Movies like Cuckoo 2024
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Cuckoo (2024)
33K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After reluctantly moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family, Gretchen discovers that their new town hides sinister secrets, as she's plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.
Style:
teen horror, tense, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric, psychotronic
Plot:
car crash, dysfunctional family, mad scientist, evil, stepmother, teenager, problem, teenage protagonist, threat, woman in jeopardy, epileptic seizure, hospitality, lesbian, time loop, capture, trippy, grief, half sister, sign language, dead mother, mountain resort, family relations, tarot card, car accident, body horror ...
Place:
germany
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Most similar movies to Cuckoo
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, captivating, tense and psychological films with plots about supernatural, threat, supernatural horror, survival, danger, problem and female protagonist mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Cuckoo: Luz (2018), Dark Windows (2023), Girl at the Window (2022), Kindred Spirits (2019), Ash and Bone (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
3K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A rainy night. Dazed and numb, Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. In a nightspot, Nora seductively engages police psychiatrist Dr. Rossini in a conversation. Nora tells the Doctor about ...
Style:
art house, suspenseful, twist ending, bleak, experimental ...
Plot:
demon, hypnosis, psychiatrist, stalking, innocence, torment, devil, driver, supernatural, supernatural being, lgbt, taxi ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Norway
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A group of teenagers grieving the death of their friend takes a trip to an isolated summerhouse in the countryside. What starts as a peaceful getaway turns into a horrific nightmare when a masked man begins to terrorize them in the most gruesome ...
Style:
slasher horror, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
masked killer, psycho killer, car crash, friends, rural area, problem, group of friends, teenage protagonist, death threat, teenager, home invasion, threat ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A troubled teenage girl who’s struggling to cope with the accidental death of her father suspects that the mysterious killer stalking her hometown is not only her neighbour but her mother’s new romantic interest.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, slasher horror
Plot:
serial killer, murder, murderer, murder mystery, teenage girl, teenage protagonist, killer, murder investigation, mother daughter relationship, secret, serial murder, killing ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, slasher horror
Plot:
survival horror, survival, trap, family reunited, husband wife reunion, threat, struggle for survival, deathtrap, threat to kill, dysfunctional family, mansion, animal cruelty ...
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Single mother Chloe has her life turned upside down when her younger sister, Sadie, comes home after a long, unexplained absence. Though Sadie seems to want to settle in with her sister and 17-year-old niece, it soon becomes apparent that she may ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, single mother, female antagonist, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, aunt niece relationship, troubled, mentally unstable woman, male female relationship, relationships, plan, family problems ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The film follows a rebellious teen named Cassie Vanderbilt, whose wild streak escalates as her caring father Lucas decides to take her and his new wife Sarah out of the city for some bonding and quality time together. But after Cassie crosses the ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, tense, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
legend, relationships, family problems, threat, relationship problems, rebelliousness, teen rebel, family relations, teenager, recklessness, protective father, fear ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young couple travelling down the freeway seem to be unable to get off the road after being hunted by someone intent on keeping them on the road.
Style:
tense, road movie, suspense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
couples, highway, pursuit, chase, entrapment, on the road, car journey, travel, road trip, time warp, time, road accident ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Serbia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.
Style:
sexual, psychological, mystical, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
demon, violence, supernatural horror, supernatural, hell, puzzle, monster, paranormal activity, hellraiser, supernatural power, female protagonist, paranormal phenomena ...
Place:
belgrade serbia
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After a near-fatal car accident, Sam wakes to discover he is trapped in an abandoned hospital by mysterious and sinister forces that have no intention of letting him leave…
Style:
suspenseful, medical horror, tense, intense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
supernatural, paranormal, hospital, isolation, threat, mysticism, trapped, paranormal phenomena, trap, deathtrap, supernatural horror, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
36%
296K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
For 19-year-old Jay, fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But a seemingly innocent physical encounter turns sour and gives her the inescapable sense that someone, or something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay ...
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, macabre, being followed, evil, teenage girl, voyeurism, coming of age, supernatural being, peeping tom, swimming pool, death ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa, california
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman once possessed by a mysterious entity uncovers a shocking secret about her past and must face the demon that is lurking inside of her.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, curse, curses spells and rituals, danger, small town, human host, showdown, evil, murder, ghost, paranormal, possession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a composer must finish her late mentor's concerto, she discovers that playing its music summons deadly consequences.
Style:
thrilling, scary, captivating, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, female protagonist, curse, cursed, evil, supernatural being, supernatural power, supernatural horror, monster, curses spells and rituals, macabre, occult ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
35%
162
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Julie and Tristan are lovers who are about to get married. Hoping to get a beautiful card reading, they end up receiving an awful reading from a Tarot card reader. According to the opened ...
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
death of sister, tarot card, confronting the past, female protagonist, loss of sister, threat, dysfunctional family, sister sister relationship, husband wife relationship, family relations, twin sister, sisters ...
