Movies like The Dog Walker
The best movies like The Dog Walker are Abduction (2019), Never Let Go (2024) and Maniac (1963). If The Dog Walker hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSuccubus (2024)8.3/10 from 279 votes
- NewestRedwood Diaries (2026)Released 2026
Abduction (2019)
A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Let Go (2024)
As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisManiac (1963)
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Woman in Black (1989)
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
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 horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuccubus (2024)
A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGod Told Me To (1976)
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisLike Minds (2006)
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Hunted (2023)
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisBody Cam (2020)
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOlder Gods (2023)
After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers travels to the remote Welsh countryside to investigate what happened – leading him to a dark apocalyptic cult.
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 thisThe Dogs (2025)
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaint Catherine (2024)
An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMonkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality unravels, the line between performance and nightmare begins to blur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Haunting of Alcatraz (2020)
Alcatraz. 1937. A young prison guard working the night shift experiences a string of chilling disturbances culminating in the bizarre death of an inmate at the most famous prison in the world
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Light (2019)
A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Entity (1982)
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHorrors of the Black Museum (1959)
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisOld Blood (2022)
A young woman visits her her estranged grandfather, who she hasn't seen since she was little, but quickly learns that things aren't exactly as they seem.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Reggie (2019)
When mild-mannered slasher Reggie is recognized while on the job, his entire way of life is changed forever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Meurtre du tableau (2025)
An artist, surrounded by the mess in her studio, struggles with frustration as she tries to find inspiration for her new painting.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Something in the Shadows (2021)
After tragedy hits the manor back in the 1850's, an enraged father's ghost haunts the manor for eternity. Now in the present, a group of college students accept an invite to visit for the weekend to earn scholarships. What they believed to be easy way to earn money turns for the worse and in every way.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Vagrant (2021)
An opiate addicted prisoner must make a decision on what is the worse evil in his cursed life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Redwood Diaries (2026)
When strange entries begin appearing in her diary written in handwriting that isn't hers, new student Evie Quinn is pulled into a chilling mystery as the messages reveal secrets, predict impossible events, and point toward a truth someone has desperately tried to bury.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Kota Tua Jakarta (2014)
A group of students hold an orientation while making documentation in a quiet location. One of them, Dara, could see spirits nearby.At one point, she sees a ghost of their own classmates. They begai to find out what really happened and finally find out that their friend named Ade, has disappeared and was last seen in the Old City area. They try to find out. This group of students began to get mysterious harassments from a ghost.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Camp (2021)
Grieving a recent tragedy, a young woman and her friends take a camping trip deep in the woods, where they encounter a malevolent force more ancient than the forest itself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Horrorathon, Volume One (2020)
Take a ride to hell and back with killers of all sadistic stripes, including monsters, clowns, cannibalistic tribes, crazy locksmiths, and more.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Amy (2017)
At a residence, Amy cares for numerous sick and ailing guests, including the young Mary. Delivering refreshments to relieve her guests during the Summer heat, Amy warns Mary not to venture from her room at night, lest she disturb the other guests. Wracked with pain, Mary ignores the warning and leaves her room - discovering that her host has been keeping a dark, deadly secret from her guests.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Dog Walker?
The closest matches to The Dog Walker are Abduction (2019), Never Let Go (2024) and Maniac (1963). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Dog Walker?
Start with Abduction (2019), the closest match to The Dog Walker.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Dog Walker?
Succubus (2024), rated 8.3/10 by 279 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Dog Walker?
Redwood Diaries (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Dog Walker?
Yes: Abduction (2019), Never Let Go (2024) and Maniac (1963).
How are movies similar to The Dog Walker chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Dog Walker, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.