Movies Like The Painting

If you liked The Painting (2020), a horror movie directed by Evan W. Gerdes, 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 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…
2
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also horror
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality…
3
The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror
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…
4
Peeping Tom (1960)
★ 7.4/10Also horror
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He…
5
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.
6
Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
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.
7
Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
8
Z (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
9
The Jester: Chapter 3 (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also horror
On Halloween night, a young girl has no one to go trick-or-treating with....until The Jester offers to tag along.
10
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother. While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape…
11
Unseen (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
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?
12
Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also horror
An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
13
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
14
Night of the Demon (1957)
★ 7/10Also horror
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the…
15
The Old Mill (1937)
★ 7.3/10Also horror
Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, and other creatures try to stay safe and dry as a storm approaches. As the…
16
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
17
Monster (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
18
Heidi (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
After discovering a mysterious doll in an attic, two high school friends are increasingly plagued by a series of disturbing and unexplained events.
19
The Dark Mirror (1946)
★ 7/10Also horror
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
20
Dead of Night (1945)
★ 7.2/10Also horror
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.