Movie

Single White Female

1992 · 108 min

A tense, unsettling thriller that slowly tightens its grip as a friendship curdles into obsession and danger.

Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber

Tagline: Living with a roommate can be murder.
Overview: Having recently split from her fiancé, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but soon Allison begins to notice not all’s well with her new tenant.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Single White Female

Rent or buy in the UK

Apple TV Store
Rakuten TV
Amazon Video

More options Data from JustWatch

Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
isolation
betrayal
madness
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

Titles like Single White Female

Movie

Psycho

1960

A slow-building, unsettling experience that tightens its grip with eerie atmosphere and a shocking twist.

Tense, dark · about identity and isolation · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
identity
isolation
twist ending
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 109 min

Details

PsychoHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Perfect Blue

1998

A disorienting plunge into paranoia where mirrors, screens and memories keep shifting under you, leaving you as unmoored as its heroine.

Tense, dark · about obsession and identity · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
obsession
identity
twist ending
Pacing: brisk
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 81 min

Details

Perfect BlueHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Game

1997

A tense, twisty thriller that keeps you guessing and unsettled, blurring reality and paranoia until the final reveal.

Same composer: Howard Shore · Tense, dark · about obsession and identity · twist ending

Also: Same composer: Howard Shore
Via: tense
dark
obsession
identity
twist ending
Pacing: brisk
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 129 min

Details

The GameHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

A slow-burn psychological thriller that keeps you on edge with its eerie atmosphere and intense mind games.

Same composer: Howard Shore · Tense, dark, slow-burn · about obsession and identity · twist ending

Also: Same composer: Howard Shore
Via: tense
dark
obsession
identity
twist ending
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 119 min

Details

The Silence of the LambsHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

A sun-drenched, seductive descent into obsession and deceit, where beauty and menace intertwine, leaving a lingering chill.

Tense, dark, slow-burn · about obsession and identity

Via: tense
dark
obsession
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 140 min

Details

The Talented Mr. RipleyHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Enemy

2013

A slow, unsettling puzzle that crawls under your skin, leaving you tense and disoriented long after it ends.

Tense, dark, slow-burn · about obsession and identity · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
obsession
identity
twist ending
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 91 min

Details

EnemyHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Rear Window

1954

A voyeuristic slow-burn that tightens like a vise, letting you share the hero's helpless suspense and guilty thrill.

Tense, dark · about obsession and isolation · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
obsession
isolation
twist ending
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 113 min

Details

Rear WindowHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Gift

2015

A slow, queasy unease builds as polite gestures curdle into menace, keeping you braced for the moment the past finally bites back.

Tense, dark, slow-burn · about obsession and betrayal · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
obsession
betrayal
twist ending
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 108 min

Details

The GiftHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Invisible Man

2020

A nerve-shredding, slow-burn thriller that keeps you constantly scanning the frame, blending domestic terror with sci-fi horror.

Tense, dark, slow-burn · about obsession and isolation · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
obsession
isolation
twist ending
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 124 min

Details

The Invisible ManHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Verity

2026

A sleek, chilly thriller that keeps you uneasy, constantly second-guessing what's real and who's lying.

Tense, dark · about obsession and betrayal · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
obsession
betrayal
twist ending
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 117 min

Details

VerityHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Body Double

1984

A stylish, voyeuristic thriller that keeps you tense and uneasy, with a twisty plot and a campy edge.

Tense, dark · about obsession and identity · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
obsession
identity
twist ending
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 114 min

Details

Body DoubleHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Watcher

2022

A slow, suffocating creep of paranoia and isolation, where every glance feels like a threat and dread builds quietly until it explodes.

Tense, dark, slow-burn · about obsession and isolation · twist ending

Via: tense
dark
obsession
isolation
twist ending
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 96 min

Details

WatcherHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Rent or buy

Apple TV Store
Rakuten TV
Amazon Video
Sky Store
YouTube

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres: thriller
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Written by: Don Roos
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Frances Bay, Tara Karsian, Christiana Capetillo
Music: Howard Shore
Cinematography: Luciano Tovoli
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

TMDB IMDb Letterboxd Wikipedia Wikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Single White Female

How it feels

More like this

Titles like Single White Female

Where to watch in the UK

Details