Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Happening

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

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#1
Open Grave

Open Grave

2013★ 6.0

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

A man awakes -- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer....

#2
28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later

2007★ 6.6

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

Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone ther...

#3
It Comes at Night

It Comes at Night

2017★ 5.9

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

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test w...

#4
Hidden

Hidden

2015★ 6.9

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

A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak....

#5
Together

Together

2025★ 6.9

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

Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With te...

#6
Die Alone

Die Alone

2024★ 6.0

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

Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His jou...

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