12 Movies Like Sinners You Need to Watch
Searching for eerie, stylish picks? Explore 12 films with the same dark mood, family tension, and genre-bending energy that fans of Sinners tend to love.
If you’re hunting for movies like Sinners, the best picks usually mix dread, style, and a strong emotional pulse. This list leans into that same blend, moving from the gothic unease of The Lodgers and Goodnight Mommy to the eerie, dreamlike tension of Nocturne and Dead Ringers. You’ll also find bigger, more immediate genre swings in Arcadian and Never Let Go, plus slower, character-driven chills such as The Silent Twins. Since the page covers twelve titles across horror, thriller, drama, music, and action, it gives you plenty of ways to keep the mood going without getting stuck in one lane.
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Goodnight Mommy
crime · drama · horror · mystery · thriller
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
Directed by Matt SobelCast Naomi Watts, Cameron Crovetti, Nicholas Crovetti, Peter Hermann, Jeremy BobbFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Lodgers
drama · horror · mystery · romance · thriller
1920, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; and if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother - and with the curse that haunts them.
Directed by Brian O'MalleyCast Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner, Eugene Simon, David Bradley, Deirdre O'KaneFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Nocturne
drama · horror · music · thriller
Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.
Directed by Zu QuirkeCast Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Jacques Colimon, Ivan Shaw, Julie BenzFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Arcadian
action · drama · horror · sci-fi · thriller
In the near future, on a decimated Earth, Paul and his twin sons face terror at night when ferocious creatures awaken. When Paul is nearly killed, the boys come up with a plan for survival, using everything their father taught them to keep him alive.
Directed by Benjamin BrewerCast Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, Sadie Soverall, Samantha CoughlanHuluAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Dead Ringers
1 Emmy nomination
drama · horror · thriller
Elliot and Beverly Mantle are twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes — including pushing the boundaries on medical ethics — in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront.
Directed by Sean Durkin, Lauren Wolkstein, Karena Evans, Karyn KusamaCast Rachel Weisz, Britne Oldford, Poppy Liu, Michael Chernus, Kitty HawthorneAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Silent Twins
biography · crime · drama
June and Jennifer Gibbons are twins from the only Black family in a small town in Wales in the 1970s and '80s. Feeling isolated from the community, the pair turn inward and reject communication with everyone but each other, retreating into their own fantasy world of inspiration and adolescent desires. After a spree of vandalism, the girls are sentenced to Broadmoor, an infamous psychiatric hospital, where they face the choice to separate and survive or die together.
Directed by Agnieszka SmoczynskaCast Letitia Wright, Tamara Lawrance, Leah Mondesir-Simmonds, Eva-Arianna Baxter, Nadine MarshallNetflixMore details on IMDb → -
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Things Will Be Different
horror · sci-fi · thriller
In order to escape police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lie low in a farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points.
Directed by Michael FelkerCast Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen, Justin Benson, Sarah BolgerHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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The Monkey
horror
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
Directed by Osgood PerkinsCast Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Adam ScottHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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Oddity
horror · thriller
After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.
Directed by Damian McCarthyCast Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Steve Wall, Joe Rooney, Tadhg MurphyHuluAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Hierarchy
action · drama
In an undisclosed area of Texas after two adoptive brothers become entangled in criminal activity, forced to evade law enforcement and the greedy Russian mafia.
Directed by Russell K ReedCast Neyla Yonelly, Chiderah Uzowulu, Jenny Frame, Xavier Alvarado, Carol HickeyStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Surrender
drama · horror · thriller
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
Directed by Julia MaxCast Colby Minifie, Kate Burton, Chelsea Alden, Vaughn Armstrong, Riley Rose CritchlowAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Until Dawn
drama · horror
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Directed by David F. SandbergCast Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A'zion, Ji-young Yoo, Belmont CameliNetflixMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
Whether you want something closer to the haunting atmosphere, the family drama, or the genre-bending energy of the film that brought you here, this lineup gives you solid next-watch options. From the unsettling intimacy of Goodnight Mommy to the survival tension of Arcadian, each title offers a different angle on the same uneasy appeal. Bookmark this page if you’re building a watchlist, because it’s updated regularly with fresh recommendations and new additions. Come back whenever you want another smart, mood-matching pick.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes these movies similar to Sinners?
These picks were matched by tone, themes, and story style using a similarity model trained on plot synopses, genres, and cast — not just shared genre tags — so the connection runs deeper than a simple category match.