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The Man in My Basement (2025)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Down on his luck, Charles Blakey agrees to rent his basement to a mysterious stranger, unaware he may be letting in a force much darker than he imagined.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, independent film, twist ending, ambiguous ending, psychological horror, pretentious, f word
Plot:
basement, african american protagonist, isolation, character study, financial difficulty, moral dilemma, small town, paranoia, mistrust, slow burn, summer, inheritance, racial tension, class conflict, coastal town, dog, money, slavery, wedding, gold, writers, party, businessman, flood, water ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
new york, american
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Most similar movies to The Man in My Basement
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, psychological thriller, tense and twist ending films with plots about isolation, slow burn, claustrophobia, paranoia, moral ambiguity, investigation and obsession mostly in Thriller, Mystery and Horror genres. Some movies like The Man in My Basement: Fractured (2016), Killer Weekend (2004), The Ruse (2024), Exit 0 (2019), The Bloodhound (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Rebecca and Michael decide to take a weekend getaway and drive into the isolated countryside They arrive at their cottage unscathed, but Rebecca can't help but feel like someone is watching.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, intense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
countryside, isolation, claustrophobia, suspicion, paranoia, macabre, intruder, panic, home invasion, cat and mouse, stalker, helplessness ...
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A series of murders at a Santa Barbara beach house has three couples terrified for their own safety and pitted against one another. The murderer had to have been one of them.
Style:
suspense, slasher, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
murder, survival, beach, who done it, danger, love affair, mind game, characters killed one by one, group of friends, serial killer, whodunit, suspicion ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An in-home caregiver fears for her life after being assigned to a mysterious elderly patient in a remote seaside home.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, creepy, twist ending
Plot:
female protagonist, isolated house, psychological manipulation, caregiver, paranoia, mistrust, claustrophobia, home invasion, slow burn, cat and mouse, suspicion, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
79%
25K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young couple sets out on a weekend getaway in hopes of mending their failing relationship. However, a seemingly innocent weekend turns dark when the man discovers a videotape chronicling the events of a murder in his very own hotel room from years ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, creepy, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
paranoia, hotel, videotaping, trauma, macabre, weekend getaway, memory, male protagonist, guilt, obsession, isolation, slow burn ...
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A visit to a wealthy and reclusive friend lands a young man in a world of fear and despair.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, captivating ...
Plot:
family secret, secret, wealthy family, puzzle, isolation, paranoia, slow burn, claustrophobia, haunting, melancholy, manor, edgar allan poe ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological thriller, twist ending, dark ...
Plot:
paranoia, heist, paranoid, betrayal, criminal psychology, suspicion, isolation, moral ambiguity, mind game, slow burn, claustrophobia, violence ...
Similarity:
74%
751
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Julián Lemar, a best-selling suspense writer, goes on vacation with his family to a cabin in the woods. During a strong storm, the power goes out and a woman shows up desperately asking for help: her husband killed her son and now he wants to kill ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
cabin in the woods, family in danger, survival, writers, threat, trap, struggle for survival, deception, isolation, fear, storm, paranoia ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist evaluating a self-confessed serial killer unravels a twisted web of trauma, deceit, and psychological manipulation—only to question if the killer is truly guilty or just another victim in a larger, darker game.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, trauma, serial killer, moral ambiguity, psychological manipulation, dark past, investigation, character study, obsession, mistrust, claustrophobia, psychoanalysis ...
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After driving husband Martin to infidelity and catching him with another, mentally unstable author Jade returns to her New Zealand home. The plan is to write a book based on the town's history, helped by the local school teacher and her college ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, dark, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
infidelity, guilt, mental illness, paranoia, family drama, obsession, grief, father daughter relationship, small town, female protagonist, domestic drama, regret ...
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story takes place over three rainy and tepid days. Transcending time and national borders, this tale could happen just about anywhere, any time. We meet the lovers, Sophie (Catherine Flemming) and Vincent (Karel Roden), just as they arrive at a ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
paranoia, voyeurism, surveillance, claustrophobia, unsettling, dark secret, locked room, rain, obsession, isolation, single, revenge ...
Place:
central europe
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A woman with a troubled past accepts a job as a live-in maid for a wealthy, seemingly perfect family.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, intense, twisted ...
Plot:
rape, abusive relationship, abusive husband, psychological manipulation, manipulation, betrayal, claustrophobia, class conflict, female nudity, moral ambiguity, slow burn, female rivalry ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jung-yoon was approached by a random stranger named Jun-woo, who told her she'd be dead in six hours. As she follows him for answers, she begins to question whether he's her savior or the one trying to put her in danger.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, dark, twist ending ...
Plot:
manipulation, female protagonist, mistrust, paranoia, investigation, survival, suspicion, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, psychological manipulation, serial killer, stalker ...
Similarity:
55%
290K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.
Style:
twist ending, suspense, scary, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, murder mystery, whodunit, dissociative identity disorder, psychology, investigation, motel, murder, mental disorder, split personality, mental illness ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, nevada
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
New mom Hallie is devoted to her baby, who had a heart transplant when she was born. Hallie is thrilled when she makes a new friend in Megan, but Hallie's life takes a sinister turn as danger seems to follow her every move.
