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Movies like The Devil Bear (1929)

The best movies like The Devil Bear (1929) are The Surrender (2025), Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012) and Medusa (2020). If The Devil Bear hooked you with its horror and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Surrender (2025)

    A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.

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

  2. 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

  3. Medusa (2020)

    After being bitten by a lethal snake, a young woman experiences changes in her senses and appearance, as she sheds her old self and slowly turns into a deadly weapon.

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

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  4. Caged (2021)

    An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an abusive female guard.

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

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  5. The Parts You Lose (2019)

    An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. The 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 horror

  7. 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he fights for survival....

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  8. Bad Girl (2016)

    Bad girl Amy is given one last chance by her adoptive parents, who think her friendship with local girl Chloe is a step in the right direction. But when Amy discovers that Chloe harbors a dark secret, she finds herself fighting for her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Not Without Hope (2025)

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Frank and Penelope (2022)

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  11. Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)

    Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  12. Whisper (2007)

    Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  13. Nocebo (2022)

    A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  14. A Knight's War (2025)

    A fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror

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  15. The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  16. 40 Acres (2025)

    Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Hunting Season (2025)

    When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Beast (2026)

    MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Older 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

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  20. SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether Buckingham and the civilian passengers make it out of the tunnel alive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  21. The Witch. Revenge (2024)

    The tale unfolds around an ancient witch from the Ukrainian town of Konotop, who long ago abandoned her extraordinary powers after falling in love with a mortal man. However, tragedy strikes when her beloved is brutally murdered by the russian soldiers as they occupy Konotop in February 2022. Fueled by grief and a thirst for revenge, she reclaims her supernatural abilities, embarking on a blood-soaked quest to mete out justice to her fiancé's killers.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & drama

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  22. Nakshatra Poratam (1993)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  23. Achanum Makanum (1957)

    Achanum Makanum is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Vimalkumar. The film stars Prem Nazir and Kumari Thankam. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. It is the first movie of actor Jagathy Sreekumar.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

    A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. The Cave Girl (1921)

    Margot Sperry, who keeps house for her guardian, a professor who wants to revert to primitive modes of living, finds it difficult to find food in the winter wilderness and resorts to pilfering from the Bates's winter camp. Divvy, engaged to a girl he does not love, meets Margot on one of her raids and falls in love with her. Baptiste, a half-breed employed by the Bates family, is discharged for stealing and burns the camp, driving the family to refuge with Margot. Elsie, hoping to regain Divvy's affections, dresses in boyish clothes similar to Margot's. Joining forces with Baptiste, they capture Margot, and Baptiste takes her in a canoe downstream. Realizing her mistake, Elsie warns Divvy, who bests the half-breed and then rescues Margot from the falls. A lost film.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Sonny (1922)

    Two men who bear a striking resemblance to each befriend each other while stationed in France during WWI. One is fatally fatally wounded and requests makes a dying request to his doppelganger to take on his identity.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Tokunboh (1999)

    A recent college grad fed up with experiencing racism flees to Nigeria where he doesn't find the paradise he hoped for but attempts to build a new life there anyway when he falls in love.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Violet (2026)

    Arthur, a struggling playwright, recasts Georgia as the new lead of his make-or-break stage adaptation. As he grows closer to the aspiring actress, he must overcome his checkered past with her predecessor, Violet, or risk losing his new flame.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Hear Me (2016)

    Marisol, a young deaf woman raised by a mother who has always denied her handicap, finally empowers herself when she meets the deaf community.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Not Even the Sun (2026)

    Not Even The Sun is an intimate portrait of a young woman experiencing the end of a relationship in a foreign land. Told from the perspective of the female protagonist (Deragh Campbell), the precarious living situation of a young Canadian woman and the growing tension between her and her boyfriend (Santiago Blanco Choya) finally reach a breaking point in rural Spain.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Devil Bear?

The closest matches to The Devil Bear are The Surrender (2025), Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012) and Medusa (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Devil Bear?

Start with The Surrender (2025), the closest match to The Devil Bear.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Devil Bear?

Beast (2026), rated 7.5/10 by 225 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Devil Bear?

Not Even the Sun (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Devil Bear?

Yes: The Surrender (2025), Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012) and Medusa (2020).

How are movies similar to The Devil Bear chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Devil Bear, 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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