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10 Best Movies Like The House by the Lake

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

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#1
Asylum

Asylum

2005★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The House by the Lake for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife....

#2
The Yakuza

The Yakuza

1974★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The House by the Lake for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate....

#3
Madness

Madness

1980★ 4.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The House by the Lake for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An escaped convicted murderer invades the cottage of a man, his wife and the wife's sister, whereupon he proceeds to torment this already dysfunctional trio with rape and violence....

#4
Wolf Lake

Wolf Lake

1980★ 6.2

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

War veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc. but find the cabin being looked after by a young caretaker named David. When David's status as a war dese...

#5
Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The House by the Lake for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to...

#6
Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky

1998★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The House by the Lake for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Chucky is reborn when his old flame, Tiffany, rescues his battered doll parts from a police impound....