Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Ascent

If you loved The Ascent, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Abandoned

Abandoned

2022ā€¢ā˜… 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ascent for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After a young couple moves into a remote farmhouse with their infant son, the woman's struggles with postpartum psychosis begin to intensify... as the house reveals secrets of its ...

#2
Caged

Caged

2021ā€¢ā˜… 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ascent for fans of Thriller & Drama & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and ...

#3
Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017ā€¢ā˜… 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ascent for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasio...

#4
Squealer

Squealer

2023ā€¢ā˜… 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ascent for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When young women begin to disappear across a small town, a police officer and a street-smart social worker follow clues to a remote pig farm and discover the local butcher has been...

#5
The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

2022ā€¢ā˜… 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ascent for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Once-incarcerated Marcus Cowans is trying to turn over a new leaf with the support of his loving family. Upon discovering that one of his brothers may have been involved in a horri...

#6
Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

1987ā€¢ā˜… 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ascent for fans of Thriller & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

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....

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