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Afraid (2024)
17K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Curtis Pike and his family are selected to test a new home device: a digital assistant called AIA. AIA observes the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can – and will – make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family's way.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological horror, creepy, psychological thriller, teen horror
Plot:
artificial intelligence, privacy invasion, loss of control, surveillance, ethical dilemma, escalation, claustrophobia, isolation, cat and mouse, technophobia, parenthood, dysfunctional family, cyberbullying, social media, car accident, home invasion, fever, motor home, nightmare, entomologist, 17 year old, empathy, waking up from a nightmare, swat, influencer ...
Time:
near future, contemporary
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Most similar movies to Afraid
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller and psychological horror films with plots about isolation, claustrophobia, paranoia, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, slow burn and survival mostly in Thriller, Horror and Mystery genres. Some movies like Afraid: War of the Worlds (2025), Smart House (2023), Neon Lights (2022), Sorry, Charlie (2023), Legal ThreaT (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Will Radford is a top analyst for Homeland Security who tracks potential threats through a mass surveillance program, until one day an attack by an unknown entity leads him to question whether the government is hiding something from him... and from ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, apocalyptic, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surveillance, government conspiracy, alien invasion, dystopia, urban, national security, paranoia, urban setting, ethical dilemma, investigation, moral ambiguity, survival ...
Time:
near future, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A family in the witness protection program is placed in the custody of a state of the art, autonomous ‘smart house.’ When a group of assassins locates the family, the house goes into a lethal defense mode.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, tense, twisted, smart ...
Plot:
witness protection, artificial intelligence, hacker, family in danger, home invasion, survival, isolation, paranoia, assassin, siege, cat and mouse, surveillance ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Tech tycoon, Clay Amani, retreats to an off the grid location in search of meaning and peace, with disconnected siblings and their offspring, only to be caught in a bone-chilling killing spree within his new estate.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological horror, noir
Plot:
killing spree, isolation, serial killer, sibling rivalry, violent, survival horror, cat and mouse, family secret, home invasion, family drama, claustrophobia, privacy invasion ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
60%
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:
59%
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Legal ThreaT is a climactic lo-fi psychological thriller. It is a story of an innocent man Jon Luke Barker. Trapped in a world of duplicity, desperately trying escape his life, upon discovering nocuous evidence that threatens to overthrow the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, dark, existential ...
Plot:
whistleblower, corporate conspiracy, evidence, cover up, corruption, duplicity, mistrust, industrial espionage, ethical dilemma, paranoid, innocent man, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When professional gamer Hana, who suffers from acute agoraphobia, receives new equipment that enhances her game, she begins to wonder if it is reading her mind – or controlling it.
Style:
gaming, captivating, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
agoraphobia, mind control, female protagonist, technology, secret, virtuality, advanced technology, game, gamer, paranoia, isolation, unsettling ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A couple buys a house from The Slumlord Tapes, infamous for hidden cameras and a psycho landlord. It's not as safe as they tell themselves.
Style:
tense, psychological horror, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
surveillance, secretly observing, found footage, voyeurism, problem, couples, married couple, threat, video surveillance, stalker, paranoia, obsession ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A Demonic entity breaches a Medium at a young couple's housewarming party, wreaking havoc and terrifying the attendees. After the party, the entity begins stalking the guests. They attempt to fight back, but don't know who they can trust ...
Style:
suspense, psychological horror, tense, suspenseful, slasher ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
demon, supernatural, medium, shape shifting, possession, suspicion, paranoia, killing, home invasion, survival, haunted house, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A realtor who loves sneaking into people's homes finds the dead body of a scamming social media influencer – can he find out who did it?
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder, privacy invasion, social media, influencer, deception, obsession, celebrity culture, voyeurism, crime investigation, stalking, suspicion, identity ...
Similarity:
42%
619
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After a terrifying encounter at an abandoned government test site, a small town family man begins seeing haunting visions of a past that threatens to destroy his present.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspenseful, creepy, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
paranoia, government conspiracy, family drama, supernatural, confronting the past, grief, small town, claustrophobia, memory loss, isolation, slow burn, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sarah, a struggling young woman, agrees to volunteer as a test subject and be implanted with the LEXX nanochip for a pharmaceutical company experiment. She hopes that the money received for her participation will solve her financial troubles. When ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, mind control, female protagonist, survival, nanotechnology, scientific experiment, loss of control, struggle for survival, experiment gone awry, family in danger, manipulation, human experiment ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
38%
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:
38%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young couple moves into a sophisticated "home of the future," that offers all the latest modern conveniences--including automated household appliances, lights that turn themselves on and off, and a miswired …
Style:
tech noir, thrilling, suspenseful, tense, psychotronic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, paranoia, malfunction, technophobia, claustrophobia, paranoid, surveillance, survival, isolation, family drama, disaster, technology ...
