Movies Like Buried Secrets

If you liked Buried Secrets (1996), a drama and mystery movie directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno, 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
The Sixth Sense (1999)
★ 8/10Also mystery and drama
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
2
The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and mystery
A picture-perfect family is torn apart after Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession. He begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for the murder of 13…
3
Inheritance (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and mystery
The patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.
4
Angel of Mine (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and mystery
A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.
5
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and drama
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
6
The Red House (1947)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and drama
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.
7
Greta (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and drama
A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow might not be all that she seems.
8
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and mystery
Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin. Washed-up…
9
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
★ 7/10Also drama and mystery
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams…
10
Donnie Darko (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and mystery
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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Brick (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and mystery
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
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Dream House (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and drama
Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and…
13
Disturbia (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and mystery
Kale has a life most teenagers would envy. He spends his days endlessly playing video games, surfing the net, eating junk food and watching cable. He has complete free reign of the house, and a beautiful young hottie…
14
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and tv movie
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
15
Triage (2009)
★ 6/10Also drama and mystery
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
16
Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
17
Peacock (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery
A minor train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's reclusive bank clerk.
18
The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and drama
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his heir, Sir Henry, begs Holmes to save…
19
Black Butterfly (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and drama
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried…
20
What We Hide (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and mystery
After their mother dies of an overdose, two sisters hide her body to avoid being separated by the foster system, but as their secret threatens to unravel, they must confront the consequences of their desperate choice.