Movies Like Sleepyhead

If you liked Sleepyhead (2021), a horror and thriller movie directed by Zach Busch, 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
Dead of Night (1945)
★ 7.2/10Also horror and thriller
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
2
Hidden (2015)
★ 7/10Also thriller and horror
A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
3
Songbird (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller
During a pandemic lockdown, Nico, a young man with rare immunity, must overcome martial law, murderous vigilantes and a powerful family to reunite with his love, Sara.
4
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
5
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
6
Host (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realise…
7
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
★ 7.4/10Also horror
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive…
8
The Shining (1980)
★ 8.2/10Also horror and thriller
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the…
9
Eli (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror
A boy named Eli with a rare autoimmune disorder is confined to a special experimental clinic for his treatment. He soon begins experiencing supernatural forces, turning the supposedly safe facility into a haunted…
10
Black Box (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller
A routine domestic flight turns into the flight from hell through a series of inexplicable phenomena and raw terror. Surreal encounters blur the boundaries between reality and nightmare. Passengers fight against all…
11
Speak No Evil (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also horror and thriller
When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological…
12
Obsession (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also horror and thriller
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
13
Sick (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
While quarantining at her family's lake house during the pandemic, Parker and her best friend are threatened by an unexpected visitor.
14
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…
15
The Invitation (2022)
★ 6/10Also horror and thriller
After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she…
16
The Haunting (1963)
★ 7.1/10Also horror
Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced…
17
Ma (2019)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and thriller
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting…
18
Haunt (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thriller
On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.
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Barbarian (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller
In 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…
20
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground…