Movies Like Secrets of My Stepdaughter

If you liked Secrets of My Stepdaughter (2017), a thriller and tv movie movie directed by Jem Garrard, 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
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and tv movie
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
2
The Calling (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a…
3
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
4
Like Minds (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
5
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
★ 7.4/10Also tv movie
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of…
6
Crush (2013)
★ 6/10Also thriller
A secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn.
7
Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and tv movie
With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.
8
The Bad Seed (2018)
★ 7/10Also thriller and tv movie
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.
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Bad Sister (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and tv movie
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a…
10
Wicked Minds (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and tv movie
Holden returns home from college and is surprised to find his overpowering competitive father married to a much younger woman Lana. Holden quickly falls for the beauty and charisma of his step mother. A passionate…
11
Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret (2013)
★ 6/10Also tv movie
True story based on Jodi Arias, a seductive 28-year-old aspiring photographer found guilty of killing her former lover, Travis Alexander, who was found nude in his home shower with a slit throat, 27 additional stab…
12
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and tv movie
When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled…
13
Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
14
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.
15
Edge of Darkness (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on…
16
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
17
Cult Killer (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.
18
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled…
19
The Mother (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
20
Desert Dawn (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and tv movie
A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.