Movies Like Home for the Holidays

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Prowler

1981·1h 29m·★ 5.9·Joseph Zito

Themes: pitchfork, slasherFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

2007·1h 37m·★ 5.5·Joe Lynch

Themes: woods, slasherFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Nightmare at Shadow Woods

1987·1h 19m·★ 5.8·John Grissmer

Themes: killer, slasherFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Thrash

2026·1h 26m·★ 5.0·Tommy Wirkola

Themes: storm, floodHorror & Thriller

There Will Be Blood

2007·2h 38m·★ 8.2·Paul Thomas Anderson

Themes: father, sibling relationship

Black Phone 2

2025·1h 54m·★ 6.0·Scott Derrickson

Themes: sibling relationship, slasherHorror & Thriller

Saw III

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Darren Lynn Bousman

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The Boy

2015·1h 45m·★ 5.5·Craig William Macneill

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Flesh & Blood

2018·1h 33m·★ 6.2·Patrick Lussier

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Buried Alive

1990·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Frank Darabont

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No Escape Room

2018·1h 26m·★ 5.0·Alex Merkin

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Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

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Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

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Minority Report

2002·2h 25m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg

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The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

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A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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I See You

2019·1h 38m·★ 6.8·Adam Randall

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I'm a Killer

2016·1h 57m·★ 6.9·Maciej Pieprzyca

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Saw II

2005·1h 33m·★ 6.6·Darren Lynn Bousman

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TransSiberian

2008·1h 51m·★ 6.6·Brad Anderson

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How Good Is Home for the Holidays?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.