Movies like Next-Door Nightmare

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Next-Door Nightmare (2021)
 5.3
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Next-Door Nightmare (2021)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When young couple Sarah and Kyle move next door to Helen, a charismatic older woman, they have no idea she's a deeply disturbed psychopath who will stop at nothing to become Sarah's surrogate mother, and grandmother to the child she is expecting. Julia Borsellino, Mark Taylor, Deborah Grover, Marium Carvell star. (2021)
Style: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: psychopath, mental disorder, obsession, mental institution, family relations, mental illness, surrogate mother, male female relationship, girl next door, problem, family problems, husband wife relationship, possessed woman, female psychopath, mentally unstable

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, suspense and tense films with plots about family problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, relationship problems, life is a bitch and female protagonist mostly in Thriller, Drama and Horror genres. Some movies like Next-Door Nightmare: Stalked by My Ex (2017), Grandma Dearest (2020), The Sinister Surrogate (2018), Poppy Shakespeare (2008), Cradle of Lies (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Stalked by My Ex (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After learning that her abusive ex-husband is about to be released from prison, a woman flees with her teenage daughter back to her old hometown.
Style: tense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: stalker, abusive husband, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship, family problems, ex couple relations, mother daughter relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, ex convict, husband wife relationship, obsessive quest, getting home ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Grandma Dearest (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Barbara wants nothing more than to be a grandmother. When her son, Ethan, meets Kendall, a divorced mother of two, Barbara quickly becomes an ever-present force in their lives. Unannounced visits escalate to murder, and Barbara will do anything to ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot: grandmother, mentally unstable, mother in law daughter in law relationship, dysfunctional family, psychopath, female psychopath, family problems, mental institution, mental illness, kids and family, mental patient, grandmother grandson relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
The Sinister Surrogate (2018)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Josh and Danielle have found the perfect surrogate, Kailee, to bear their child. But when Kailee gives birth to a beautiful baby girl, the happy couple learns how deep and dark a mother's love can go. But is it really Kailee whom they need to ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: family problems, surrogate family, husband wife relationship, parents and children, surrogate mother, abduction, intrigue, married couple, family relations, male female relationship, couples, girl
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Poppy Shakespeare (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot: mental disorder, hospital, mental illness, public health, life is a bitch, mental institution, social problems, patient, mentally unstable, female protagonist, social work, recovery
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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 5.0
 347
Cradle of Lies (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Following a whirlwind romance, a woman begins to unravel the dark secrets of her husband's past when his obsession to produce a male heir turns deadly.
Style: disturbing, suspense, psychological, tense, captivating
Plot: adultery, inheritance, pregnancy, family problems, male female relationship, family relations, life is a bitch, pregnant wife, infidelity, unwanted pregnancy, adulterer, female protagonist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
 5.7
 349
The Mad Whale (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Inmates at a women's mental asylum stage a theatrical production of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick.'
Style: suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: delusional woman, mental institution, mental illness, women, insanity, female protagonist, treatment, cure, mentally unstable, theatre group, psycho
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
The Stranger Game (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A hard-working mother hires a male nanny to take care of her son, but soon discovers that he is an antisocial psychopath bent on destroying her family.
Style: captivating, psychological, psychological thriller, tense, thrilling
Plot: psychopath, nanny, family problems, problem, youth, working mom, child abuse
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
 4.6
 244
The Shattering (2021)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Claire has everything - money, a loving husband and a desired child. But suddenly her life changes. Doubts and lies bring her to the edge of insanity.
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: husband wife relationship, family problems, marriage crisis, marital problem, family relations, relationships, infidelity, relationship problems, changing lives, female protagonist, life is a bitch, lifestyle change ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Movie in collections
 3.7
 140
The Red Dress (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Malta
Story: Rainer and Patricia move to Malta to reinvigorate their marriage after the loss of their child.
