Movies Like Soft Skin

If you liked Soft Skin (1998), a thriller movie directed by Hisayasu Satō, 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
Museum (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.
2
Shoplifters (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also thriller
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence…
3
Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
4
The Grudge (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
5
Someone's Watching Me! (1978)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
A young woman moves to a high-rise apartment building and soon begins to be tormented by an unknown stalker who seems to know her every move.
6
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.
7
Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
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…
8
The Yakuza (1974)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
9
Character (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller
A kind man aspires to become a manga writer, but villains and evil deeds do not come easily to him, for he has little experience or natural inclination for them. Things take a surprise turn when he comes across a…
10
Female Yakuza Tale (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a…
11
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.
12
Violent Ends (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Lucas Frost, an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence, tries to make his own life with his fiancée, Emma. He is suddenly pulled back into the family business he so despises when his…
13
Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders (2022)
★ 6/10Also thriller
A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.
14
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
15
Blackwater Lane (2024)
★ 6/10Also thriller
An American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to…
16
Greatful Dead (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.
17
The Good Neighbor (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…
18
The Vanishing (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
19
A Man (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller
Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.
20
The Evil (1978)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.