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Movies Like The Oval Portrait

If you liked The Oval Portrait (2019), a horror and thriller movie directed by Lina Larson, 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. 1Eyes of Laura Mars

    Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

    ★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thriller

    A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

  2. 2Abandoned

    Abandoned (2022)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror and mystery

    After a young couple moves into a remote farmhouse with their infant son, the woman's struggles with postpartum psychosis begin to intensify... as the house reveals secrets of its own.

  3. 3Nocebo

    Nocebo (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery and thriller

    A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying…

  4. 4Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery and horror

    When 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.

  5. 5Blue Velvet

    Blue Velvet (1986)

    ★ 7.6/10Also mystery and thriller

    The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

  6. 6Body Cam

    Body Cam (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.

  7. 7Overdrive

    Overdrive (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

  8. 8Curve

    Curve (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and horror

    Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.

  9. 9The Black Book

    The Black Book (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and thriller

    After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

  10. 10The Infernal Machine

    The Infernal Machine (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and mystery

    Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his…

  11. 11Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill (1980)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and mystery

    After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing…

  12. 12The Commuter

    The Commuter (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mystery

    A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

  13. 13Cleaner

    Cleaner (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery

    Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…

  14. 14Black Rainbow

    Black Rainbow (1989)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thriller

    Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her…

  15. 15Night Watch

    Night Watch (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery and thriller

    A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.

  16. 16Stowaway

    Stowaway (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery and thriller

    A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…

  17. 17Night of the Hunted

    Night of the Hunted (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery

    When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her…

  18. 18The Deliverance

    The Deliverance (2024)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services…

  19. 19All the Devils Are Here

    All the Devils Are Here (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller

    After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.

  20. 20Maniac

    Maniac (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

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