Movies like Ghost in the Cell (2026)

Name: Ghost in the Cell
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after Ghost in the Cell, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

In a notorious prison, an invisible force begins killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they try to survive the mounting bloodshed.

1

The Blackening (2023)

Fit 56%

Shares Horror and Comedy with Ghost in the Cell.

Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.
2

Beyond Re-Animator (2003)

Fit 55%

Shares Horror and Comedy with Ghost in the Cell.

Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.
3

The Hunt (2020)

Fit 52%

Shares Action, Thriller and Horror with Ghost in the Cell.

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.
4

Barbarian (2022)

Fit 52%

Shares Horror and Thriller with Ghost in the Cell.

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
5

The Collector (2009)

Fit 47%

Shares Horror and Thriller with Ghost in the Cell.

Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
6

Kontroll (2003)

Fit 44%

Shares Comedy and Thriller with Ghost in the Cell.

A subway enforcement officer working in the oppressively gray Budapest metro gets a chance at love — but first he needs to find out why passengers are jumping — or being pushed — to their deaths onto the tracks.
7

Panic Room (2002)

Fit 42%

Shares Thriller with Ghost in the Cell.

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
8

Strange Darling (2024)

Fit 40%

Shares Thriller and Horror with Ghost in the Cell.

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
9

Lady Vengeance (2005)

Fit 37%

Shares Thriller with Ghost in the Cell.

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.
10

Urban Legend (1998)

Fit 37%

Shares Horror and Thriller with Ghost in the Cell.

A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.