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Movies like Lifechanger (2018)

The best movies like Lifechanger (2018) are The Swerve (2018), Bliss (2019) and They Look Like People (2016). If Lifechanger 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 Swerve (2018)

    The dark secrets of Holly's seemingly perfect life are exposed when an unwanted intruder spins her life out of control forever.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama

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  2. Bliss (2019)

    In need of creative inspiration, a professionally stagnant and hard-partying Los Angeles artist recklessly indulges in a series of drug binges. As the narcotics fly out of control, so does her newfound and inexplicable, yet unquenchable, craving for blood.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & drama

  3. They Look Like People (2016)

    Suspecting that people are transforming into malevolent shape-shifters, Wyatt flees to New York City to seek out his estranged childhood friend Christian.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror

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  4. My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020)

    Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror

  5. Son (2021)

    When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

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  6. The Thinning (2016)

    In a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test, two students discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama

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  7. Mercy (2014)

    A single mom and her two boys help take care of their grandmother with mystical powers.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror

  8. The Dead Center (2019)

    When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted doctor and curious medical examiner must slowly uncover dark and sinister secrets about the man that reveal a more horrifying truth than they could have ever imagined.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror

  9. Raw (2017)

    Stringent vegetarian Justine encounters a decadent, merciless, and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. She soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & drama

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  10. Paradise Hills (2019)

    A young woman is sent to Paradise Hills to be reformed, only to learn that the high-class facility's beautiful facade hides a sinister secret.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller

  11. What Keeps You Alive (2018)

    Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a married couple attempting to celebrate their first anniversary.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  12. We Are What We Are (2013)

    The Parkers, reclusive people who cling to ancient customs, find their secret lives threatened when a torrential downpour and the death of the family matriarch forces daughters Iris and Rose to assume special responsibilities.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror

  13. The Lazarus Effect (2015)

    Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror

  14. Tentacles (2021)

    A young Los Angeles couple Tara and Sam fall head over heels into a new romance, entwining their lives—until their intimacy transforms into something terrifying.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  15. Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)

    In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  16. After Midnight (2019)

    Dealing with a girlfriend suddenly leaving is tough enough. But for Hank, heartbreak couldn’t have come at a worse time. There’s also a monster trying to break through his front door every night.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror

  17. At First Light (2018)

    High school senior Alex has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town. She soon develops dangerous, supernatural abilities, and turns to her childhood friend Sean. The authorities target them and a chase ensues as officials try to discover the truth behind Alex's transformation.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller

  18. Ayla (2017)

    A man haunted by the mysterious death of his 4-year-old sister brings her back to life thirty years later as an adult woman, with dire consequences.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama

  19. Pyewacket (2017)

    A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  20. True Fiction (2019)

    Avery Malone, a wannabe writer and lonely librarian, gets her big break when she's hand-selected to assist her hero, reclusive author, Caleb Conrad. Whisked away to Caleb's remote estate, Avery is given her one and only task; to participate in a controlled psychological experiment in fear that will serve as the basis for Caleb's next novel.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

  21. Good Boy (2022)

    Christian, a millionaire heir, meets Sigrid, a young student, on a dating app. They hit it off quickly, but there's only one problem: Christian lives with Frank, a man who dresses up and constantly acts like a dog.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller

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  22. Sun Choke (2015)

    Janie’s just trying to get well. As she recovers from a violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker. But when she develops an obsession with a stranger, Janie's buried demons begin to surface.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller

  23. The Retreat (2021)

    Renee and Valerie, a couple at a cross roads in their relationship, leave the city to spend the week at a remote cabin with friends. But when they arrive, their friends are nowhere to be found. As they stumble through their relationship woes, they discover they are being hunted by a group of militant extremists who are determined to exterminate them.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror

  24. Gnaw (2017)

    Jennifer Conrad is a small-town girl starting over in the big city. Fleeing an abusive relationship, all she wants is a chance to begin again. But it is hard to start over when something is eating you while you sleep . . . one painful bite at a time.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror

  25. The Evil in Us (2016)

    While on a fourth of July holiday, six best friends fall victim to the insidious plan of a terrorist organization when they unknowingly take a bio-active drug that transforms them into bloodthirsty cannibals.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror

  26. Goddess of Love (2015)

    Enter into a baroque vortex of madness when an emotionally unstable woman is shattered after tremendous heartbreak. Brian was the love of Venus’ life and the thought of him having an affair with another woman begins her volatile descent into the dark side of psychosexual insanity.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller

  27. Angelica (2017)

    A couple living in Victorian London endure an unusual series of psychological and supernatural effects following the birth of their child.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror

  28. Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)

    Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.

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

  29. Castle Freak (1996)

    John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.

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

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  30. Baby Blues (2008)

    On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and loved.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Lifechanger?

The closest matches to Lifechanger are The Swerve (2018), Bliss (2019) and They Look Like People (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Lifechanger?

People who watched Lifechanger most often go on to The Swerve (2018), Bliss (2019) and They Look Like People (2016).

What is the highest-rated movie like Lifechanger?

Raw (2017), rated 7.0/10 by 3,527 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Lifechanger?

Good Boy (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Lifechanger?

Yes: The Swerve (2018), Bliss (2019) and They Look Like People (2016).

How are movies similar to Lifechanger chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Lifechanger, 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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