Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Criterion

If you loved Criterion, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Jester 2

The Jester 2

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criterion for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up...

#2
The Inhabitant

The Inhabitant

2022★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criterion for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

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...

#3
Nocebo

Nocebo

2022★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criterion for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

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...

#4
Harpoon

Harpoon

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criterion for fans of Horror & Thriller & Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances....

#5
Hard to Die

Hard to Die

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criterion for fans of Thriller & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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 ...

#6
The Voices

The Voices

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criterion for fans of Horror & Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

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....

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