Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Puppets

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

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#1
Descendent

Descendent

2025★ 5.8

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

After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsesse...

#2
The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control

2009★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Puppets for fans of Drama & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a...

#3
The Vanishing

The Vanishing

1993★ 6.1

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

The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on....

#4
I Am All Girls

I Am All Girls

2021★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Puppets for fans of Drama & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate....

#5
Before I Wake

Before I Wake

2016★ 6.5

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

An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps....

#6
Ghostland

Ghostland

2018★ 7.4

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

A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years late...

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