20 best movies like Tell (2012)


List of the best movies like Tell (2012): When a Stranger Calls, The Cottage, Toxin, Summoned, Death Factory, Keep Watching, Sanatorium, Abducted, 5 Souls, Dog Food.

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Markimdb: 5.1
Genrehorror, thriller, short
CountryUSA
Duration01:27

Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

A romance novelist (David Arquette) moves into a "cottage" behind the home of a composer and his family. He seems sweet, but what do they really know about him?

Markimdb: 2.8
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:05

A pharmaceutical company recruits a well-known scientist to help develop a vaccine against a deadly virus.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

Follow three individuals who served on the jury for one of San Francisco's most high profile serial killer cases. Now someone, or something, is killing them off one by one.

Markimdb: 3.3
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
CountryUSA
Duration01:20

A bus full of strangers find themselves fighting for their lives when one of them reads from an ancient Gothic tome, bringing six dead serial killers back to life, who proceed to hunt them down one by one.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:39

A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of "Kill, Or Be Killed". As the night unfolds, the game's mysterious rules become clear, and the family realizes their nightmare is being streamed live to riveted viewers all over the world, who are compelled to KEEP WATCHING... not knowing if what they're seeing is real, or staged.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

On a bitterly cold December night, a paranormal investigations team has set their sights on the bloody Hillcrest Sanatorium to answer the age old question: Is there life after death? With rumours of hauntings and local children gone missing, they may just get their answer the hard way when members of the team mysteriously disappear, leaving behind unnerving evidence.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
CountryUSA

Jessica and Dave along with three other young couples are kidnapped in Griffith Park by unseen Abductors and must fight to escape certain death only to discover the world will never be the same.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:19

When a disgraced architect awakens from a coma, he is confronted by an agent of evil with a proposition; kill five people to reconcile his life's misdeeds and live, or decline the offer and die. As he proceeds with his grim assignment and begins collecting the fifth and final soul, he learns that his pact may have eternally horrifying consequences…

Markimdb: 7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:18

When Declan loses his dog and best friend, Ralphie, his life starts to unravel.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA

Inspired by true events, The Devils Tree follows Samantha, a college student studying journalism, who needs to finish her thesis with one last breaking news story. Along with her friend Rob, Samantha stumbles across a news article about an old tree in a local park where many horrible acts occurred. The locals have given the tree the name Devils Tree because of its urban legends of mass murders, satanic rituals, and paranormal activity. She decides this is the perfect story to finish her thesis on. As Sam digs deeper into the realm of the tree, she begins to uncover the truth about these urban legends. Struggling with her own demons of her past, Samantha is confronted with a the true demon of the tree and now must expose the truth in hopes to set it free. In the end, Samantha founds the real reason why evil is so rooted at The Devils Tree.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Trying to find inspiration for his next horror novel, Blake retreats to the Appalachian Mountains with his mistress, Angelica. Upon arrival they learn about the case of several missing boys in the area. When Angelica follows a lead to one of the missing boys and disappears, Blake becomes a prime suspect.

Markimdb: 2.8
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

In Nightscape, an emotionally guarded drifter, Kat (Galesh), crosses paths with a phantom car responsible for a wave of supernatural violence. The drifter must learn to trust again if she is to end a lifetime of bad luck and help her new found companions survive the growing chaos and carnage.

Markimdb: 3.7
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:08

With his business in shambles, a mounting criminal record, and a cheating wife, today is the day that Buddy Hutchins snaps.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryCanada
Duration00:30

Thirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner” murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah and her husband Dylan have returned to town, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration02:07

Ten years after the events of the original movie, Victor Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and proceeds to kill once more.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

After being diagnosed with Dementia, an elderly war veteran is forced by his estranged family to hire a live-in nurse, only to find she harbors a sinister secret.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:23

Seven friends from Sacramento, California head out on a documented road trip to Las Vegas. Their trip takes a very unexpected turn for the worse when their back tires mysteriously blow out. A couple miles down the road, they find a little gas station Diner/Motel, run by the most friendly, polite and "helpful" people. It appears that their problems are solved, but boy are they wrong! When convinced by "The Helpers" to stay overnight, the friends all wake up in their rooms to a new kind of gruesome and bloody terror!