Style: tense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: family relations, family problems, tragic past, family tragedy, marital problem, husband wife relationship, life is a bitch, troubled past, family life, new life, male female relationship, loss of child ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
A Mother Knows Worst (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Tragedy strikes when Olivia and Harry Davis’ newborn baby doesn’t survive the birth. 6 months later the young couple have come to terms with their loss and are rebuilding their lives, they may even be ready to try again for a family soon. But ...
Style: tense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: female stalker, obsession, possessed woman, mother and daughter, worried mother, psychological trauma, loss of child, bereavement, mother child relationship, stalker, restraining order, baby ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
 5.7
 272
Murder In-Law (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Claire has always loved her son Jim and her granddaughter Sydney, but struggles to connect with her daughter-in-law, Allison. When Allison announces a big job promotion that will relocate them far away, Claire's motherly instincts are pushed to ...
Style: psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: mother in law daughter in law relationship, overprotective mother, dysfunctional family, overprotective parent, family problems, life is a bitch, murderer, mother son relationship, murder, husband wife relationship, family relations, relationship problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
 5.2
 602
Shattered (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Shattered is a story based on true events about family betrayal, love lost, and a dark destructive secret that swirls around a high powered political family in the Deep South. Kate Stenson dreams of an enviable life as the quintessential Southern ...
Style: psychological, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot: family problems, life is a bitch, disturbed individual, secret past, investigation, male female relationship, family relations, dark past, dysfunctional family, mental illness, family secret, eccentric family ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 5.4
 356
Samuel Bleak (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In a quiet southern town, several lives are changed forever when an isolated mute with a dark secret is admitted to a mental institution.
Style: serious, disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: mental institution, small town life, isolation, family problems, small town, mute, suspect, society, danger, mental illness, autism, woods ...
Time: 21st century
Place: louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 5.6
 280
Some Beasts (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A family travels to a remote island in southern Chile. During the trip they try to convince the grandparents to support them financially to build a hotel in the place. Nicolás, the man who crossed them disappears, leaving the family trapped on the ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological
Plot: family relations, family problems, vacation, relationships, family vacation, self discovery, trap, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, sexual abuse, discussion ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
The Captive Nanny (2020)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Chloe (Karynn Moore) is a nanny who desperately wants to adopt but needs to get her life together first. She finds the perfect live-in nanny position with the Brown family - Emily (Austin Highsmith), Michael (Michael Aaron Milligan) and their son - ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: wanting a baby, hostage, family problems, husband wife relationship, nanny, locked in, marital problem, relationship problems, female protagonist, life is a bitch, social problems, male female relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
 5.1
 944
Mosquito State (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca sees ominous patterns. His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot: mosquito, mental illness, mental disorder, identity crisis, hallucination, psychopath, surrealism, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, supernatural, animal attack, male pubic hair ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 4.7
 281
The Boathouse (2021)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When an emotionally-fragile young woman takes a job as nanny to two troubled children at a remote summer cottage, she falls in love with the children's father, while becoming enmeshed in the mystery of their estranged mother - with whom, it ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot: family secret, nanny, family relations, in love, musician's life, uncover truth, male female relationship, fall in love, relationships, relationship problems, musician, student ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Enemy in My House (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
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Story: A woman becomes the babysitter of a rich family and tries everything in her power to get the life she has always dreamed of.
Style: captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot: wealthy family, secret, family problems, intrigue, husband wife relationship, plan, marital problem, relationship problems, nanny, possessed woman, married couple, obsession ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
One Small Indiscretion (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Years ago, heartbroken and officially separated from her husband, Caroline briefly turned to the arms of another man. It was only one small indiscretion - a brief affair, forgotten after she and her husband reunited. But beautiful Elle, daughter of ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating, sexy
Plot: woman seduces a man, affair, relationships, male female relationship, family relations, revenge, family problems, husband wife relationship, illicit affair, relationship problems, female protagonist, femme fatale ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Dying for a Baby (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Amber and Kyle are ready to move on after a car accident two years ago. But their world turns upside down when Jessica, the other driver who lost her unborn baby in the accident, moves in next door and gets a job with Amber's doctor -- all in a ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense, psychological
Plot: life is a bitch, bereavement, family problems, female protagonist, girl next door, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, problem, accident, revenge, child
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 4.6
 664
The Surrogate (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A married couple, struggling to have a child, hires a young woman to be their surrogate, but soon discovers she has a bizarre and deadly agenda.
