Movies like Don't Hang Up: 20 to watch next
If you loved Don't Hang Up (2016) — a horror and thriller film directed by Alexis Wajsbrot and Damien Macé — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Don't Hang Up most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prank, drunk and mysterious stranger. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Caller 1987★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Horror
One night, an unusual stranger in need asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Jester 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A malevolent being known as The Jester terrorizes the inhabitants of a small town on Halloween night, including two estranged sisters who must come together to find a way to defeat this evil entity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Saw What You Did 1965★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller
Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their targets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Inhabitant 2022★ 5.9
Shares: Horror
Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Whisper 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Evil 1978★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Horror
Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.
Stream in India on Cultpix
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Vicious 2025★ 6.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ma 2019★ 5.8
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Daddy's Little Girl 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Thriller
After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Hit List 2011★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller
A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.
Stream in India on AP International South Cinema Amazon Channel
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Mom 2025★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Struggling with postnatal depression and feeling misunderstood by her husband, Meredith begins to experience terrifying visions foreshadowing an ultimate tragedy.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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You'll Never Find Me 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather. The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave. Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crawlers 2020★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Thriller
On Saint Patrick's day—a night of wild parties and drunken revelry—three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-snatching aliens.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Clown 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Play Dead 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Superhost 2021★ 5.8
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Two travel vloggers check into a vacation rental with a host that will do anything for a good review.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bloodline Killer 2024★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Splinter 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Thriller
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Paranormal Activity 2009★ 6.1
Shares: Horror
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders 2022★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Horror
A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now