Movies like What You Wish For: 20 to watch next
If you loved What You Wish For (2024) — a thriller, comedy and horror film directed by Nicholas Tomnay — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of What You Wish For most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like suicide, gambling debt and detective. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Menu 2022★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Horror
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cheap Thrills 2013★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Psycho 1960★ 8.4
Shares: Horror, Thriller
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ca$h 2010★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Comedy
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence – all in the name of money.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cult Killer 2024★ 6.4
Shares: Thriller, Horror
A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Would You Rather 2013★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Horror
Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Perfect Host 2010★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Frank and Penelope 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Thriller, Horror
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Vagrant 1992★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A business man buys a house, but he has a hard time trying to get rid of its previous tenant, a dirty bum.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Coup! 2024★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
A mysterious grifter appears on an isolated seaside estate claiming to be a wealthy family's new chef. When the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Crush the Skull 2015★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Comedy, Horror
A couple of master thieves find themselves trapped within a house they intended to rob, only to discover they've inadvertently wandered into the lair of a deranged serial killer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bone Lake 2025★ 5.9
Shares: Horror, Thriller
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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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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Like Minds 2006★ 6.4
Shares: Thriller, Horror
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Saint Maud 2020★ 6.5
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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3000 Miles to Graceland 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, Michael must track down Murphy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Saw V 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Thriller
Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Criminal 2004★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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2 Days in the Valley 1996★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Thriller
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now