Movies Like Man at the Window

If you liked Man at the Window (2002), a movie directed by Heidi Bartlett, 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
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
★ 7.6/10
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the…
2
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
★ 6.9/10
An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
3
Smile (2022)
★ 6.7/10
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
4
Saint Maud (2020)
★ 6.5/10
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up…
5
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
★ 6.4/10
Now confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty insists her supposedly dead father is actually stuck in Hell following his wife’s betrayal. Few believe the young woman’s lurid stories aside from the thrill-seeking Dr…
6
Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
★ 6.6/10
A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
7
Curve (2016)
★ 6.9/10
Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
8
Daniel Isn't Real (2019)
★ 6.1/10
A troubled college freshman resurrects his imaginary friend to help him cope with a violent trauma.
9
Saw (2003)
★ 7/10
David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.
10
Patch Adams (1998)
★ 7.3/10
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
11
Shutter Island (2010)
★ 8.2/10
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
12
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
★ 6.6/10
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
13
Fathers and Daughters (2015)
★ 7.2/10
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
14
The Call (2013)
★ 6.8/10
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a…
15
The Number 23 (2007)
★ 6.4/10
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
16
Session 9 (2001)
★ 6.1/10
Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
17
Unsane (2018)
★ 6.2/10
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.
18
The Railway Man (2013)
★ 6.8/10
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
19
Nefarious (2023)
★ 6.7/10
On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three…
20
The Double (2014)
★ 6.5/10
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.