Movies like Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S (2019)
The best movies like Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S (2019) are The Woman in Black (1989), Ca$h (2010) and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021). If Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S hooked you with its mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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Quick picks
- Highest ratedSleuth (1972)7.7/10 from 761 votes
- NewestThe Mortuary Assistant (2026)Released 2026
- In JapaneseProfessor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)Also in Japanese
The Woman in Black (1989)
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCa$h (2010)
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence – all in the name of money.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisEscape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive... and discovering they've all played the games before.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJigsaw (2017)
Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaw (2004)
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies 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 mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Honey Pot (1967)
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuburbicon (2017)
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Blue Gardenia (1953)
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Locals (2003)
Two best friends, Grant and Paul, hita country road for a night of fun, but unfortunately take a short cut to their fate...where they meet the Locals.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisProfessor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHome Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlack Butler (2014)
Set in the year 2020, following her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious company, with a demon at her side to avenge her parent's murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Inhabitant (2022)
Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisMiss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Thursday Murder Club (2025)
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRing (1995)
In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa decides to investigate the deaths, and discovers that the four had stayed at a rural inn together just a week earlier. At the inn, he comes across a strange video that ends with a message saying that anyone who watches it will die exactly seven days later. Now the clock is ticking for Asakawa. Can he break the curse in time?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSleuth (1972)
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDead Man's Folly (1986)
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChäoS;Child: Silent Sky (2017)
Silent Sky is a movie that combines the Special episodes 13 and 14. It consists of the story in the future, three months after the incident that was similar to "New Generation Madness" and the disease Chaos Child Syndrome that brought by the past earthquake in Shibuya.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Kamaitachi no Yoru (2002)
Fans of Kamaitachi no Yoru gather to shoot a film based on the game until one of the cast members is killed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
VISUALIVE Persona 4 (2012)
A live-action adaptation of Persona 4.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Fatal Frame (2014)
High school student Aya Tsukimori becomes cursed and is unable to leave her school dormitory. Meanwhile, many students begin reporting ghost sightings at the school, while others go missing and are later discovered to have drowned mysteriously. Soon, Aya attempts to communicate with fellow student Michi Kazato, who begins investigating the disappearances of her friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIdentity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:H (2019)
One night, a mortician passes through the gates of a manor. He says he came to this place because of an invitation, and the locals tell him some unbelievable things. First, he can never leave the manor. Second, a special "game" is held every day against terrifying hunters. Third, if you receive an invitation to the "game," you are confirmed to participate. You cannot escape. The mortician, who was caught up in it without any preparation or resolve, meets Joseph, a cold-hearted hunter, in his first game.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
DEEMO Memorial Keys (2022)
Deemo is a lonely individual who lives in solitude, playing the piano in a castle. One day, a girl who has lost her memory falls from the sky. Wanting to help her recover her memories and return to her world, Deemo discovers that a tree kept atop the piano will grow whenever the piano is played.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: case. Adra Castle Separation (2020)
A stage play adaptation of the first Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files light novel. The stage play would initially run from December, 2019 to January, 2020 and would eventually receive a Blu-ray and DVD release on July 8th 2020.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
The Mortuary Assistant (2026)
Rebecca Owens, a recent mortuary science graduate takes a night shift job at River Fields Mortuary. Initially, the job seems straightforward — embalming bodies, completing paperwork, and keeping things tidy. But once Rebecca starts working the night shift, things take a dark turn.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisSilent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)
Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand. Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisStage Fright (2024)
Micahel walks onto stage to perform for the first time.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S?
The closest matches to Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S are The Woman in Black (1989), Ca$h (2010) and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S?
Start with The Woman in Black (1989), the closest match to Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S.
What is the highest-rated movie like Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S?
Sleuth (1972), rated 7.7/10 by 761 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S?
The Mortuary Assistant (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S?
Yes: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009), Black Butler (2014) and Ring (1995).
How are movies similar to Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Identity V STAGE Episode 1 [What to draw] Side:S, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.