Movies like The Stranger in Our Bed (2022)
The best movies like The Stranger in Our Bed (2022) are The Captive Nanny (2020), Greta (2019) and The Intruder (2019). If The Stranger in Our Bed hooked you with its thriller and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Gift (2015)6.7/10 from 3,651 votes
- NewestThe Stranger in My Home (2025)Released 2025
The Captive Nanny (2020)
A live-in nanny thinks she’s found the perfect family to work for until she learns they have a dark secret.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Greta (2019)
A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow might not be all that she seems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Intruder (2019)
A psychological thriller about a young married couple who buys a beautiful Napa Valley house on several acres of land only to find that the man they bought it from refuses to let go of the property.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Gift (2015)
Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwisted House Sitter (2021)
When Alicia, a destitute young woman crosses paths with Morgan; a beautiful, affluent, entrepreneur, she realizes she'd rather live Morgan's luxurious life. So she takes it, by any means necessary.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
The Weekend Away (2022)
When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHouse of Deadly Lies (2023)
A stay-at-home mom takes in her struggling best friend to help her through a tough time but soon secrets are revealed that could tear her family apart and put everyone in danger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Holland (2025)
Teacher Nancy's life with her husband in Holland, Michigan, tumbles into a twisted tale when she and a colleague become suspicious of a secret.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisFaithfully Yours (2022)
Using each other as alibis, two friends sneak off to indulge in secret affairs — but their elaborate web of lies unravels when one of them goes missing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Rental (2020)
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisUnforgettable (2017)
Barely coping with the end of her marriage, Tessa Connover learns that her ex-husband, David, is now happily engaged to Julia. Trying to settle into her new life after moving in with David, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her forget her troubled past. Soon, Tessa's jealousy starts to consume her, and she will stop at nothing to turn Julia's paradise into the ultimate nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Girl on the Train (2016)
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Good Neighbor (2016)
Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisObsession: Stalked by My Lover (2020)
A woman's romantic relationship with her new roommate turns treacherous when he hatches a scheme to steal money from her wealthy sister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Wrong Babysitter (2017)
A recent kidnapping has single mom Susan worried about leaving her daughter Christy at home for an out-of-town trip - until neighbor Teri offers to "babysit," looking in on Christy and spending the night. But Susan rushes home when Christy goes missing, under circumstances reminiscent of her police detective husband's death. Susan will have to open the past wound of her husband's death in order to rescue the only family she has left.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Stranger in My Home (2025)
A handsome stranger's claim that a couple's 15-year-old daughter was switched at birth throws their perfect family into turmoil, unearthing shattering secrets.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisNanny Cam (2014)
Linda has a seemingly perfect marriage with her rugged and handsome husband Mark and an adorable 8 year old daughter, Chloe. But when Chloe is injured by an elderly babysitter who has slipped into dementia, Linda wants to ensure that her child is never hurt again. Initially, Heather, the new babysitter, seems like the ideal addition to this practically perfect family. But Heather is a schemer who exploits the cracks in Mark and Linda's relationship, and delights in the resulting chaos. As Linda later learns, to her horror, Heather's intentions go far beyond the mischievous.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Strays (2023)
A Black woman's meticulously crafted life of privilege starts to unravel when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisIntrusion (2021)
When a husband and wife move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996)
Laurel has the boyfriend of her dreams, Kevin. He can and will do anything for her. He is totally devoted to her but the downside is that he won't leave her alone. When she tries to get some distance he responds with aggressiveness. It finally dawns on Laurel that he is not good for her. Laurel's mother Jessica has already started to suspect that something is wrong with his background.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Shattered (2022)
Chris, a wealthy divorcee, lives in a high-tech house of his own design in Montana. His life changes when he meets Sky, a mysterious young woman who draws him out of his shell and moves in after Chris is injured.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Killer in My Backyard (2021)
After purchasing a house, Allyson and her fiancé Eric decide to rent out the guest house to cover the cost of some expenses. Joshua arrives willing to put up a hefty rent for a short stay, and appears to be the perfect tenant. But soon after, Josh's behavior makes the couple uneasy, and his twisted plan begins to unfurl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Broken Vows (2016)
On her bachelorette-party weekend with friends in New Orleans, Tara falls for the darkly-sexy bartender Patrick. Waking in his bed the next morning, Tara instantly regrets her unfaithfulness and flies back home to her fiancé. But her secret flame becomes a full-on fire when Patrick shows up at her house and begins stalking her every move. He spirals into madness and delusion, determined to have Tara no matter what the cost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Evil Stepdad (2019)
Concerned her widowed mother Tracy will be lonely when she leaves for college, kind-natured Ashley secretly creates an online dating profile for her mom and meets Jared, who seems like the perfect match. When Tracy "accidentally" meets Jared and they fall in love, Ashley is comforted to see her mother happy until Jared moves in and begins doing whatever he can do to shut her out of their new life. It quickly becomes apparent that Jared's hold on Tracy will lead to devastating consequences if Ashley doesn't do something about it and must find a way to take Jared down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Danger in the Spotlight (2021)
When Martha's involved in a drunk driving accident, she becomes caretaker to the ballerina injured in the crash. But what if the accident wasn't an accident at all?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
A Daughter's Plan to Kill (2019)
When Katie and Greg Carlyle invited Greg's estranged daughter to live with them, they had no idea that they would be inviting jealousy, violence, and deceit into their home to wreak havoc on their perfect life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Tutor (2023)
When a professional tutor takes a job at a remote manor, he soon finds himself battling his disturbed student’s obsessions, which threaten to expose his darkest secrets and unravel his carefully crafted persona.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Infernal Machine (2022)
Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAwake (2007)
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & 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 & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Stranger in Our Bed?
The closest matches to The Stranger in Our Bed are The Captive Nanny (2020), Greta (2019) and The Intruder (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Stranger in Our Bed?
People who watched The Stranger in Our Bed most often go on to The Captive Nanny (2020), Greta (2019) and The Intruder (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Stranger in Our Bed?
The Gift (2015), rated 6.7/10 by 3,651 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Stranger in Our Bed?
The Stranger in My Home (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Stranger in Our Bed?
Yes: The Captive Nanny (2020), Greta (2019) and The Intruder (2019).
How are movies similar to The Stranger in Our Bed chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Stranger in Our Bed, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.