Movies like Three-Fingered Detective (1947)
The best movies like Three-Fingered Detective (1947) are Retribution (2007), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Body Cam (2020). If Three-Fingered Detective hooked you with its horror, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Invitation (2016)6.4/10 from 3,010 votes
- NewestErie (2026)Released 2026
- In JapaneseRetribution (2007)Also in Japanese
Retribution (2007)
A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since the crimes are in the same vicinity, by the same method. However, as evidence points towards the detective, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins questioning his identity. His realization of what seems to be reality results in something far larger and more sinister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI 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
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Invitation (2016)
Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCult Killer (2024)
A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisD-Railed (2018)
Passengers on a murder mystery train that crashes into a river must decide whether to risk waiting for help in the wreckage or take their chances in the murky depths below.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisAngel Dust (1994)
Every Monday, a young woman is murdered in the subway, leading psychiatrist Setsuko Suma to investigate Dr. Rei Aku's deprogramming of former sect members.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTomie: Rebirth (2001)
Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends, Takumi and Shunichi, arrive on the scene and help him dispose of the body. To cheer him up, the boys take the unwitting murderer to the nearest bar for a party... but a mysterious girl named Tomie shows up, bearing a few odd physical resemblances to the dead girl in the ground.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBone 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisRest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008)
One year after running away from home, Nicole and Jesse are still missing. When Jesse's brother, Tom, returns home from active duty, he sets out with his friends Marilyn and Jared to locate the lost couple. Their search leads them to the stretch of old highway with a mysterious Rest Stop, where they find themselves in the same predicament as Nicole and Jesse: confronting a madman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Asphyx (1972)
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Bury the Living (1958)
The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once again and prove his point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRing 2 (1999)
While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisGrip of the Strangler (1958)
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cycle (2026)
A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Remaining (2014)
When a group of close-knit friends assemble for the marriage of Skylar and Dan, they have no idea they will witness The Rapture and face a series of catastrophic events turning the celebration into a life-or-death struggle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 horror
SnoozefestMovies 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 thisGod Told Me To (1976)
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Death of April (2022)
Meagan Mullen, freshly moved in her new home, keeps in touch with her friends and family through a video blog. As her entries (and her life) become more complex and emotional, strange things begin to happen in her room and the camera captures all of it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Wekufe: The Origin of Evil (2016)
A student travels with her boyfriend to Chiloé, remote Patagonia island in southern Chile, to investigate the link that exists between the high number of sexual related crimes and the myths 'n' legends that surround this mysterious place.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Dead Whisper (2024)
Elliot Campbell, a Cape Cod lawyer, is drawn to a mysterious island where he is tempted by a reunion with his dead daughter, but at the peril of his soul.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Escape (2026)
Two kids discover a money-filled hole in the forest, but a note reveals the shocking truth about it. Prototype for a feature film concept.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
The Waiting Man (2026)
In 2022, the famous streaming group TOMNI was at the height of its popularity with over 7 million followers. Over the course of a week, their content changed and then they suddenly vanished. This is the footage recovered from their social media, computers, and SD cards. Experts believe the footage shows the worldwide phenomenon known as Alikabiha, also called the Waiting Man.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Jerry (2021)
Three young hikers in the woods settle down by a campfire to relax and have a good time, but someone is watching them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Failed Exit (2025)
Detached life of two young strangers is interrupted when they are transported to an unknown dimension.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Erie (2026)
Siblings Stella and Oscar return to their Pennsylvania hometown to investigate their sister Iris' unexplained death following a mysterious rise in suicides within the county.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Alien Storm (2026)
A father, businessman and secret doomsday prepper escorts people to the safety of his bunker – actually an underground house – when a massive and potentially deadly fog descends and cuts the power at his home.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Three-Fingered Detective?
The closest matches to Three-Fingered Detective are Retribution (2007), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Body Cam (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Three-Fingered Detective?
Start with Retribution (2007), the closest match to Three-Fingered Detective.
What is the highest-rated movie like Three-Fingered Detective?
The Invitation (2016), rated 6.4/10 by 3,010 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Three-Fingered Detective?
Erie (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Three-Fingered Detective?
Yes: Retribution (2007), Angel Dust (1994) and Tomie: Rebirth (2001).
How are movies similar to Three-Fingered Detective chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Three-Fingered Detective, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.