Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Downtime

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

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#1
Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Downtime for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in....

#2
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.1

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

Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of ...

#3
Lazareth

Lazareth

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Downtime for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 pe...

#4
Frank and Penelope

Frank and Penelope

2022★ 7.3

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

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...

#5
Squealer

Squealer

2023★ 5.9

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

When young women begin to disappear across a small town, a police officer and a street-smart social worker follow clues to a remote pig farm and discover the local butcher has been...

#6
Cheat

Cheat

2023★ 7.0

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

On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small col...

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