Movies like The Cat (2011)
The best movies like The Cat (2011) are The Inhabitant (2022), Cello (2005) and Body Cam (2020). If The Cat hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSuccubus (2024)8.3/10 from 279 votes
- NewestVicious (2025)Released 2025
- In KoreanCello (2005)Also in Korean
The 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 horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisCello (2005)
10 years ago, Mi-ju lost her ambition to become a cellist when her entire family was brutally murdered. Due to the trauma, she now leads a quiet life as a teacher with her husband and children. However, dreadful events begin to occur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBody Cam (2020)
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dogs (2025)
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThree (2002)
An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim Jee-woon, The Wheel by Nonzee Nimibutr, and Going Home by Peter Chan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNocebo (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 mystery & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhost Train (2025)
Da-kyung, a horror YouTuber desperate for views, uploads a video about the eerie urban legends surrounding Gwanglim Station—the site of the highest number of missing person cases in the country. The video goes viral overnight. Despite everyone's warnings, Da-kyung's thirst for views only grows stronger. But as she digs deeper, she uncovers a shocking secret behind the station…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCome Play (2020)
Oliver, a lonely autistic boy, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy's devices against him, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSvaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)
Pastor Park, the head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders, begins looking into a suspicious new religion called Deer Mount.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Hunted (2023)
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisVicious (2025)
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlay Dead (2022)
Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mimic (2017)
The mother of a missing child takes in a lost girl she finds in the woods, but soon begins to wonder if she is even human.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRecalled (2021)
Soo-jin, who lost her memories due to a horrible incident, starts suspecting her husband. She is confused between reality and illusion, truth and lies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNoise (2025)
A young woman with a hearing impairment investigates her sister’s mysterious disappearance from her apartment, but as she searches for answers, strange sounds and an ominous presence begin to haunt her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Closet (2020)
After moving into a new house, a young girl begins displaying strange and disturbing behavior until, one day, she disappears behind a closet. While the devastated father is left with no clue about his daughter's disappearance, an exorcist shows up to help.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYou'll Never Find Me (2024)
Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather. The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave. Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuccubus (2024)
A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWhisper (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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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Cat?
The closest matches to The Cat are The Inhabitant (2022), Cello (2005) and Body Cam (2020). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Cat?
Start with The Inhabitant (2022), the closest match to The Cat.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Cat?
Succubus (2024), rated 8.3/10 by 279 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Cat?
Vicious (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like The Cat?
Yes: Cello (2005), Three (2002) and Ghost Train (2025).
How are movies similar to The Cat chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Cat, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.