Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Darkness

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

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#1
Cheat

Cheat

2023★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Darkness 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...

#2
Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Darkness 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....

#3
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Darkness 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 ...

#4
The Infernal Machine

The Infernal Machine

2022★ 6.2

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

Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account...

#5
Succubus

Succubus

2024★ 8.6

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

A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle hi...

#6
Frank and Penelope

Frank and Penelope

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Darkness 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...

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