15 Movies Like The Absent One

Loved The Absent One? 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.

The Girl Next Door
#1

The Girl Next Door

In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.

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

The Last House on the Left
#2

The Last House on the Left

When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget.

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

Wrong Turn
#3

Wrong Turn

Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life.

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

The Marco Effect
#4

The Marco Effect

When a homeless Romani boy is arrested at the Danish border for possession of a missing public servant's passport, police inspector Carl Mørck and Department Q are tasked with finding the connection.

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

Strange Darling
#5

Strange Darling

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

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

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
#6

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

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

Payback
#7

Payback

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

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

Natural Born Killers
#8

Natural Born Killers

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

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

Hallam Foe
#9

Hallam Foe

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.

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

Speak No Evil
#10

Speak No Evil

A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

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

Silent Night, Deadly Night
#11

Silent Night, Deadly Night

After witnessing his parents' brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness.

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

No Exit
#12

No Exit

Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside the building which sets her on a terrifying struggle to identify who among them is the kidnapper.

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

Candyman
#13

Candyman

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

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

Luckiest Girl Alive
#14

Luckiest Girl Alive

A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

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

Compulsion
#15

Compulsion

Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of Malta.

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