Movies like Hostel (2006)

10 films to watch after Hostel, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

1

Funny Games (2008)

Fit 59%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
2

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Fit 58%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
3

Hellraiser (1987)

Fit 56%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
4

Barbarian (2022)

Fit 55%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

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

Saw (2004)

Fit 52%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.
6

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

Fit 52%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
7

Haunt (2019)

Fit 46%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.
8

Strange Darling (2024)

Fit 45%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

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

Maniac (2012)

Fit 42%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
10

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Fit 41%

Shares Horror with Hostel.

After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.