Movies Like Goodbye Mommy

If you liked Goodbye Mommy (2024), a horror and drama movie directed by Alvin Soprano, 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
Come Play (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
Oliver, a lonely autistic boy, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy's devices against him, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster…
2
Lights Out (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
3
Smile (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
4
Antichrist (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and horror
A 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.
5
The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and horror
A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.
6
Lady in White (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and horror
Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.
7
Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and horror
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead…
8
The Dogs (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
9
Paranormal Activity (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery
After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most active in the middle of…
10
Alien: Specimen (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and horror
During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.
11
Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.
12
undertone (2026)
★ 6/10Also horror and mystery
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
13
Nocebo (2022)
★ 6/10Also mystery and horror
A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying…
14
It Ends (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mystery
A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by…
15
Goodnight Mommy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and mystery
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
16
Until Dawn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves…
17
Alien: Containment (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and horror
Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.
18
Carnival of Souls (1962)
★ 7/10Also horror and mystery
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is…
19
Butterfly Kisses (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mystery
A filmmaker discovers a box of video tapes depicting two students' disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and release it as a work of his…
20
Caged (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and drama
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an…