Movies Like Stranger at the Door

If you liked Stranger at the Door (2004), a drama and mystery movie directed by Douglas Jackson, 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
Hypnotic (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller
A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.
2
Missing (2023)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and mystery
When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all…
3
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
4
The Gift (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and mystery
Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.
5
Snitch (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence…
6
Luce (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller
A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates…
7
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
★ 7/10Also thriller and mystery
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a…
8
The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and mystery
A picture-perfect family is torn apart after Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession. He begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for the murder of 13…
9
The Book of Henry (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and thriller
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother…
10
Manhattan Night (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband and father. But when Caroline, a…
11
Inheritance (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and mystery
The patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.
12
Alpha Dog (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things…
13
The Whisper Man (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller
When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
14
I Am All Girls (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mystery
A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
15
The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
16
Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
17
Intrusion (2021)
★ 6/10Also drama and mystery
When a husband and wife move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem.
18
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and drama
The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local…
19
Room (2015)
★ 8/10Also drama and thriller
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
20
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.