Movies Like Shining Cliff Woods

If you liked Shining Cliff Woods (2023), a mystery and thriller movie directed by Jake Mayo, 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 Mean Season (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a…
2
Mārama (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery
1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
3
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and thriller
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…
4
The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and thriller
A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.
5
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery
Brilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding is trying to unearth evidence of a 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years…
6
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and thriller
Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy…
7
Verity (2026)
★ 7/10Also mystery and thriller
Lowen Ashleigh, hired to ghostwrite for best-selling author Verity Crawford, uncovers Verity's autobiographical notes, and becomes involved in what may prove to be a lethal conspiracy.
8
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thriller
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.
9
The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and thriller
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
10
Flashback (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mystery
Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury…
11
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
12
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thriller
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
13
The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery 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…
14
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and thriller
A young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.
15
Body Cam (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and mystery
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
16
It Ends (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also 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…
17
Drop (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and thriller
Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as…
18
I See You (2019)
★ 7/10Also thriller and mystery
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.
19
Don't Let Go (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and thriller
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.
20
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and thriller
When five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat and only four come out on the other side, Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head deep into the Victorian mountain ranges to investigate in the hopes of…