Movies Like Nightmare Vacation

If you liked Nightmare Vacation (2018), a horror movie directed by John Polonia, 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
Sweetheart (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn’t take her long to realize she’s completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that…
2
Triangle (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong.
3
Dead Sea (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.
4
The Fog (1980)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio…
5
April Fool's Day (1986)
★ 6/10Also horror
On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer.
6
Compulsion (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of Malta.
7
Into the Deep (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Divers searching for sunken treasure witness the murder of drug dealers by modern-day pirates, but a killer great white is determined not to let any of them escape its waters.
8
Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also horror
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…
9
Old (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.
10
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
★ 6/10Also horror
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.
11
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.
12
Messiah of Evil (1975)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.
13
The Last Breath (2024)
★ 6/10Also horror
A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white…
14
Wake Up (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security…
15
It Follows (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
16
The First Purge (2018)
★ 6/10Also horror
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of…
17
Dangerous Animals (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A savvy and free-spirited surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.
18
God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
19
Silver Bullet (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night…
20
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.