Movies Like Dog Lay Afternoon
If you liked Dog Lay Afternoon (1976), a drama and horror movie directed by Peter Skerl, 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.
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Hounds of Love (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and horrorWhen Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple, she soon observes the dynamic between her captors and quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.
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Barbarian (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and thrillerIn town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she…
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Antichrist (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and horrorA grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
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The Woman (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and horrorA lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
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Castle Freak (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and dramaJohn Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.
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Becky (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horrorA teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.
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Late Night Trains (1975)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and horrorTwo young women, Margaret and Lisa, are set to take the overnight train from Munich in Germany to stay with Lisa's parents in Italy for Christmas. Unfortunately a pair of psychotic hoodlums and an equally demented…
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The Girl Next Door (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and dramaIn a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of…
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Savaged (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and horrorAfter thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.
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Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and horrorNothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
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Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and horrorA tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
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Maniac (2012)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerAs he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
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Swallow (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thrillerHunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new…
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The Guest Room (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horrorThe morning Stella decides to take her own life, a stranger knocks at her door claiming the guest room he booked for the night. Surprised but charmed by this man who seems to know her very well, Stella decides to let…
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The Last House on the Left (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and horrorWhen athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no…
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The Devil's Rejects (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and horrorThe murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
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Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerA 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…
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Poison (1991)
★ 6/10Also drama and horrorA trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual…
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Pet (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerA man bumps into an old crush and becomes obsessed. After several failed attempts at winning her over, he kidnaps her and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.
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The Wrath of Becky (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thrillerTwo years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble…