Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Stare

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

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#1
Play Dead

Play Dead

2025★ 5.9

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

A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above....

#2
Play Dead

Play Dead

2022★ 6.1

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

Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she...

#3
Character

Character

2021★ 7.4

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

A kind man aspires to become a manga writer, but villains and evil deeds do not come easily to him, for he has little experience or natural inclination for them. Things take a surp...

#4
Best Wishes to All

Best Wishes to All

2024★ 6.7

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

A young woman's visit to her grandparents' home leads to the discovery of what's brought them happiness, a revelation that will lead her to question her choices, sanity and reality...

#5
Tomie: Rebirth

Tomie: Rebirth

2001★ 7.2

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

Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends...

#6
Killers

Killers

2014★ 6.4

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

A psychotic executive triggers a journalist's dark side, and they begin to form a strange bond through the internet....

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