Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Guest

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

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#1
Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989★ 5.8

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

#2
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guest for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#3
I Smile Back

I Smile Back

2015★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guest for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pri...

#4
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guest for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and hi...

#5
Fierce People

Fierce People

2006★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guest for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yanomani people, moves in with a ...

#6
Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968★ 6.8

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

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child...

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