Movies Like The Neighbors (2012)

The Neighbors is a 2012 mystery, thriller film from Kim Hwi with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Moss and Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days.

Mystery Thriller

Moss

2010

A city boy visits a remote village to find out the reason behind his father's strange death. The locals are watching his every move and are eager to see him leave. As he starts to investigate, the village's sinister secrets begin to unravel.

6.9

MagicScore

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days

2018

As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.

8.0

MagicScore

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

2017

Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians. Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves he was innocent in human life, he’s able to reincarnate, and his 3 afterlife guardians are by his side to defend him in trial.

8.0

MagicScore

Steel Rain

2017

Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.

7.1

MagicScore

Concrete Utopia

2023

The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwang Gung Apartments trying to escape the extreme cold. Before long, the apartment residents are unable to cope with the increasing numbers. Feeling a threat to their very survival, the residents enact a special measure.

6.9

MagicScore

26 Years

2012

26 years ago, state troops were ordered to open fire on civilians in the city of Gwangju who were demonstrating as apart of a democratic movement. Thousands of civilians were killed. Now, a shooter from the national team, a gang member, a policeman, CEO from a large company and director of a private security outfit get involved in a plan to convict the person responsible for the massacre.

6.8

MagicScore

The Five

2013

Eun-a, who was living a happy life with her family, loses everything to a psychopath serial killer. After the tragic incident, she gathers four people with different talents who are in need of organ transplants to achieve her revenge.

6.5

MagicScore

Apt

2006

A young woman's curiosity propels her to investigate a series of strange deaths in her neighborhood.

5.7

MagicScore

Shark: The Beginning

2021

A bullied teenager who is locked up at a juvenile detention center due to an unexpected accident, meets a mixed martial arts champion to break through his own limits.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Fists of Legend

2013

Three men who share a past participate in a mixed martial arts reality show where they have to fight against other contestants to win the prize money.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-

2024

Over a decade after 'gates' connecting worlds appeared, awakening 'hunters' with superpowers, weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo encounters a double dungeon and accepts a mysterious quest, becoming the only one able to level up, changing his fate. A catch-up recap of the first season coupled with an exclusive sneak peek of the first two episodes of the highly anticipated second season in one momentous theatrical fan experience.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Secretly, Greatly

2013

Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Inside Men

2015

A disgruntled henchman teams up with an ambitious prosecutor to bring down a leading presidential candidate and the news editor behind him who is truly pulling the strings.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Hello, Schoolgirl

2008

Kwon Yeon-woo is a thirty year old low-level civil servant who works in a district office; quite innocent for his age, he has been on numerous blind dates in an unsuccessful bid to find a wife. After moving into a new place, he begins to encounter a high school girl, Soo-yeong, on his way to work every morning, and she begins to develop feelings for him. Meanwhile, Kang Sook has just started working at the district office straight out of high school, and falls head over heels for older woman Kwon Ha-kyeong.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Start-Up

2019

Two boys are becoming real adults during a turbulent time as they experience a world that doesn't go their way.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Love and Leashes

2022

Love never hurt so good for two co-workers who enter a contractual relationship as partners in consensual play, pleasure and pain.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Fashion King

2014

A teenaged boy transforms from a ‘fashion terrorist' to a 'fashion king' in order to win the heart of the prettiest girl in school. The story is about high school boy Ki-myung, who has a crush on the prettiest girl in his class and opens his eyes to fashion in order to become the best dressed person in the world.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Cheese in the Trap

2018

Hong Seol, a student from a poor family, meets a rich Yoo Jung, who is her senior at her university. They both develop a rather inconvenient relationship after knowing each other.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Secret Zoo

2020

A lawyer is given the mission of revitalising a bankrupt zoo that has no animals. When he and a group of zookeepers come up with the idea to dress like animals and his fake polar bear goes viral, the zoo becomes a hit, before his law firm’s real intentions are revealed.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Beauty Water

2020

Beauty Water looks like a common skin cosmetic. But unlike other cosmetics, people can sculpt their skin with it like molding clay and change their appearance. An ordinary girl, Yaeji, comes across the 'Beauty Water' by chance, and her endless desire to be the most beautiful woman brings her unimaginable disaster.

5.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Neighbors?

The top films similar to The Neighbors by MovieMagicScore are Moss (6.9), Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (8.0), Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (8.0). Each shares mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Neighbors worth watching?

The Neighbors holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 90 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Neighbors?

The Neighbors (2012) is a mystery, thriller film directed by Kim Hwi, starring Yunjin Kim, Kim Sung-kyun, Kim Sae-ron.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Neighbors?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more mystery recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Neighbors

This ranked list pairs The Neighbors (2012), a mystery and thriller film from Kim Hwi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Yunjin Kim take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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