills his wife and flees the police, only to be captured by a mysterious group of figures in an abandoned town. His beautiful daughter, Lila Lee, receives a letter stating that her father is near death and that he needs to see her. Sneaking away at night from her minister guardian, Lila embarks on a terrifying journey...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeception (2008)
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Independent (2022)
It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made, an idealistic young journalist teams up with her idol, legendary journalist Nick Booker, to uncover a conspiracy that places the fate of the election, and the country, in their hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOverdrive (2017)
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Glass Key (1942)
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cellar (2022)
When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family's souls forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilver Bullet (1985)
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVikram Vedha (2017)
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAbnormal Activity (2010)
In this hilarious in-your-face mockumentary spoof on the handheld movie genre, nothing is what you would expect, or is it? No matter how stupid or boring the footage becomes, Roger and Stacey videotape everything in hopes of seeing the spirits in action. Will they end up with a hit documentary, or will they find what ends up on tape is far worse than demonic activity?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
A House Most Haunted (2026)
When a man clears out his childhood home to put on the market, he and his friend discover his parents' past seance records and hypnosis journals - awakening something that should have stayed buried.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
I Am Zozo (2012)
When five friends decide to play with an Ouija board, they are not prepared for the events that follow. In a remote house, the group catches the attention of a malevolent demon named ZoZo.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
The Unfolding (2016)
It is 2016 and a fearful world seems to be on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe. A researcher in psychical events and his girlfriend travel to deepest Dartmoor to investigate a centuries-old building. What they unlock and discover is way more than they could have ever bargained for. An exciting first feature from newcomer Eugene McGing, who expertly takes familiar tropes and gives them a fresh spin in this genuinely terrifying haunted house tale.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Cause of My Death (2016)
Two girlfriends are trapped in a haunted apartment building, one slowly loses her mind, and both have no chance of escape.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Devil's Gate (2018)
Set in the small town of Devil's Gate, North Dakota, the film examines the disappearance of a local woman and her young son. Schull plays an FBI agent who helps the local sheriff search for answers. Partnering with a deputy , they track down the missing woman's husband and find that nothing is as it seems.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Lost Case (2017)
Two newbies at a production company that produces a popular TV show called "Ghost Doctor TV" are told to work together to produce a perfect episode. A usual episode of the show features people, who believe that they are possessed by ghosts, being helped through an exorcism by a shaman from the company. The two newbies take on the case of a man whose wife has been acting strange since their daughter`s suicide. While the two conduct interviews and set up cameras to learn more of the couple`s situation, bizarre and eerie things start happening.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Pritchard Family Portrait (TBA)
Emily Pritchard is determined to let the dead lie, but they have different intentions. At her estranged parent’s wake, Emily must confront the ghosts of her past when her parents are brought back from the grave to capture the perfect family portrait, whatever it takes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Tic Tac (1997)
During one single day a number of life destinies cross one another. It becomes a night for the involved they will never forget, a night when the coincidences are going to change their lives forever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like 6 Athiyayam?
The closest matches to 6 Athiyayam are Eradication (2022), Night Watch (1973) and The Unhealer (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after 6 Athiyayam?
Start with Eradication (2022), the closest match to 6 Athiyayam.
What is the highest-rated movie like 6 Athiyayam?
Vikram Vedha (2017), rated 7.2/10 by 249 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like 6 Athiyayam?
A House Most Haunted (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like 6 Athiyayam?
Yes: Maanaadu (2021), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Vikram Vedha (2017).
How are movies similar to 6 Athiyayam chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside 6 Athiyayam, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.