Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The First

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

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#1
Containment

Containment

2015★ 6.0

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

Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight ...

#2
Prodigy

Prodigy

2017★ 6.1

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

Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopath...

#3
Dark Light

Dark Light

2019★ 6.1

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

A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters....

#4
Latency

Latency

2024★ 5.9

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

When professional gamer Hana, who suffers from acute agoraphobia, receives new equipment that enhances her game, she begins to wonder if it is reading her mind – or controlling it....

#5
2073

2073

2024★ 6.7

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

Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominan...

#6
Ick

Ick

2025★ 6.2

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

Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town....

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