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Movies Like Sardines

If you liked Sardines (2010), a horror and thriller movie directed by Jay Giannone, 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. 1The Shed

    The Shed (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…

  2. 2Z

    Z (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller

    A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.

  3. 3Monster

    Monster (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller

    A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

  4. 4Chief of Station

    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…

  5. 5Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

  6. 6Black Widow

    Black Widow (1987)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…

  7. 7The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror

    Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.

  8. 8Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

  9. 9The Wailer

    The Wailer (2006)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.

  10. 10The Jester

    The Jester (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also horror

    The Jester is the titular main antagonist of the horror/thriller analogy short films of the same name. He is an enigmatic and malevolent being who enjoys inducing suffering to individuals he comes across who don't…

  11. 11The Dark Mirror

    The Dark Mirror (1946)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and horror

    A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

  12. 12Nightfall

    Nightfall (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

  13. 13Siren

    Siren (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller

    A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.

  14. 14Basilisk: The Serpent King

    Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…

  15. 15Strange but True

    Strange but True (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.

  16. 16What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horror

    Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.

  17. 17Unseen

    Unseen (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller

    Sam receives a call from Emily, a near blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Can she survive using Sam as her eyes via video call?

  18. 18The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker (1972)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…

  19. 19Madigan

    Madigan (1968)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes…

  20. 20The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

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