Movies Like The Life Before Her Eyes

If you liked The Life Before Her Eyes (2008), a thriller and drama movie directed by Vadim Perelman, 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 Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
2
Horns (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
3
Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller
A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
4
Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama
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…
5
Stowaway (2022)
★ 6/10Also mystery and thriller
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…
6
Light It Up (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller
On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.
7
Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and thriller
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
8
The Invisible (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mystery
After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.
9
Barron's Cove (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and drama
When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the…
10
The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and thriller
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…
11
180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
12
One Eight Seven (1997)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller
When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield, Garfield feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but the same student…
13
River's Edge (1986)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to…
14
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and thriller
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
15
Shimmer Lake (2017)
★ 6/10Also thriller and drama
Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
16
Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mystery
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…
17
Cracks (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
18
Disturbia (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama
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…
19
Angel of Mine (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller
A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.
20
The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and mystery
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.