Style: captivating, psychological, suspense, tense, sexy
Plot: obsession, surrogate mother, stalker, wanting a baby, husband wife relationship, possessed woman, tragic love, love triangle, unrequited love, relationships, romantic obsession, love affair ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
My Daughter's Disgrace (2016)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A high school senior’s life is turned upside down when photos of her naked body are distributed to a revenge porn website. Frustrated by police inaction, her mother takes the investigation into her own hands.
Style: psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: bullying, revenge, problem, private investigation, investigation, nude girl, female protagonist, sexual humiliation, mother daughter relationship, life is a bitch, mature, teenager
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Surrogacy Trap (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After losing hope of conceiving a child on their own, Christy and Mitch turn to surrogacy in hopes of creating the perfect family. However, their confidence is quickly shaken when they discover that the young woman might not be as perfect as they ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: surrogate mother, pregnancy, obsession, under the surface, family relations, psychopath, woman in danger, danger, mentally unstable, couples, stalking, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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The Bachelor Next Door (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A newly engaged couple becomes intrigued by the young stranger who moves in next door. He's handsome, friendly and very helpful, but he's no stranger.
Style: captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing
Plot: nosy neighbor, couple relations, husband wife relationship, neighbor, relationship problems, stalking, new neighbor, family relations, neighbor neighbor relationship, male female relationship, obsession, stalker
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Above Suspicion (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Daphne seems to have the perfect marriage. Her loving husband Maxime seems to have it all: a brilliant education, an illustrious career. Above all, he is an attentive father to their two young girls; a man above suspicion. So much so that when his ...
Style: tense, psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: unhappy marriage, abusive father, child abuse, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, domestic violence, parents and children, mother and daughter, life is a bitch, family relations, violence, domineering father ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.3
 2K
Coffin Rock (2009)
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: boys' night, date night, teens
Plot: pregnancy, stalking, obsession, danger, infidelity, couples, small town, husband wife relationship, suspicion, stalker, age-gap relationship, house ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Daddy's Perfect Little Girl (2021)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A 12-year-old girl becomes jealous when her adoptive father develops a budding relationship with a woman and her teenage son.
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: jealous woman, family problems, father daughter relationship, jealousy, male female relationship, relationships, relationship problems, life is a bitch, parents and children, dysfunctional family, female protagonist, foster home ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 4.5
 401
Psycho Granny (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After Samantha's mother passes away, her spirits are lifted with the sudden appearance of her long lost Grandmother, Colleen. All is well until Colleen's dark past reveals itself and Sam is forced to fight for her life.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: family problems, pregnant woman, female ghost, ghost, family secret, dysfunctional family, family relations, pregnancy, mental illness, illness
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
The Lakeside Murder Case (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance exam with the help of a private tutor. One night, one of the wives confesses to her husband that ...
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot: murder, couples, mistress, male female relationship, murderer, love story, relationships, family problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, tragic love, relationship problems
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 7.2
 2K
Mad World (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: An absentee father and his bipolar son are forced to live together as they struggle with a recent family tragedy. The tension and anxiety boil as they live and try to cope in a tiny apartment. As time passes, they realize their shared pain is not ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot: mental disorder, bipolar disorder, father son relationship, family problems, estrangement, mental illness, mentally unstable, father son estrangement, mental patient, trauma, depression, mental health ...
Place: hong kong, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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