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Movies like The Beta Test (2021)

The best movies like The Beta Test (2021) are The Voices (2014), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and Bone Lake (2025). If The Beta Test hooked you with its thriller and horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Voices (2014)

    A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.

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

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  2. Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

    In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.

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

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  3. Bone Lake (2025)

    A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.

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

  4. 2 Days in the Valley (1996)

    In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.

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

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  5. Into the Night (1985)

    Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

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

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  6. Buried Alive (1990)

    A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

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

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  7. Watcher (2022)

    As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

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

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  8. Novocaine (2001)

    A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.

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

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  9. Strange Darling (2024)

    Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

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

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  10. Ca$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 thriller & comedy

  11. Hard to Die (1990)

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

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

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  12. Arabesque (1966)

    When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?

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

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  13. Criminal (2004)

    Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.

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

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  14. Dressed to Kill (1980)

    After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.

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

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  15. Containment (2015)

    Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?

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

  16. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

    After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.

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

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  17. Soulm8te (2026)

    After a ruthless tech giant acquires a small robotics company, a grieving engineer is tasked with testing their new AI companion. But when he attempts to reprogram her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops needs of her own—unleashing a relentless spree of precision-engineered mayhem.

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

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  18. Bad (1977)

    Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's doing his job, but Hazel doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates". The sleazy side of life is explored in this delightfully dark and deadpan film.

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

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  19. Frankenhooker (1990)

    A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.

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

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  20. Stretch (2014)

    A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.

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

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  21. Thousand Year Sleep (2007)

    Samantha, Lydia, Isabella, and Lisa. These four young women are about to learn that humanity is just an irrelevant flame burning nowhere in the vastness of space. Their dreams will be shattered and one man will marvel at the evil he has committed.

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

  22. Frankenstein General Hospital (1988)

    A mad doctor puts together a new body by using body parts he steals from a mortuary at the hospital where he works.

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

  23. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)

    A horrible massacre strikes up after an outcast teenage girl is taunted by a group of high school jocks, all of them unaware of her cutthroat telekinetic powers.

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

  24. Get Shorty (1995)

    Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & thriller

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  25. Friday the 13th (1980)

    Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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  26. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

    Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  27. Cassandra's Dream (2007)

    The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

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  28. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

    Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

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  29. The Magic of the Emerald Isle (2023)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. I Love You to Death (1990)

    Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Beta Test?

The closest matches to The Beta Test are The Voices (2014), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and Bone Lake (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Beta Test?

Start with The Voices (2014), the closest match to The Beta Test.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Beta Test?

Soulm8te (2026), rated 7.4/10 by 571 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Beta Test?

Soulm8te (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Beta Test?

Yes: The Voices (2014), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and Bone Lake (2025).

How are movies similar to The Beta Test chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Beta Test, 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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