Movies like Seconds
If Seconds hooked you with its thriller, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.
The Courier (2024)
After shrewdly seizing his chance to join a money-laundering scheme, a modest valet dives into a world of fast cash, fast cars — and an inevitable crash.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHider in the House (1989)
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe House of Snails (2021)
A writer secludes himself in the mountains and falls in lust with local Berta. After realizing the oddities of the rural community the author starts to question the lines between reality and fiction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisFacing El Chapo (2026)
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSnow Steam Iron (2017)
“Snow gently falls on the blood-stained streets of a seedy out-of-time New York City. Steam envelopes the nightmare unfolding within its narrow alleys. Iron is the will of the one who would dare to resist… fight… survive.”
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPoint Blank (2019)
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBorder Hunters (2025)
After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the border to get revenge
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn the Blood (2014)
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisKing of Killers (2023)
Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAccident Man (2018)
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWardriver (2026)
He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOne Ranger (2023)
A Texas Ranger is recruited by British Intelligence to track down a dangerous terrorist and stop him from attacking London.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChief of Station (2024)
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBad Sister (2015)
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a fatal attraction to Zoe's brother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
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 thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDangerous Game: The Legacy Murders (2022)
A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLazareth (2024)
Lee is an aunt whose life mission is to protect her orphaned nieces, Imogen and Maeve, from a self-destructing world, raising them in isolation until an outsider threatens their peaceful existence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrank 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 thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMexican Psycho (2026)
Follows an "ultra-violent and intelligent" psychopath who challenges the police by leaving a white paper rabbit at each crime scene, connecting them all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUnlawful Duties (2021)
Directed by Sunil Kulkarni. With Dennis Mallen, Chrystopher Avant, David Mann, Alex Odunuga. Two officer on night duty receives a call to investigate a disturbance in the area only to discover more than they expected
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Mimes (2017)
Two mimes are preparing for the evening's show, but one of them has got something more sinister in mind.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
The Call (2004)
A popular and common urban legend. Jill is babysitting for Ms. McKenzie, who leaves Jill alone in the house late at night while the children sleep peacefully upstairs. While Jill does her homework, she receives a mysterious phone call. The caller doesn't say anything except: "Have you checked the children?" Jill is confused and believes it is Ms. McKenzie playing a particle joke. After several similar calls, Jill realizes the caller is not who she thinks it is. She becomes frightened and calls the police. Sargent Clifford comes to Jill's aid in solving the mystery of the phone calls. Together they find the origin of the phone calls and discover they are coming from inside the house!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Twisted Tales (2023)
A group of youngsters get together for a fire to tell a collection of "Twisted Tales"
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
I, Divided (2011)
A young man struggles with identity and mortality after he discovers human remains in an open field.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Desert Dog (2020)
An old gold digger is disturbed in his routine by a strange man forcing a disturbing interrogation on him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
STILL LIFE (2025)
In the stillness of the night, a disillusioned man pours out his thoughts to a silent companion: a perspective on life, death and poetry.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Tuck Me In (2014)
Alex asks his father to tuck him in, but that's not the only thing he asks for.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHug Me, Hug Me Right! (2021)
What could happen if children were left to live alone without guardians? Silver Hair, Bangs, Bob Cut. A suspicious man appears in the place where the orphans live in hiding!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
Um e Meio (2023)
In a world where hate has won, everyone is blind to what is happening, but when a man opens his eyes and unearths secrets, the walls begin to close in on him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Seconds?
The closest matches to Seconds are The Courier, Hider in the House, The House of Snails.
How are movies similar to Seconds chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Seconds, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.
Are there Spanish movies like Seconds?
Yes: The Courier, The House of Snails, Facing El Chapo.