Movies Like Bait
If you liked Bait (1974), a thriller movie directed by Mario Schiess, 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 Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
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Blackwood (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerHaving recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. He has a teaching job lined up and a new home…
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Bloodline Killer (2024)
★ 6/10Also thrillerMoira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.
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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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John Doe: Vigilante (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerWhen John Doe is convicted of being a vigilante serial killer, a vigilante group named 'Speak for the Dead' emerges in support of John's cause—elevating the debate about justice versus vengeance.
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Whisper (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerSinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
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Hider in the House (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerA deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
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Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerA tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
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The Shed (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also 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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Lazareth (2024)
★ 6/10Also thrillerLee is an aunt whose life mission is to protect her orphaned nieces, Imogen and Maeve, from a self-destructing world, raising them in isolation until an outsider threatens their peaceful existence.
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Fallen (1998)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerHomicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
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The Calling (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerDetective 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…
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also 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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Bloodline (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerEvan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
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A Patch of Fog (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerA university teacher gets caught shoplifting by a security guard, who won’t let him go. He becomes his new best friend and says ‘I won’t call the cops if you come and have a pint with me’. From there a twisted romance…
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Sightless (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerAfter an attack renders her blind, Ellen withdraws from the world to recover. But soon she plunges into paranoia, unable to convince anyone that her assailant has returned to terrorize her by hiding in plain sight.
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In Cold Light (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerFresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
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Like Minds (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerA forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
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See No Evil (1971)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerIn the English countryside, Sarah Rexton, recently blinded in a horse riding accident, moves in with her uncle's family and gallantly adjusts to her new condition, unaware that a killer stalks them.
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Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerHe’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.