Movies Like Diabolique
If you liked Diabolique (1955), a thriller and mystery movie directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, 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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Cracks (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and thrillerJealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
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Haunted (1995)
★ 6.1/10Also mysteryProfessor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching…
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The Awakening (2011)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mysteryIn post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.
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Blackwater Lane (2024)
★ 6/10Also thriller and mysteryAn American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to…
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Dream Lover (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and thrillerNot long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman…
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Castle Freak (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mysteryJohn Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.
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Burnt Offerings (1976)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mysteryA family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
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Deep Water (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thrillerA well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
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Sinister (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and mysteryTrue-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths…
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Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thrillerA couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…
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Case 39 (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and thrillerIn her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the…
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Monstrous (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thrillerLaura, traumatized by an abusive relationship, runs away from her former husband with her seven-year-old son Cody. But in their new, idyllic and remote sanctuary, they find they have another, bigger and more terrifying…
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The Night House (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryReeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. She tries as best she can to keep it together — but then nightmares come. Disturbing visions of a presence in…
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Secret Window (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and thrillerMort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey…
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Cape Fear (1991)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerSam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape…
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Barbarian (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and thrillerIn town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she…
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Enemy (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and mysteryA mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
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Immaculate (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thrillerAn American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister…
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Perfect Nanny (2019)
★ 6/10Also thrillerWhen Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides, despite the reluctance of her husband to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple is looking for a nanny. After a severe casting, they hire Louise, who…
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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
★ 7/10Also mystery and thriller13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams…