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10 Best Movies Like The Birthday Rat

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

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#1
Doodlebug

Doodlebug

1997★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birthday Rat for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

There's something in his apartment. A man looking for an insect-like thing devolves into a bout of insanity as his subconscious mind begins to strangle his waking one....

#2
Fear Below

Fear Below

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birthday Rat for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark....

#3
Other Side of the Box

Other Side of the Box

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birthday Rat for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend....

#4
Hunting Grounds

Hunting Grounds

2025★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birthday Rat for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Desperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's...

#5
Code 8

Code 8

2016★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birthday Rat for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In Lincoln City, 4% of people have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Taylor, a construc...

#6
Below Zero

Below Zero

1930★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birthday Rat for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad neighborhood. Their instruments are destroyed in an argument with a woman, but their lu...

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