Movies like Sleepwalker 2026
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Sleepwalker (2026)
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A grieving mother is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, ambiguous ending
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grief, sleepwalking, nightmare, trauma, abusive relationship, guilt, paranoia, supernatural horror, character study, domestic drama, coma, claustrophobia, isolation, moral ambiguity
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Most similar movies to Sleepwalker
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological thriller, tense, psychological horror and suspense films with plots about isolation, paranoia, slow burn, claustrophobia, obsession, moral ambiguity and trauma mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres. Some movies like Sleepwalker: Night Feeds (2025), Splinter (2021), The School (2018), Black Cab (2024), The Exorcism (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
A psychological body horror following a sleep-deprived new mother fearing for her baby's safety as she cycles through night and day, nightmare and reality seamlessly. But when help is offered... can she trust it?
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, surreal, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
body horror, sleep deprivation, female protagonist, paranoia, manipulation, slow burn, character study, claustrophobia, isolation, body transformation, motherhood, newborn baby ...
Similarity:
95%
111
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Following the murder of his wife and son, an agoraphobic man becomes convinced that someone, or something is invading his home... Kindred is a tense psychological thriller set entirely inside the home of the protagonist.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, atmospheric, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
isolation, grief, family tragedy, loneliness, mourning, mental breakdown, paranoia, male protagonist, claustrophobia, supernatural, guilt, character study ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, United Arab Emirates, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When a doctor looking for her missing child awakens to find herself in an abandoned school, she must survive the supernatural terror and face her own demons if she is to find the truth about where her son is.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, psychological, dark, tense ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, coma, school, alternate reality, missing child, supernatural horror, abandoned building, parents and children, paranormal, survival, isolation ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Estranged couple Anne and Patrick encounter ghostly apparitions while taking a ride from a mysterious cabbie with sinister intentions.
Style:
suspense, sinister, psychological thriller, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, paranormal, isolation, estranged couple, road trip, nightmare, slow burn, character study, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A troubled actor begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film, leading his estranged daughter to wonder if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play.
Style:
psychological horror, creepy, tense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
actor, addiction, supernatural horror, exorcism, survival horror, broken family, estranged daughter, daughter, supernatural, father and daughter, filmmaking, movie actor ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
Grayson Ellsworth is writing his next novel. While stuck on a train he realizes his worst fears. Once the pen hits the paper, the results are shocking!
Style:
metafiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
obsession, character study, unsettling, transformation, paranoia, mental illness, claustrophobia, identity crisis, split personality, isolation, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Place:
new york, austin texas
Similarity:
57%
413
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
When a psychiatric doctor researches a young girls' diary to find out why she murdered her entire family, he begins to fall into the same state of insomnia and confusion that led her to lose her mind.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, bleak, suspense ...
Plot:
insomnia, mental illness, paranoia, murder, psychiatrist patient relationship, mental breakdown, mental institution, siblings relations, mistrust, parents and children, dishonesty, pretense ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A washed-up baseball star hallucinates pumpkins a year after running over a trick-or-treater on Halloween.
Style:
psychological thriller, surreal, tense, creepy, experimental ...
Plot:
hallucination, halloween, regret, trauma, mental breakdown, psychosis, guilt, baseball, obsession, grief, surrealism, character study ...
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Mexico, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inés works as a dubbing actress and sings in a choir in Buenos Aires. After a traumatic experience during a holiday trip, she develops a sleep disorder and starts suffering from very vivid nightmares. At work, the studio microphones pick up strange ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
nightmare, female protagonist, identity crisis, trauma, split personality, unsettling, psychological trauma, escape from reality, borderline personality disorder, psychological torment, disturbed individual, career ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the quiet nighttime corridors of a city hospital, Abigail (Nistratova) consoles her traumatized brother, Billy (Davi) who is now a paraplegic. Billy suffers from horrible nightmares in which he revisits his childhood, where we meet his alcoholic ...
Style:
tense, psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
trauma, hospital, haunting, supernatural, nightmare, death, isolation, demonic possession, paranormal, claustrophobia, family drama, guilt ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being whisked away to Los Angeles by a handsome Hollywood star, Katie is left alone in his apartment, where strange and scary things begin to happen.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
mental disorder, female protagonist, isolation, trauma, paranoia, survival horror, secret, psychopath, survival, struggle for survival, loneliness, character study ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
43%
324
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A struggling actress tracks down the star of a movie she hopes will be remade, only to uncover dark secrets.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, noir
Plot:
female protagonist, celebrity culture, confrontation, obsession, dark past, ambition, slow burn, mature, claustrophobia, female rivalry, identity crisis, manipulation ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A remote helpline volunteer is targeted by a stranger who lures women from their homes with a recording of a crying baby.
Style:
creepy, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
killer, cold blooded killer, problem, secret, psychological manipulation, stalker, cat and mouse, paranoia, isolation, manipulation, female protagonist, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
42%
309
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Years after a series of random murders took place in 2017, book author Michael Lane suddenly begins receiving haunting calls from the unknown. Instead of focusing on the encore to his successful debut book, he becomes obsessed with this mystery and ...
Style:
psychological thriller, crime thriller, suspense, dark, tense ...