Time:
near future, 90s, future
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In an ancient Redwood Forest, unsuspecting players are trapped in a treacherous Augmented Reality game, MURMUR, fighting for their survival in a brave, deadly new world. This isn’t the future. It’s now.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological horror, indie film
Plot:
social media, survival game, forest, social commentary, survival horror, privacy invasion, mature, found footage, dystopia, claustrophobia, cat and mouse, surveillance ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Beneath the desert lies a terrifying secret! While camping out, two close friends, Gus and John are attacked by an awesome, but unidentifiable force. Fleeing this unknown terror, they come upon Marcy, a vision of beauty, alone in the desert. She’s ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, cerebral
Plot:
isolation, nightmare, secret experiment, government conspiracy, cat and mouse, cover up, survival, paranoia, desert, claustrophobia, creature feature, mysterious disappearance ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After an unsuccessful attack on an online sensation, an enraged follower stalks a group of millennials on vacation.
Style:
thrilling, psychological horror, psychological thriller, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
stalker, psycho killer, masked killer, obsession, fear, social media, problem, murder, blogger, murderer, threat, attempted murder ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After 10 years, Justin Besler moves back to his father's house. But it's not as he remembered. His father's house has been renovated to support four apartments with seven residents. And among them... resides a killer. When the victim ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tension, dark, suspense, crime drama ...
Plot:
surveillance, investigation, dead body, paranoia, privacy invasion, amateur sleuth, voyeurism, obsession, ethical dilemma, cat and mouse, conspiracy, home invasion ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Barbara adjusts to her new life behind bars, her crimes start to haunt her. Her new cellmate Evelyn is about to start an obsessive and ghostly friendship with her, one that Barbara cannot escape from.
Style:
dark, tense, psychological horror, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
confined space, claustrophobia, character study, obsession, female protagonist, guilt, supernatural, isolation, paranoia, manipulation, power struggle, slow burn ...
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An aspiring cellist learns the cost of his brand-new cello is a lot more insidious than he first thought.
Style:
atmospheric, dark, intense, psychological horror, mysterious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cello, obsession, supernatural, slow burn, possession, paranormal, isolation, loss of control, identity crisis, moral dilemma, sacrifice, revenge ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Andre, recovering from a recent accident, agrees to help his friend Robert by taking over a house sitting job at a creepy home nestled in the hills above Los Angeles. As night comes, the house reveals its insidious nature as Andre begins hearing ...
Style:
suspense, creepy, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
isolation, haunted house, supernatural, house, found footage, evil spirit, paranormal, panic, paranormal activity, mysticism, single, loneliness ...
Similarity:
33%
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:
tragedy, massacre, guilt, megalomaniac, intolerance, religious cult, drug, manipulation, moral ambiguity, home invasion, psychopath, paranoia ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the ...
Style:
demonic, creepy, suspenseful, tense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
possession, supernatural, haunted house, spiritual warfare, family drama, redemption, nightmare, small town, occult, exorcism, isolation, claustrophobia ...
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
An installation guy comes to a girl's apartment and wants her to treat him as a guest. When she refuses, he turns into a psycho.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological horror, suspenseful
Plot:
home invasion, mind game, female protagonist, unsettling, escalation, claustrophobia, emotional manipulation, isolation, cat and mouse, character study, intimate, survival ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Terrance, a Black Ops soldier, goes under an experiment to create a better life for him and his fiancée Alice, his homecoming turns tragic when he stops taking medication, descending into feral madness.
Style:
psychological thriller, intense, tragic ending, independent film
Plot:
post traumatic stress, mental breakdown, psychosis, character study, isolation, obsession, moral ambiguity, nightmare, ethical dilemma, claustrophobia, government conspiracy, survival horror ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Ten years after graduation, a mini-reunion is organized by Tom and Jill Miller at their home, inviting only the special friends that were in their clique and one fringe member, Bobby Zwick, whom they had done a terrible wrong. Bobby said all was ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, revenge, haunted by the past, classmate classmate relationship, resentment, friendship, psychopath, meeting, conspiracy, rivalry, betrayal, home invasion ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the near future, The Tangle, an A.I. utilising airborne nanotech, connects the world. It is a benevolent guardian, returning law and order to society. To ensure that The Tangle never turns rogue, a government agency watches over the tech from ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, futuristic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
distopia, murder mystery, futuristic technology, dystopian future, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, hi-tech, special agent, threat, agent, technology, government agent ...
Time:
near future, future
Similarity:
29%
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:
29%
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A couple returning from their engagement party must escape from a seemingly endless forested backroad causing them to lose their grip on reality... and a killer hunting them from the surrounding woods.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological horror, gloomy, surreal
Audience:
adult
Plot:
forest, isolation, unknown killer, cat and mouse, chase, paranoia, escape, manhunt, panic, young couple, visceral, engagement ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A group of ordinary people band together in a suburban home to battle imposters who have replaced their families, friends, and neighbors.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
paranoia, mind control, battles, body snatcher, paranoid schizophrenia, secret, psychopath, survival, alien invasion, paranoid, isolation, home invasion ...
Similarity:
27%
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:
27%
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