Blink Twice, Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut, has viewers searching high and low for movies that share some of the psychological thriller's DNA. Co-written by Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum (High Fidelity), Blink Twice is a fairly singular movie-going experience, though some of its plot points are familiar to the genres it pulls from. In the film, cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) has a seemingly chance encounter with billionaire tech mogul Slater King (Channing Tatum), who, after being "canceled," became an advocate for therapy. In what Frida accurately dubs a "real casual" move, Slater also bought a private island.

While Blink Twice's divisive ending also plays with viewers' expectations for the genre, but, from its alluring start to its bloody finale, Kravitz's movie does have some thematic and narrative overlap with other stellar thrillers, mysteries, and revenge tales that make for great post-Blink Twice viewing.

15 Cuckoo (2024)

Directed By Tillman Singer

One of many great horror movies of 2024, Cuckoo is a wild and intense experience that also builds the tension with a protagonist cut off from the outside world. Hunter Schafer stars in Cuckoo as Gretchen, a teen who moves to the Bavarian Alps to live with her father as he takes a new job in an isolated resort town. However, with it being the off-season, Gretchen and her family live in the eerily abandoned village with her father's new boss (Dan Stevens) keeping a close eye on them.

The shift from Blink Twice's island setting to this mountain retreat still has the same effect that it feels as though the movies' heroes have nowhere to escape to. Gretchen and Frida are two compelling leads as they dig into the truth of what is happening to them, even if that truth is very different for each woman.

14 Revenge (2017)

Directed By Coralie Fargeat

While there have been many movies that make sexual violence a threat against female characters, Blink Twice and Revenge are two that address the realities of such abuses but refuse to make the characters simply victims. Revenge is a French thriller that follows American Jen (Matilda Lutz), who goes on a trip to a secluded mansion with her married boyfriend. When his rowdy friends show up for a party, she becomes targeted and has to fight for survival.

The movie begins by making the audience question Jen's actions, but it is hard not to root for her when she finds herself in a brutal situation. She goes through so much pain and suffering but keeps fighting. Like Blink Twice, there is a true thrill to Revenge's wild ending as this everyday person finds a warrior inside of her and makes her abs pay.

13 The Invisible Man (2020)

Directed By Leigh Whannell

While the Dark Universe failed in its attempt to bring the classic Universal Monsters to modern moviegoers, Blumhouse proved it could be done by turning one of these classic characters into the villain of an elevated horror movie. The Invisible Man stars Elizabeth Moss as a woman who escapes an abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend, only to learn that he has died. However, she soon becomes convinced that he has simply found a way to make himself invisible, and is tearing apart her life.

The movie doesn't have much of Blink Twice's dark humor, instead creating an experience with unbearable tension throughout. The audience has the feeling that there is a threat lurking in every empty frame of the movie. However, it is also a look at the trauma of abusive relationships with Moss delivering a powerful horror movie performance.

12 Promising Young Woman (2020)

Directed By Emerald Fennell​​​​​​

A fearless revenge thriller, Promising Young Woman marks Emerald Fennell's (Killing Eve) directorial debut. The film stars Carey Mulligan as Cassie Thomas, a 30-something med school dropout who goes to bars and pretends to be drunk. If anyone tries to take advantage of her while she's seemingly intoxicated, Cassie makes them pay. Haunted by a traumatic past, Cassie navigates the tightrope between forgiveness and vengeance throughout Promising Young Woman.

Given Frida's choices at the end of Blink Twice, and all the trauma she weathers, she and Cassie feel like kindred spirits. Both movies are thrillers with a darkly comedic tone. However, the jokes also do not interfere with the sobering commentary on abuse and the casualness with which it can be carried out. While the actions of both Frida and Cassie were met with some controversy from audiences, they fight back against abs in a way that is also satisfying.

11 Get Out (2017)

Directed By Jordan Peele

Written and directed by Jordan Peele, the Oscar-winning Get Out is yet another directorial debut. The film centers on Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya), a Black photographer who travels from New York City to his white girlfriend Rose's (Allison Williams) country family home. While there, Rose's mother, Missy (Catherine Keener), tricks Chris into a hypnotherapy session, sending him to the so-called Sunken Place — a dark void where no one can hear him scream. That's just the start of Chris' worries as he navigates Rose's hostile family and neighbors, an increasingly unsettling atmosphere, and a dark scheme rife with social commentary.

Like Blink Twice, Get Out presents what should be a fun getaway and gradually reveals the sinister elements lurking underneath. It turns into a nightmare from which there is seemingly no escape. Get Out tackles societal racism with the same cleverness as Blink Twice's commentary on sexual violence while also maintaining a sense of humor amid the surreal thriller story.

