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Movies Like Sweet Murder

If you liked Sweet Murder (1990), a thriller movie directed by Percival Rubens, 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. 1The 'Burbs

    The 'Burbs (1989)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller

    When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But…

  2. 2Eradication

    Eradication (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller

    When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…

  3. 3What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

    ★ 7.9/10Also thriller

    A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

  4. 4The Invitation

    The Invitation (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that…

  5. 5Fear of Rain

    Fear of Rain (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person…

  6. 6Superhost

    Superhost (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller

    Two travel vloggers check into a vacation rental with a host that will do anything for a good review.

  7. 7Killers

    Killers (2010)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on…

  8. 8Rear Window

    Rear Window (1954)

    ★ 8.3/10Also thriller

    A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

  9. 9Paranoiac

    Paranoiac (1963)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    Eleven years ago, the wealthy Ashby family was shattered when Mr and Mrs Ashby died in an airplane crash and their grieving son Tony committed suicide. All who remains is cruel Simon, an alcoholic in desperate need of…

  10. 10The Cable Guy

    The Cable Guy (1996)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the…

  11. 11Fear in the Night

    Fear in the Night (1972)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller

    It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled…

  12. 12The Astronaut

    The Astronaut (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller

    After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening…

  13. 13The Mechanic

    The Mechanic (1972)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and…

  14. 14Gravity

    Gravity (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller

    Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.

  15. 15The 355

    The 355 (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

  16. 16Maze Runner: The Death Cure

    Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the…

  17. 17Orca

    Orca (1977)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at the hands of a reckless Irish captain, a vengeful killer whale rampages through the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, the…

  18. 18Killer's Kiss

    Killer's Kiss (1955)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…

  19. 19The Vanishing

    The Vanishing (1993)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.

  20. 20Instinct

    Instinct (1999)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually…

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