Plot:
murder mystery, serial killer, obsession, trauma, investigation, paranoia, dark past, fear, cat and mouse, stalker, slow burn, isolation ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The dark secrets of Holly's seemingly perfect life are exposed when an unwanted intruder spins her life out of control forever.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, independent film, tense, art house ...
Plot:
insomnia, mental illness, domestic drama, unsettling, character study, slow burn, hallucination, paranoia, mental breakdown, claustrophobia, ambiguity, haunting ...
Similarity:
41%
104
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
After a woman survives a bizarre attack at an abandoned well, her mental state deteriorates as she tries to prove to others what really happened.
Style:
psychological thriller, mysterious, tense, psychological horror, dread ...
Plot:
isolation, trauma, survival, paranoia, emotional breakdown, hallucination, female protagonist, obsession, claustrophobia, slow burn, obsessive quest, investigation ...
Place:
mulholland drive
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young girl's husband rents a lovely home just outside of Madrid so she can spend the last three months of her pregnancy in peace and luxury. Unfortunately, just as they arrive at the home, the girl realizes that it is the place where she had ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological horror, creepy ...
Plot:
pregnancy, illegal abortion, guilt, female protagonist, moral dilemma, character study, domestic drama, women's issues, secrets, intimate, isolation, claustrophobia ...
Place:
madrid
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A sociopath gathers and drugs groups of college students to bring out their existing suicidal tendencies to the surface then walks among them to enjoy and record their deaths.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, dark, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
sociopath, suicide, group therapy, serial killer, mind game, college campus, paranoia, nightmare, trauma, manipulation, campus, psychological manipulation ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A grief-stricken arborist and her son awaken a haunting when they begin felling trees at the estate of a mysterious recluse.
Style:
melancholic, psychological thriller, psychological horror, gothic, supernatural thriller ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, grief, family drama, haunting, trauma, secrets, supernatural, confronting the past, slow burn, isolation, obsession, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
While investigating a child abuse case, Claire discovers that the family is being tormented by a supernatural entity. In order to save the family, she must confront her own fears and use her emerging clairvoyance to stop the malevolent force.
Style:
psychological horror, supernatural thriller, creepy, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, child abuse, haunted house, grief, clairvoyance, female protagonist, trauma, family drama, paranormal investigation, macabre, nightmare, family secret ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Shy, introverted Karian Edwards looks forward to a weekend at her aunt's house in the desert with her best friend, Cloudy, and their friend, Jessica. Things take a turn for the worse when Cloudy invites along a childhood friend, Sasha Mills, a ...
Style:
psychological horror, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
nightmare, drug, nightmare comes true, recurring nightmare, women, sleeping, hallucination, drug trip, mental breakdown, paranoia, desert, isolation ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After a car accident leaves her boyfriend in a coma, April’s panic attacks return and make her life a living hell. However, once she accepts the kindness of a stranger trying to help her, she realizes that he might not be the stranger she thought ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
coma, car accident, psychological manipulation, paranoia, relationships, problem, lifestyle change, changing lives, male female relationship, intrigue, secret, accident ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Unable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to destroy the new family.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, intense, gothic, depressing
Plot:
foster child, adoption, family secret, family drama, creepy child, psychological manipulation, unsettling, paranoia, moral ambiguity, nightmare, suspicion, ethical dilemma ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Charismatic Nolan Bentley wakes up in the middle of a remote forest, tied to a tree with no recollection of how he got there. With his time relentlessly running out, a mysterious stranger appears and he must finally reckon with the demons of his ...
Style:
suspense, mysterious, psychological thriller, tense, dark ...
Plot:
struggle for survival, mysterious stranger, forest, memory loss, amnesia, isolation, survival, confrontation, trauma, paranoia, dark past, escape ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Gemma moves to LA, hoping to become an actress. She takes an overnight gig at a sleep clinic that promises to make their clients’ dreams come true. But the longer she spends there, the more it becomes clear that something sinister is going on.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, mind bending, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
dream, nightmare, paranoia, female protagonist, hallucination, insomnia, identity crisis, obsession, isolation, character study, claustrophobia, slow burn ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
35%
856
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Seeking peace away from her turbulent life, a young woman accepts a job as a fire lookout at a remote wilderness tower. As she settles into her new role, eerie disturbances and strange occurrences begin to unfold, and she must uncover the chilling ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
isolation, secrets, solitude, forest, macabre, female protagonist, haunting, character study, mountain, slow burn, investigation, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man's mother comes from Louisiana to live with her son in San Francisco. What her son doesn't know is that Mom was confined to a mental hospital in Louisiana, and she murdered an orderly to escape.
Style:
psychological thriller, crime drama, tense, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
murder, mental illness, paranoia, mental institution, mother son relationship, family secret, deception, investigation, psychological manipulation, moral ambiguity, female antagonist, serial killer ...
Place:
san francisco, louisiana
Similarity:
34%
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:
34%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The lone survivor of a serial killer's attack tries to cope with the death of her friends and her mutilation at the hands of the maniac - but she fears the trauma has awakened a dark side within her as she slowly becomes something possibly even ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychological horror, tense, serious ...
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, split personality, murder, trauma, survival, danger, haunted by the past, female killer, post traumatic stress, self defense, female protagonist ...
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A reunion between two couples becomes a massacre when one of the guests meets an anonymous person online and willingly becomes a participant on a bloody path to becoming God-like.
Style:
suspenseful, bad ending, bleak, bloody, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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