Movies like The Stepfather: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Stepfather (2009) — a horror and thriller film directed by Nelson McCormick — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Stepfather most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like stepfather, remake and ominous. 10 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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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Goodnight Mommy 2022★ 6.3
Shares: Horror, 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.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Deliverance 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Succubus 2024★ 8.3
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.
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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Shades of Desire 2023★ 6.5
Shares: Horror, Thriller
After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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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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The Lie 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A father and daughter are on their way to dance camp when they spot the girl's best friend on the side of the road. When they stop to offer the friend a ride, their good intentions soon result in terrible consequences.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Other 2025★ 6.3
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Unable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to destroy the new family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Locked 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Thriller
When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
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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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The Last Breath 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Blood Punch 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Milton, a college dropout, was only supposed to cook meth for one day. Broken out of rehab by a brash young woman and her trigger-happy ("ex") boyfriend and driven to a remote cabin the woods, Milton finds himself drawn into a dangerous love triangle gone haywire. The couple's deadpan half-truths spin around Milton like a song on repeat. They seem to read him like an open book, until a mysterious message opens his eyes to his cursed existence. With unlimited ammunition, any hunting tool they could desire, and an ever-growing body count, for what did Milton really sign up?
Stream in India on Plex, Filmzie
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Slapface 2022★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dead of Winter 1987★ 6.0
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bloodline 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Stream in India on Bloodstream
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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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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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Point Blank 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Stream in India on Netflix