15 Movies Like Cowboy

Loved Cowboy? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Signs
#1

Signs

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

Until Dawn
#2

Until Dawn

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.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

The Blair Witch Project
#3

The Blair Witch Project

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

Paranormal Activity
#4

Paranormal Activity

After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

The Visit
#5

The Visit

A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

Night of the Living Dead
#6

Night of the Living Dead

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

Nosferatu
#7

Nosferatu

The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cowboy.

The Taking of Deborah Logan
#8

The Taking of Deborah Logan

What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

Men
#9

Men

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

Melancholie der Engel
#10

Melancholie der Engel

Upon learning that his days are numbered, a man and an old friend return to an old house that connects them by a dark secret. Along with three women and a mysterious old man, the group journeys into a horrifying abyss of debauchery and moral mayhem, leading to a fatal turn of events, during which the darkest human depths are revealed.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cowboy.

Funny Games
#11

Funny Games

Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cowboy.

Angst
#12

Angst

A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cowboy.

Blood Red Sky
#13

Blood Red Sky

A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Cowboy.

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
#14

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

Margot is a documentary filmmaker looking to meet her long-lost mother and extended family in a secluded Amish community. She and her film crew soon realize the family that welcomes them into their home might be hiding a sinister secret.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.

Grindhouse
#15

Grindhouse

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Cowboy.