Movies Like Freshman Psych

If you liked Freshman Psych (2008), a horror and thriller movie directed by John Johnson, 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
Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
2
The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
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…
3
Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller
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.
4
Z (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
5
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
6
Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…
7
The Lady Vanishes (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror
Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.
8
The Invitation (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and horror
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…
9
Ghosts (1997)
★ 8.1/10Also horror
In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the town's mayor leads a group of angry citizens to the mansion in an…
10
Pickup on South Street (1953)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…
11
Conflict (1945)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.
12
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.
13
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.
14
Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
15
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller
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…
16
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out…
17
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horror
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
18
Unseen (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller
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?
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9 (2009)
★ 7/10Also thriller
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that…
20
Peeping Tom (1960)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and 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…