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, sinister, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
baby, motherhood, heart transplant, protective mother, danger, stress, family drama, mistrust, stalker, single mother, trauma, abduction ...
Similarity:
53%
108
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
You can run into anything in the Danish woods, but a naked woman covered in blood is not something you see every day. Her name is Robin and she not only claims to have witnessed a gruesome murder but also to having killed her assailant in ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, noir
Plot:
woman in peril, forest, female protagonist, trauma, self defense, survival, paranoia, crime investigation, isolation, claustrophobia, slow burn, realism ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a young woman's car breaks down in back country Oregon, she finds herself at the mercy of a paranoid conspiracy theorist, who assumes she's a government agent.
Style:
tense, suspense, tension, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
conspiracy, danger, isolation, paranoid, conspiracy theory, paranoia, suspicion, paranoid schizophrenia, fear, suspicious man, remote village, mistaken identity ...
Place:
oregon
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Meg is trying to readjust to normalcy after surviving a traumatic kidnapping — but her grounded sense of reality soon starts to deteriorate when she travels with her husband to his wealthy family’s isolated compound.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
female protagonist, isolation, post traumatic stress, life is a bitch, kidnapped woman, kidnapping, claustrophobia, slow burn, paranoia, introspection, macabre, identity crisis ...
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50%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After starting a job at an eerie hardware store, an anxious young man uncovers a shocking mystery that leads to a fight against terrifying forces that lurk just behind the walls.
Style:
bleak, serious, scary, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A reunion of childhood friends turns deadly when one of the guests unwittingly admits to murder.
Style:
slasher, psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A couple of artists arrive at a manor once frequented by royalty with a perfect plan. He is taking the trendy pictures for her new, chic pop album. It seems to be an ideal weekend, but then more people arrive at the mansion, and the game begins – ...
Style:
romantic comedy, suspense, atmospheric, twist ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
isolation, weekend getaway, betrayal, intimate, moral ambiguity, class conflict, claustrophobia, slow burn, macabre, sexual tension, dark humor, satire ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham is assigned to root out the mole with his former lover and colleague Celia Harrison.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
conspiracy, cia agent, undercover, espionage, investigation, betrayal, cia, female spy, female secret agent, mole, male female relationship, secret agent ...
Time:
2020s, year 2012, 2010s
Place:
vienna, persia, london, dublin ireland, california ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A State Park Ranger and his wife, grappling with the disappearance of their teenage son, face a mysterious outbreak that threatens not only their relationship, but in the end, their grip on reality.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, psychological horror, twist ending, psychological
Plot:
grief, paranoia, loss, family drama, uncertainty, character study, haunting, family secret, obsession, isolation, small town, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Sweden, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A 'happily married' professor, known for having many affairs with students, becomes the prime suspect when a young woman is found murdered.
Style:
twist ending, captivating, bleak, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
teenage girl, university professor, police detective, cheerleader, suspect, missing person, missing girl, lake, lawyer, evidence, high school student, murder suspect ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Even though crime branch officer David Abraham is on suspension, he engages himself in the investigation of a case which is not yet recorded in the crime records.
Style:
twist ending, suspense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, twisted ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Haunted by the death of her young daughter, a distraught woman develops an all-consuming obsession with a girl she believes is her reincarnated child.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, obsession, grief, motherhood, loss, lifestyle, mentally unstable, new neighbor, tragic past, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, supernatural ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Su-yeon, a cellist in an orchestra led by her fiancé and conductor Sung-jin, disappears one day, leaving behind only a video recording. Sung-jin is devastated over the loss of Su-yeon, but feels a strong attraction to Mi-ju, a cellist who fills in ...
Style:
intense, psychological thriller, suspense, dark, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hidden room, obsession, cellist, sexual tension, surveillance, evidence, voyeurism, love triangle, betrayal, infidelity, jealousy, guilt ...
Place:
asia
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A troubled man starts working at a retirement home and realizes its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets. As he investigates the building and its forbidden fourth floor, he starts to uncover connections to his own past and upbringing as ...
Style:
psychological thriller, f word
Plot:
male protagonist, hurricane, doctor, janitor, retirement home, suicide, murder, elderly, caretaker, foster child, human experiment, bloodbath ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Olga discovers the unfinished diary of a notorious killer and becomes captivated by its dark secrets. As she delves deeper, she uncovers a mysterious connection between them, putting her life—and the lives of those around her—in grave danger.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric, crime drama ...
Plot:
obsession, serial killer, danger, investigation, paranoia, cat and mouse, flashback, stalker, moral ambiguity, isolation, foreshadowing, betrayal ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A policeman investigates the apparent suicide of a man whose son has just returned to the town.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, emotional, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, small town, character study, whodunit, suspicion, family secret, slow burn, getting home, grief, isolation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
For siblings Brie, Daniel, Crew, and Jess, family has always come first. But when Crew (Daniel DiTomasso) invites his girlfriend Sara (Kate French) into the family, distrust begins to bubble between the siblings. Seeing Sara as a threat, Brie (Fiona ...
Style:
slasher, psychological thriller, disturbing, suspense, twist ending ...
Plot:
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