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10 Best Movies Like Pesadilla

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

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#1
Night Watch

Night Watch

1973★ 6.3

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

A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door....

#2
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pesadilla 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
Cross the Line

Cross the Line

2020★ 6.8

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

A good-natured man has an unexpected deadly confrontation. Instincts kick in to clean up the mess caused in the name of self-defense but does one really get away free after killing...

#4
Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

1987★ 6.0

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

A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot....

#5
Sightless

Sightless

2020★ 6.8

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

After an attack renders her blind, Ellen withdraws from the world to recover. But soon she plunges into paranoia, unable to convince anyone that her assailant has returned to terro...

#6
The Calling

The Calling

2014★ 5.9

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

Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face ...

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