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Movies Like The Night Caller

If you liked The Night Caller (1998), a horror and thriller movie directed by Robert Malenfant, 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. 1When a Stranger Calls

    When a Stranger Calls (1979)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

  2. 2Fright

    Fright (1971)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves…

  3. 3Please Don't Feed the Children

    Please Don't Feed the Children (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.

  4. 4Unsane

    Unsane (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.

  5. 5Mom

    Mom (2025)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Struggling with postnatal depression and feeling misunderstood by her husband, Meredith begins to experience terrifying visions foreshadowing an ultimate tragedy.

  6. 6The Home

    The Home (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller

    A troubled man starts working at a retirement home and realizes its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets. As he investigates the building and its forbidden fourth floor, he starts to uncover connections to…

  7. 7Succubus

    Succubus (2024)

    ★ 8.3/10Also horror and thriller

    A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he…

  8. 8Whisper

    Whisper (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller

    Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.

  9. 9The Call

    The Call (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller

    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…

  10. 10Halloween Ends

    Halloween Ends (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of…

  11. 11Play Dead

    Play Dead (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is…

  12. 12Hidden

    Hidden (2015)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and horror

    A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.

  13. 13Vicious

    Vicious (2025)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.

  14. 14Case 39

    Case 39 (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror and thriller

    In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the…

  15. 15You'll Never Find Me

    You'll Never Find Me (2024)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the…

  16. 16The Gate

    The Gate (1987)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a…

  17. 17Come Play

    Come Play (2020)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    Oliver, a lonely autistic boy, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy's devices against him, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster…

  18. 18Hush

    Hush (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller

    A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.

  19. 19Silent Hill

    Silent Hill (2006)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror

    Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to…

  20. 20Night of the Reaper

    Night of the Reaper (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    College student Deena visits home and is roped into babysitting. The local sheriff is mailed a piece of evidence and is led on a scavenger hunt to reveal the killer of another babysitter.

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