Movies Like Surprise

If you liked Surprise (2023), a thriller movie directed by Janaya Black, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Sleuth (1972)
★ 7.7/10Also thriller
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
2
Deep Water (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
3
Careful What You Wish For (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.
4
Blackwater Lane (2024)
★ 6/10Also thriller
An American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to…
5
Addicted (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.
6
Heatwave (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.
7
One Hour Photo (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of…
8
The Loft (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead body of an unknown woman turns up. Realizing that her killer must be…
9
Chief of Station (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…
10
Unfaithful (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
11
Gone Girl (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also thriller
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
12
Dial M for Murder (1954)
★ 8/10Also thriller
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
13
Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…
14
Graphic Desires (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller
When reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.
15
Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
16
Buried Alive (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.
17
Inheritance (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
When Maya learns her father Sam was once a spy, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an international conspiracy. As she seeks answers, Maya herself becomes a target and must quickly learn the skills of her…
18
Deceived (1991)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a car crash, his wife Adrienne tries to discover what he did on her…
19
McQ (1974)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.
20
Adulterers (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to…