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Movies Like Unwelcome Advances

If you liked Unwelcome Advances (2021), a movie directed by Ricardo Alvarado, 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. 1Blue Velvet

    Blue Velvet (1986)

    ★ 7.6/10

    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.

  2. 2Careful What You Wish For

    Careful What You Wish For (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

  3. 3Watcher

    Watcher (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10

    As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

  4. 4Pacific Heights

    Pacific Heights (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

  5. 5Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby (1968)

    ★ 7.8/10

    A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

  6. 6Disturbia

    Disturbia (2007)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Kale has a life most teenagers would envy. He spends his days endlessly playing video games, surfing the net, eating junk food and watching cable. He has complete free reign of the house, and a beautiful young hottie…

  7. 7Klute

    Klute (1971)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.

  8. 8Hider in the House

    Hider in the House (1989)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

  9. 9The 'Burbs

    The 'Burbs (1989)

    ★ 6.8/10

    When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But…

  10. 10Bullets Over Broadway

    Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

    ★ 7.1/10

    After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a…

  11. 11The Crash

    The Crash (2026)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.

  12. 12Basic Instinct

    Basic Instinct (1992)

    ★ 7/10

    Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

  13. 13The Iceman

    The Iceman (2012)

    ★ 6.6/10

    The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

  14. 14Manhattan Murder Mystery

    Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

  15. 15The Neon Demon

    The Neon Demon (2016)

    ★ 6.5/10

    When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

  16. 16New York, New York

    New York, New York (1977)

    ★ 6.5/10

    An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.

  17. 17Short Cuts

    Short Cuts (1993)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a…

  18. 18Whiplash

    Whiplash (2014)

    ★ 8.4/10

    Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

  19. 19Dead Again

    Dead Again (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10

    In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

  20. 20Killer's Kiss

    Killer's Kiss (1955)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…

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