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

A young writer experiences visions during episodes of sleep paralysis, and she retreats with her boyfriend to an isolated house in the desert. As the visions worsen, she teeters on the edge of insanity as she uncovers a life-threatening secret.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA

Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA

When children start disappearing, a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil, a boogeyman known as the Cucuy, might be responsible.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

Midnight, New Year’s Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life – except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a Hitchcockian web of deceit and madness.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Canada, France, Turkey
Duration01:41

    The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.

    Markimdb: 3.3
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    When remorseless killer James Bennett escapes from lockdown in a mental hospital, an FBI agent and a U.S. Marshal track the madman to his hometown, where he plans to slay a group of graduate students studying his case. But to catch their prey, the officers must plumb the mysteries of psychology, Greek mythology and more.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    A mother takes her son on a trip into remote wilderness to scatter his father's ashes; they must confront their worst fears when a lone hiker begins following them.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:00

    In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    When a tour guide breaks into America's Most Haunted House, a bit of amateur ghost hunting with friends turns into more horror than they could have ever imagined.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    Michelle kills three of her friends in a horrific car accident while driving under the influence. After rehab, Michelle takes a job recommended by her counselor that lands her trapped in a mansion with three psychotic siblings hell bent on physical torture to purge Michelle of her sins.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    When a group of friends decides to follow a car they've seen posted on an Amber Alert, things start to go very wrong.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrethriller, drama, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:40

    Set within a dystopian world that is a collision between technology and humanity, "Reboot" touches upon many of the current social and political concerns that arise from becoming more and more intertwined with the virtual. In contemporary Los Angeles, a young female hacker (Stat) awakens from unconsciousness to find an iPhone glued to her hand and a mysterious countdown ticking away on the display. Suffering from head trauma, and with little recollection of who she is or what is happening, Stat races against time to figure out what the code means, and what unknown event the pending zero-hour will bring.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    A couple facing marital problems after losing their child finds their life together further complicated by a mysterious visitor.

    Markimdb: 3.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Six young adults struggle with their personal demons while staying at a secluded mansion during a dark and stormy night where a seemingly innocent game of 'taboo' brings out their inter-most secrets which soon leads to murder.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    A fashion photographer is traveling to meet his sister at Eden Parish. Once there, his friends begin to film interviews with the Eden Parish inhabitants, all of whom speak of the commune in glowing terms. However, they soon discover that there is a sinister edge to the commune that belies the seemingly peaceful setting.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA

    When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:43

    Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Five young Amish girls accused of being Satan's children must fight for their lives when their devout community elders insist they be "cleansed" before turning 18.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, short, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:08

    Chloe Keane is an stressed American fashion model living in London who is about to have the worst weekend of her life. She and her boyfriend are invited to attend a party at the house of a former rock-star named Stan and his weird family who live in the countryside. Chloe awakes the next morning only to find her boyfriend has abandoned her at Stan's house and she has been drugged and handcuffed to the bed.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    A young woman studying the habits of webcam chat users from the apparent safety of her apartment witnesses a brutal murder online and is quickly immersed in a nightmare in which she and her loved ones are targeted for the same grisly fate as the first victim.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genrehorror, action, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    A group of hard up bounty hunters must survive the night in a desert motel against a horde of savage cartel killers. They soon realize that their fugitive, a mysterious Chinese woman, is much more than she lets on.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    A group of hillbilly's terrorize a couple after their car breaks down.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:21

    A father's quiet retreat to the woods with his two children turns into a fight for survival.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:08

    WE GO ON tells the story of one man's quest to find out if there is more out there after we die. Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom offers a cash reward to the first person who can show him a ghost, an angel, a demon anything that can prove that we go on after our deaths. He narrows the responses down to three viable candidates a scientist, a medium, and a worldly entrepreneur. Along with his fiercely protective mother, he embarks on an adventure that will spiral into an unthinkable nightmare.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Four young women travel to their college professor's new country home for a weekend getaway, only to discover that the house has a malevolent past.

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Seventeen years ago, Mike kills a new mother of twin girls and took the babies to a house in the woods, claiming them as his own to appease his wife's desire for kids. 10 years later Stacy flees to her uncle's old secluded cabin in those same woods to escape her abusive boyfriend. There she is haunted by the ghosts of the little girls crying for their mother.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Thailand, Austria
    Duration01:31

    A serial killer terrorizes a woman searching for the remains of her dead sister, trapping her in a web of horror and erotic intrigue.




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