Movies Like Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2008)

Vacancy 2: The First Cut is a 2008 crime, horror, thriller film from Eric Bross with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Vacancy and Untraceable.

Crime Horror Thriller

Vacancy

2007

A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.

6.3

MagicScore

Untraceable

2008

Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website; the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.

6.2

MagicScore

Lost Highway

1997

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

7.5

MagicScore

Psycho

1960

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

8.4

MagicScore

Psycho II

1983

Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again?

6.5

MagicScore

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

2011

A group of friends take refuge in a deserted sanatorium after they are left stranded in a snowstorm. Later, the place becomes a death trap when man-eating cannibals surround them.

5.7

MagicScore

Snuff

1976

The followers of a charismatic cult leader set out to murder a pregnant actress.

3.0

MagicScore

Trucker

2008

Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.

5.9

MagicScore

Slaughter Hotel

1971

A masked killer stalks an institution for mentally disturbed rich women.

4.8

MagicScore

#10

Sicario

2015

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

[REC]²

2009

The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Hollow Man II

2006

After the mysterious death of scientist Dr. Devin Villiers, Det. Frank Turner and his partner are assigned to protect Villiers' colleague, who revealed that a veteran soldier was subjected to an experiment with the objective of creating the ultimate national security weapon... an undetectable soldier. The experiment failed – with disastrous side effects.

4.9

MagicScore

#13

Dogs Don't Wear Pants

2019

A grieving heart surgeon struggling with the loss of his wife drifts through an emotionally detached life while raising his teenage daughter. His chance encounter with a dominatrix awakens feelings he thought were gone, drawing him into a dark and unconventional world where pain and desire intertwine.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Nine

2009

Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

100

2019

A young cop, who works in a police control room, tries to solve the mysterious case of a kidnapped girl.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

80 for Brady

2023

Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest. Inspired by a true story.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Manhunter

1986

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

The Killing Floor

2007

A literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment. Next he receives a series of stalker videotapes that document his every move.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead

2009

While driving to Las Vegas for the bachelor party of her sister Melissa and her fiance Bobby, Kayla stops the car at a gas station to meet her date, Nik, a guy she met on the internet. Nik convinces her to take a secondary road under the protest of Bobby but the car breaks down. They find a house in the middle of nowhere and decide to take the car parked in the house's garage to the next city...

5.5

MagicScore

#20

The Poughkeepsie Tapes

2007

When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Vacancy 2: The First Cut?

The top films similar to Vacancy 2: The First Cut by MovieMagicScore are Vacancy (6.3), Untraceable (6.2), Lost Highway (7.5). Each shares crime/horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Vacancy 2: The First Cut worth watching?

Vacancy 2: The First Cut holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 288 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Vacancy 2: The First Cut?

Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2008) is a crime, horror, thriller film directed by Eric Bross, starring Agnes Bruckner, Joe Reegan, Gwendoline Yeo.

Where can I find more recommendations like Vacancy 2: The First Cut?

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About movies like Vacancy 2: The First Cut

This ranked list pairs Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2008), a crime and horror and thriller film from Eric Bross, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Agnes Bruckner 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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