Movies like The Empty Man
If The Empty Man's mix of experiment, detective and cave stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Empty Man's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Pale Blue Eye
2022 · Directed by Scott Cooper · 128 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: detective, investigation, occult · Also thriller and horror · From the same decade (2020s)
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate.
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Deliver Us from Evil
2014 · Directed by Scott Derrickson · 118 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: detective, cave, occult · Also thriller and horror
When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes.
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2026 · Directed by Lee Cronin · 133 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: investigation, missing person · Also horror and mystery · From the same decade (2020s)
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living…
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I See You
2019 · Directed by Adam Randall · 98 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: detective, investigation · Also horror and thriller
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.
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Prometheus
2012 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 124 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: cosmic horror, lovecraftian · Also mystery and horror
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
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Se7en
1995 · Directed by David Fincher · 127 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: detective, investigation · Also mystery and thriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the…
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Shutter Island
2010 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 138 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: investigation, missing person · Also thriller and mystery
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
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Gone Girl
2014 · Directed by David Fincher · 149 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: investigation, missing person · Also mystery and thriller
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
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Prisoners
2013 · Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 153 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: detective, investigation
After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search…
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Knives Out
2019 · Directed by Rian Johnson · 131 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: detective, investigation
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
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Psycho Killer
2026 · Directed by Gavin Polone · 91 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: cult · Also horror and mystery · From the same decade (2020s)
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial…
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Longlegs
2024 · Directed by Osgood Perkins · 101 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: occult · Also horror and mystery · From the same decade (2020s)
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the…