Movies Like THE THINGS THAT LIE BEHIND THE DARKNESS

If you liked THE THINGS THAT LIE BEHIND THE DARKNESS (2024), a movie directed by Mario Ciotola, 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
180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10
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.
2
Vendetta (2022)
★ 6.1/10
When his daughter is murdered, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war…
3
Promising Young Woman (2020)
★ 7.4/10
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
4
The Good Neighbor (2022)
★ 6.7/10
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…
5
Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
6
Faces in the Crowd (2011)
★ 6.1/10
Anna is living with "face-blindness" after surviving a serial killer's attack. As she lives with her condition, one in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them, the killer closes in.
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Into the Labyrinth (2019)
★ 6.3/10
When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery.
8
The Final (2010)
★ 6/10
A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them.
9
Hunted (2021)
★ 6.2/10
A woman flees two serial killers who are hot on her heels in a forest.
10
The Unforgivable (2021)
★ 7.4/10
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
11
Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10
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…
12
The Last House on the Left (2009)
★ 6.5/10
When 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…
13
12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (2015)
★ 6/10
Detective Shaw returns to active duty after the death of his partner. When he uncovers evidence linking his fellow officers to a murder, they frame him for a homicide he didn't commit. Trapped in his own precinct, Shaw…
14
Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
★ 6.5/10
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.
15
Violent Ends (2025)
★ 6.2/10
A man raised in a violent crime family struggles to build an honest life with his fiancée but is dragged back into the criminal world after his cousin’s armed robbery leaves an innocent person caught in the crossfire.
16
The Secrets We Keep (2020)
★ 6/10
In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.
17
The Crush (1993)
★ 6.7/10
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
18
Dead Man Down (2013)
★ 6.2/10
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.
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The Black Book (2023)
★ 6.7/10
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
20
Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.5/10
He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.