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
35%
75K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, surprise ending, tense, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
home invasion, serial killer, kidnapping, infidelity, murder, search party, extramarital affair, cruelty, obsession, disappearance, husband wife relationship, forest ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, columbus ohio
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When college freshman Ranae agrees to babysit for a family with a tragic past, her run-of-the-mill Saturday night quickly turns into a confrontation with unspeakable horror. Stalked by a sinister presence and haunted by ghosts from her own past, ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
evil spirit, paranormal activity, babysitting, supernatural, showdown, exorcism, danger, evil force, fear, haunted by the past, paranormal investigation, babysitter ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A group of friends download a Siri-like App which, at first, seems like a harmless way to get directions or a restaurant recommendation. But the sinister nature of the App soon reveals itself. The App not only knows each person’s deepest, darkest ...
Style:
demonic, tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
fear, supernatural, evil, killer clown, curse, cell phone, cursed, characters killed one by one, death of friend, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, danger, technology ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A female collage co-ed freshman who was involved in a fatal car crash discovers she may not have survived the tragedy after all when she becomes caught between the world of the living and the dead A sort of limbo state of being between both the real ...
Style:
psychological, scary, slasher, tense, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
afterlife, supernatural, twists and turns, ghost, alternate reality, life & death, hallucination, multiple storylines, psychology, college, danger, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's strange behaviors to unlock her identity and dark past.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, tense, thrilling ...
Plot:
mental disorder, married couple, husband wife relationship, kidnapped child, hidden room, couples, mentally unstable, threat, mental illness, dysfunctional family, secret, kids and family ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain, france
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A suburban teen girl and her little brother must stop a terrifying internet meme brought to life by the hysteria of their parents.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural being, parents, evil, child abuse, symbolism, creature, monster, supernatural horror, social network, teenage life, mysticism ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A young girl struggles to survive after a group of home invaders break into her house to steal her family's priceless artwork.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, dark
Plot:
survival horror, home invasion, theft, threat, survival, female protagonist, invasion, art theft, struggle for survival, problem, supernatural, artist ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of "Kill, Or Be Killed". As the night unfolds, the game's mysterious rules become clear, and the family realizes their nightmare is being streamed live to riveted ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, scary, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
home invasion, mind game, serial killer, hidden camera, murder, danger, family in danger, strangulation, psychopath, isolation, manipulation, family secret ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
grief, supernatural, loss, supernatural horror, problem, mysticism, threat, lesbian teen, ghost, woman, truth, female bare feet ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two unsuspecting strangers, Jason and Allison, find themselves participants in a twisted new dating service. Led by the Matchmaker, it forces the two singles inside a nightmarish maze designed to help them find their soul mates, or die trying.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological horror, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
maze, survival horror, threat, stranger, problem, dating show, survival, mind game, twisted game, psychological manipulation, isolation, dating service ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Seeking shelter from a storm, a family finds themselves trapped in a bathroom for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, slasher ...
Plot:
trapped, family conflict, guilt, lgbt, eye, trap, relationship problems, deathtrap, dysfunctional family, witch, occult, supernatural ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two families go to an open house and can't leave
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious, creepy ...
Plot:
family in danger, supernatural, survival, captivity, rivalry, girl, confined space, ghost, strong violent content, uninhibited rivalry, danger, haunted house ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A realtor and her daughter are taken hostage by armed robbers.
Style:
suspense, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, home invasion, hostage situation, problem, death threat, threat, woman in jeopardy, kidnapping, family relations, abduction, teamwork ...
Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Anne is an ordinary girl who wakes up alone on a mysterious island. With no recollection of who she is or how she got there, she needs to quickly figure out how to survive, and how to escape from her current predicament.
Style:
atmospheric, slasher, captivating, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
time loop, memory loss, island, social media, psychotherapy, survival, hospital, stranded on an island, split personality, remote island, amnesia, isolation ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Charlie and Buzi are ghosts' enthusiasts fascinated by the legend of the scariest road in America, Mt. Misery Road. The couple continues their adventure to the woods until they realize they got into the whirlpool of paranormal activities.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
haunted, urban legend, lost in the woods, evil, ghost story, road trip, deathtrap, survival, danger, violence, fear, found footage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A group of paranormal investigators sojourned to the Chicago walk-up where deranged drifter Richard Speck systematically slew eight student nurses back in ’66, looking for restless spirits. Their unfortunate success gets shockingly documented in ...
Style:
mockumentary, dark, scary, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
found footage, ghost, paranormal activity, violence, investigation, murder, evil, research, corpse, darkness, blood, fear ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
The close-knit community of Brackenmore is harboring a secret. After the untimely death of an uncle she never knew she had, Kate (Sophie Hopkins) is forced to return to her ancestral home, a tiny rural village in the South of Ireland. Soon after her ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
folk horror, remote village, religions or cults, problem, countryside, female protagonist, undercover, secret, occult, getting home, family secret, paranormal ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
28%
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