Movies Like The Hitchhiker
If you liked The Hitchhiker (2007), a horror and thriller movie directed by Leigh Scott, 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.
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The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerThe 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…
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Z (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thrillerA family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
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Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thrillerTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
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The Lady Vanishes (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horrorYoung 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.
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerWhen 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.
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerWhen 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.
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Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerFederal 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…
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Unseen (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and thrillerSam 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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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Conflict (1945)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerUnhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.
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The Wailer (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorOn their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
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Strange but True (2019)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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Silent Zone (2025)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerIn a zombie-ravaged world, a resourceful teen and her protector fight for survival, facing relentless dangers and testing the limits of hope and loyalty.
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The Dark Mirror (1946)
★ 7/10Also thriller and horrorA sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
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Rent-A-Pal (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thrillerSet 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…
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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and thrillerWisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
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Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerAn innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerA veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
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Siren (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerA bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
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Pyewacket (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerA frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.