Movies like The House Next Door
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The House Next Door (2002)
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Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A newlywed couple move into their dream home only to find that their next door neighbor isn't as good-natured as they had initially thought.
Style:
psychological, tense, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
abusive husband, amateur detective, serial killer, investigation, family problems, family in danger, couples, mind game, woman in danger, couple relations, nervous breakdown, home invasion, rape, hidden room, top hat, wedding, missing person, danger, dishonesty, domestic disturbance, dog, billiards, 911, house, jealousy ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
usa, chicago
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Most similar movies to The House Next Door
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about deadly, couples, danger, murder, dishonesty, mind game and woman in danger mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The House Next Door: A Good Marriage (2014), Proof of Lies (2006), Liberty Stands Still (2002), The Wild Hunt (2009), Murk (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, psychological, cult horror ...
Plot:
stephen king, serial killer, dark secret, danger, couples, marriage, husband wife relationship, murder, family problems, uncover truth, crumbling marriage, life turned upside down ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A scientist researches the genetic cause of addictive behavior.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, surprise ending
Plot:
betrayal, woman in danger, danger, couple relations, infidelity, conspiracy, couples, inventions and discoveries, college dropout, university, miscarriage, sex scene ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As the heir and current marketing director for one of the nation's biggest gun manufacturers, Liberty Wallace is indifferent to the atrocities made possible through her business and her CEO husband, Victor. On her way to see her actor lover, ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, stylized, rough ...
Plot:
hostage, vengeance, hitman, love affair, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, criminal heroes, couples, family problems, special agent, sniper ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
los angeles, usa, israel
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A medieval reenactment game turns into a Shakespearean tragedy when a non-player crashes the event to win back his girlfriend.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, serious, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
role playing, mind game, escapades, woman in danger, danger, woods, viking, missing girl, folk horror, attempted rape, magic realism, pagan ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
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4K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The psychological thriller "Murk" tells the story of Jacob, who is investigating into the circumstances surrounding his sister's death on her wedding night.
Style:
psychological, bleak, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, destructive relationship, uncover truth, woman in danger, disability, couples, obsession, family relations, siblings relations, murder, nordic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young heiress has her life turned upside down after her business partner's wife is killed and foul play is suspected.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, enigmatic, realistic
Plot:
amateur detective, woman in danger, investigation, dishonesty, danger, murder, couples, who done it, estate, inheritance, adultery, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Recently widowed Shelby Naylor (Sherilyn Fenn) listening to her husbands police scanner overhears a husband and wife arguing on the phone. The wife ends up dead and Widow Naylor points the finger endangering herself.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, haunted by the past, false accusation, woman in danger, couples, family problems, couple relations, danger, hitman, who done it, infidelity ...
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
What starts out as a romantic honeymoon on a deserted island turns into a horrible nightmare as Julianne discovers that her new husband is psychotic...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
psychopath, woman in danger, kidnapping, couple relations, isolation, island, danger, newlyweds, love and romance, honeymoon, lake, wilderness ...
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped game that turns into a life-or-death affair.
Style:
erotic, sexual, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
erotica, passion, bigamy, home invasion, murder, infidelity, mind game, couples, family problems, love triangle, love affair, unfulfillment ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
467
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice, a heartbroken Billy returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds there is more disconcerting: his best friend Stanley has become unstable, mysterious and ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, slasher ...
Plot:
murder, homecoming, best friend, couples, breakup, missing person, danger, friendship, campus, serial killer, suicide by gun, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
virginia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A reporter sent to cover a murder trial discovers a web of deceit stemming from a torrid affair.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
older man younger woman romance, small town life, infidelity, extramarital affair, investigation, couples, who done it, family problems, couple relations, obsession, dangerous attraction, journalism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An adulterous woman's faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to life.
Style:
erotic, sexual, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
accidental death, motel, boat, adultery, female nudity, religion, supernatural, investigation, unfulfillment, clergy, dealing with death, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
mexico, acapulco mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young man is found bruised, beaten and stumbling down a secluded road. As the police try to piece together what happened, the convoluted relationship between a young woman and her two suitors gradually emerges.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, psychological, teen horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dangerous attraction, couples, love triangle, love and romance, police detective, missing person, obsession, uncover truth, police investigation, mysterious character, teenage life, amateur detective ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A scoundrel is tormented by a seemingly-omniscent telephone operator.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
gambling, infidelity, vengeance, mind game, family problems, couples, danger, womanizer, investigation, downfall, false accusation, family in danger ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Secrets, murders and lies... all in the name of family. In the middle of nowhere sits the Armadillo Café.The once popular, but now desolate, café is run by a strange family led a troubled, booze-addled mother (Betty Buckley) and a disturbed family ...