10 Don't Worry Darling (2022)

Directed By Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling is not her directorial debut, but it made a splash when it premiered. Florence Pugh stars as Alice Chambers, a woman who lives in the idyllic Palm Springs-like town of Victory with her seemingly perfect husband, Jack (Harry Styles). The 1950s company town is helmed by Frank (Chris Pine), a man with cult leader-like charisma and a shady agenda. While the men of Victory all drive off to work, the women spend their days lounging, cooking, and waiting for their husbands to return — until Alice starts to suspect that Victory isn't what it seems.

The psychological thriller is another gripping story of a woman coming to grips with the abusive reality of her existence that he is right in front of her. There are a lot of similar elements to both stories in of the psychological manipulation of victims so that they perceive things the way their abs want them to be perceived. Don't Worry Darling's reveal is perhaps more outlandish and sci-fi-esque, but it hits similar notes as Blink Twice.

9 Fresh (2022)

Directed By Mimi Cave

Mimi Cave's directorial debut, the horror-meets-thriller Fresh stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Noa, a young woman who meets the incredibly charismatic Steve (Sebastian Stan) at a grocery store. Exhausted and frustrated by the perils of app-dating in her life, Noa decides to give the run-in a chance and gives Steve her number. Almost immediately, Noa is smitten by the alluring Steve and agrees to go on a spur-of-the-moment romantic getaway. In true thriller fashion, of course, Steve is hiding a dark agenda that makes Noa regret her impulsive decision.

The casting of the lead actors in both movies is an effective way Fresh and Blink Twice are linked. Sebastian Stan and Channing Tatum are both big-name stars known for their likable and heroic personas on-screen. Their respective roles in these two movies both use and subvert those expectations brilliantly, presenting themselves initially as the perfect guys only to reveal their horrific villainy lurking underneath.

8 Midsommar (2019)

Directed By Ari Aster

Written and directed by Ari Aster, A24's cult favorite folk horror film Midsommar is another psychological thriller that puts Florence Pugh at its traumatic center. In Midsommar, Pugh plays Dani, a young woman who's still reeling from a tragedy: her sister kills her entire family via carbon monoxide poisoning. Dani's boyfriend, Christian (Jack Reynor), grows increasingly distant but doesn't want to break up with a grieving Dani. Ultimately, Christian invites Dani to attend a nine-day midsummer festival at his friend Pelle's ancestral home. Even through the haze of drugs, Dani realizes something is terribly wrong with the isolated commune.

Midsommar's folk horror setting is quite different from the island paradise of Blink Twice, but both movies are able to turn their beautiful locations into nightmares. While it is the cult Dani and her friends find themselves embedded in offers the real danger, the toxic relationship between her and Christian is a big part of the narrative. Blink Twice may be a more disturbing look at a wronged woman, but Dani's actions at the Midsommar outdo Frida's.

7 Ready Or Not (2019)

Directed By Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

Ready or Not stars Samara Weaving as Grace, a woman who's engaged to the incredibly wealthy Alex Le Domas (Mark O'Brien). On their wedding day, Grace meets the in-laws and learns about a deal one of the family's ancestors made with an entity named Le Bail. In exchange for their vast fortune, the brood must observe a strange tradition at midnight on each family member's wedding day. The new addition to the family, in this case Grace, must draw a game card from Le Bail's puzzle box. When Grace draws hide-and-seek, she gets much more than she bargained for.

Ready or Not is a much more comedic horror movie compared to the more disturbing elements of Blink Twice. However, it is in the final act when both movies become even more similar. Seeing Grace and Frida turn the tables on the villains and become true warriors is a crowd-pleasing way to end such intense rides.

6 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2019)

Directed By Rian Johnson

The sequel to Rian Johnson's hit murder mystery Knives Out, Glass Onion sees master detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) accepting a brand-new case that revolves around the mysterious tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton). Along with Miles' closest friends, Blanc and other high-profile figures that Miles dubs "Disruptors," including Janelle Monáe's Andi Brand, are invited to Miles' private island to play a murder mystery game at his mansion, the titular glass onion. Although Blanc solves Miles' murder mystery immediately, an actual murder leads to the film's many twists and turns.

It is hard not to immediately see the similarities between Glass Onion and Blink Twice just based on the premise. The tech guru bringing along his sycophant friends on an exclusive island vacation is mirrored in both movies. It is true that from there, the movies become tonally quite different, as Glass Onion is much more light-hearted. However, they ultimately lead to the epic conclusion of a hero, proving these seemingly untouchable rich people can be undone.