Movies Like Malicious Motives
If you liked Malicious Motives (2021), a thriller and tv movie movie directed by Mike Hoy, 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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Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and tv movieWith her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.
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Hello (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and tv movieAn emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her…
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Bad Sister (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and tv movieAs a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a…
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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.
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Seeds of Yesterday (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and thrillerThe Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.
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The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
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Secrets at the Lake (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and tv movieA group of teens make a pact that has deadly consequences.
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Hostage House (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and tv movieA realtor and her daughter are taken hostage by armed robbers.
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Stalked by My Doctor (2015)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and thrillerWhen a teenage girl is miraculously saved by a heart surgeon, the doctor begins to flirt with her. Her father doesn’t believe her and unbeknownst to all, the doctor is obsessed with the girl.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and tv movieWhen a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
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The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
★ 6/10Also thriller and tv movieHigh-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.
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Kept Woman (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and tv movieJessica and her fiancé Evan have just moved from the city into their dream home on a quiet suburban street. Soon after, Jessica catches her seemingly friendly new neighbor, Simon, in a strange lie and can't let her…
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Mommy Would Never Hurt You (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and tv movieRiley wants to rebuild her relationship with her mother and little sister, who are shut-ins due to her sister's illness. When Riley realizes her sister may not be sick, her mother will stop at nothing to keep her…
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Megaboa (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movieOn a trip to Colombia, a group of college students encounter a fifty-foot boa constrictor, hungry for blood.
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The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and tv movieWhen teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…
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Someone's Watching Me! (1978)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and thrillerA young woman moves to a high-rise apartment building and soon begins to be tormented by an unknown stalker who seems to know her every move.
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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and tv movieWisecracking 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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Hierarchy (2025)
★ 6/10Also thriller and tv movieIn an undisclosed area of Texas after two adoptive brothers become entangled in criminal activity, forced to evade law enforcement and the greedy Russian mafia.
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Rogue Agent (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerConman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
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A Sister's Secret (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and tv movieTwin sisters secretly swap places on their thirtieth birthday. The harmless prank becomes a nightmare when one of them is murdered.