Style:
tense, psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mind game, psychopath, family problems, curses spells and rituals, haunted by the past, family relations, missing person, woman in danger, danger, mysterious character, diner, hostage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After marrying a handsome man she barely knows, a woman experiences threatening calls and violent attacks from a mysterious woman who claims to be her new husband's former lover.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
private detective, dangerous attraction, woman in danger, dishonesty, danger, infidelity, family problems, couples, stalking, husband wife relationship, home invasion, abusive husband ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After suspecting her husband is playing the field, a nervous woman finds a sympathetic ear in the form of a strange man. The drawback is that her sensitive new-found friend is an obsessive psychopath.
Style:
sexual, independent film, serious, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stalking, psychopath, infidelity, obsession, danger, dangerous attraction, couple relations, dishonesty, couples, husband, woman, friend ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, investigation, infidelity, betrayal, murder, danger, twists and turns, love, stalking, surveillance, deception, adultery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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460
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lainie Wheeler has two daughters, but her husband leaves them for a Thai monastery. She completely neglects her job in TV production but finds a new vocation in nursing terminal patients, even after the death of her friend in that home. She also ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
starting over, woman in danger, family problems, rivalry, hopes, redemption, murder, rehabilitation, violent content, graphic violence, psychopath, sport team ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
734
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, transplant, outdoor sex, passion, female nudity, heart transplant, unfaithful wife, obsession, hospital, murder, mind game, dealing with death ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Plagued by flashbacks of a violent home invasion, Laura Benson is on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Looking for a fresh start, she and her husband sell their house and relocate to a seemingly idyllic gated community. But, little do the Bensons ...
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
obsession, stalking, neighbor, mind game, family in danger, haunted by the past, family problems, vengeance, dishonesty, rivalry, mentally unstable, amateur detective ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
"BALANCING THE BOOKS" is a character-driven suspense drama about an attractive woman who enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a traumatic experience she can no longer deny. Julia, divorced and successfully self-employed, ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
danger, rivalry, dishonesty, secret, couple relations, uncover truth, maniac, murder, best friend, violent content, profanity, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Alex Sheppard, a college student who hosts a late-night talk show on the campus radio station, finds herself in dire straits when she enrolls in the school her recently murdered sister attended in order to track down the killer. Little does Alex ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, enigmatic, sexy ...
Plot:
serial killer, amateur detective, woman in danger, police investigation, law enforcement, dangerous attraction, danger, psychopath, couples, who done it, stalking, voyeurism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK, New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman unable to conceive a child with her husband, despite years of trying, makes the drunken mistake of sleeping with a young stranger. The stranger then goes to terrifying lengths to prove his paternity.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
pregnancy, stalking, obsession, danger, infidelity, couples, small town, husband wife relationship, suspicion, stalker, male female relationship, wedding ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
With his pregnant wife at death's door after a car crash, desperate husband John Barrett invades the home of Mark Driscoll and his rich, neglected wife Sally. He holds the couple hostage in order to understand the events that led to his wife ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
captivity, hostage, confined, vengeance, couples, family problems, haunted by the past, dishonesty, danger, estate, dysfunctional marriage, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Hollywood film executive gets blackmailed by a derelict who uses some damaging information to move into his house and take over his perfect life for himself.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, frame up, dishonesty, mind game, psychopath, false accusation, murder, manipulation, protagonist as suspect, danger, crime gone awry, disorder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The story of a clairvoyant who falls in love with a crime photographer. Soon, both become involved in the search for a pathological murderer.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, independent film ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, photographer, obsession, couples, disability, danger, mind game, who done it, mute or deaf, male female relationship, sign language ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Fifteen years after a murderer is convicted he is released and all the witnesses against him begin to be murdered.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, realistic, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, haunted by the past, manhunt, law enforcement, vengeance, rivalry, woman in danger, murder, friendship, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
miami, usa, florida
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Eugene is a small town barber, beloved by the local community, but hiding a deadly secret. John is hunting for a serial killer not to expose him but to learn the business! They form a twisted bond and turn the town upside down as Eugene teaches John ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic, grindhouse ...
Plot:
serial killer, mind game, investigation, murder, twists and turns, small town, monster, killer, house, barber, son, barbershop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Expectant parents become prime suspects in the disappearance of a pregnant woman who was last seen at their garage sale. Model citizen David Rose runs a garden center and is a devoted house-father. Like his wife Ivy, who suffered two stillbirths, ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
prison, infidelity, love affair, family relations, police detective, family problems, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, pregnancy, babies and infants, mysterious disappearance, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
24%
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