Movies like Down (2019)
The best movies like Down (2019) are A Nasty Piece of Work (2019), New Year, New You (2018) and Culture Shock (2019). If Down hooked you with its horror and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Bad Seed (2018)7.0/10 from 368 votes
- NewestSilent Night, Deadly Night (2025)Released 2025
A Nasty Piece of Work (2019)
A mid-level corporate employee finds out he’s not getting the Christmas bonus he was expecting, but his boss invites him to earn a promotion by beating his professional rival in a violent competition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNew Year, New You (2018)
A group of old friends gather for a girls’ night on New Years Eve. But as they begin to rehash old memories, many of the gripes they’ve been harboring manifest in murderous ways.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCulture Shock (2019)
A young Mexican woman crosses the border in search of the American dream, only to instead find her worst nightmare lying within.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDelivered (2020)
A pregnant woman’s life is upended when she realizes someone close to her has darker plans for her and the baby.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Midnight Kiss (2019)
A group of gay friends head to Palm Springs to ring in the New Year. Things take a terrifying turn as the friends all search for someone to kiss at midnight, and invite a killer into their midst.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisPooka! (2018)
A struggling actor gets a holiday season job as a Christmas character in a plush suit to promote the hottest toy of the year, Pooka; he slowly develops two personalities—one when he's in the suit and one that's outside it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Valentine (2020)
A pop singer's artistic identity is stolen by her ex-boyfriend/manager and shamelessly pasted onto his new girlfriend/protégé. Locked together late one night in a concert venue, the three reconcile emotional abuses of the past...until things turn violent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisTreehouse (2019)
Celebu-chef Peter Rake escapes a scandal for a weekend at his family’s isolated vacation home, but there are debts to repay and Peter has to learn the lesson that a woman’s place is anywhere that she chooses to be… if he survives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisPilgrim (2019)
In an attempt to remind her family of their privilege and help them bond, Ms. Anna Barker invites Pilgrim reenactors to stay with them over Thanksgiving. When the “actors” refuse to break character, the Barker family learns that there is such a thing as too much gratitude.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Body (2018)
In Los Angeles, on Halloween night, a hitman tries to transport a corpse in plain sight, but people he stumbles upon on the street, believing that his sophisticated appearance is a magnificent disguise, constantly stand in his way to congratulate him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilent Night, Deadly Night (2025)
After witnessing his parents' brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTentacles (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
SnoozefestMovies like thisFlesh & Blood (2018)
Kimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother's unsolved murder. On the eve of Thanksgiving, she begins to suspect that the safe harbor of home and her doting father may be a dangerous mirage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrick (2019)
A detective tries to track down a masked killer who reappears every Halloween to wreak bloody havoc.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlack Christmas (2006)
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBetter Watch Out (2017)
On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFunny Games (2008)
When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKnock Knock (2015)
When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHeart Eyes (2025)
When the "Heart Eyes Killer" strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine's Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now, they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Strangers (2008)
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Reaper (2025)
College student Deena visits home and is roped into babysitting. The local sheriff is mailed a piece of evidence and is led on a scavenger hunt to reveal the killer of another babysitter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSanta's Slay (2005)
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is about to return to his evil ways.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisATM (2012)
After leaving their company Christmas Party together, David Hargrove and Emily Brandt’s impromptu first date takes an unexpected turn when their coworker, Corey, asks them to make a late-night stop at an ATM. What should be a routine transaction turns into a desperate struggle for survival when an unknown man appears outside the vestibule.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisInfluencer (2023)
While struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living. But CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWind Chill (2007)
Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMatch (2025)
After Paola is matched with a handsome online suitor, she arrives for a first date to discover a house full of dark and terrifying secrets.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
The Rental (2020)
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Bad Seed (2018)
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhen a Stranger Calls Back (1993)
Jill Johnson, now a crisis center counselor, reunites with retired detective John Clifford to hunt a killer stalking a coed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Escape Room (2018)
A father and daughter check out a small town escape room and discover there is something sinister about the place.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Down?
The closest matches to Down are A Nasty Piece of Work (2019), New Year, New You (2018) and Culture Shock (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Down?
People who watched Down most often go on to A Nasty Piece of Work (2019), New Year, New You (2018) and Culture Shock (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Down?
The Bad Seed (2018), rated 7.0/10 by 368 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Down?
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Down?
Yes: A Nasty Piece of Work (2019), New Year, New You (2018) and Culture Shock (2019).
How are movies similar to Down chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Down, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.