Films Like Monster (怪物)

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6 eps Coupang Play Thriller Mystery Drama False Identity Impostor

A woman tells a small lie to impress someone, and that lie spirals into an entirely fabricated identity — a stolen name, stolen credentials, stolen life. Anna is a slow-burn psycho…

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Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is psychologically intense — it gets under your skin and stays there.

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Liar Game

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12 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Drama Game Show Thriller Odd Couple

An intensely trusting, naive young woman gets recruited into a high-stakes psychological game show where contestants win money by deceiving each other — and enlists the help of a b…

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The pacing is psychologically intense — it gets under your skin and stays there.

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10 eps Disney+/TVING Thriller Horror Mystery Unreliable Narrator Suspicious Neighbor

A young man from the countryside moves into a goshiwon — a budget housing complex where residents live in rooms barely bigger than a coffin. His neighbor is magnetic, generous, and…

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If you loved Monster (怪物)'s narrator you can't quite trust — and love for exactly that reason, Hell Is Other People delivers exactly that. The pacing is psychologically intense — it gets under your skin and stays there.

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The Art of Sarah

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8 eps Netflix Crime Mystery Thriller Con Artist Cat And Mouse

A Korean-American woman builds an elaborate false identity as a high-society luxury brand executive, targeting the ultra-wealthy elite of Seoul. When her fabricated persona — and t…

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If you loved Monster (怪物)'s narrator you can't quite trust — and love for exactly that reason, The Art of Sarah delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is psychologically intense — it gets under your skin and stays there.

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Dr. Brain

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6 eps Apple TV+ Sci Fi Mystery Thriller Brain Sync Grieving Scientist

Ko Sewon is a neuroscientist who developed the technology to sync his brain with the recently deceased — absorbing their memories and emotions to solve mysteries. When his own fami…

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Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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Reply 1994

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21 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama Ensemble Cast Flash Forward Mystery

University students from across Korea share a boarding house in Seoul during 1994, while a future-flashback teases which of the men the central female character eventually marries.…

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Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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The Wailing

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Na Hong-jin Horror Mystery Thriller Supernatural Mystery Unreliable Investigation

A bumbling policeman investigates mysterious deaths in a village after a Japanese stranger arrives, as the situation spirals into supernatural horror.

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Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver.

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8 eps Coupang Play Thriller Mystery Drama Dark Secret Unreliable Setting

A woman discovers a corpse buried in her garden — and her perfectly arranged suburban life begins to unravel around the secret. Her neighbor, controlling a quiet home with a brutal…

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Lies Hidden in My Garden scratches the same itch as Monster (怪物) — different world, same emotional frequency.

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Red Balloon

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16 eps KBS2 Melodrama Thriller Mystery Unreliable Narrator Family Secrets

Two families become entangled when a school bullying incident triggers a collapse of carefully maintained facades. As the truth unravels through the perspectives of mothers, father…

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If you loved Monster (怪物)'s narrator you can't quite trust — and love for exactly that reason, Red Balloon delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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Reply 1997

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16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama Ensemble Cast Flash Forward Mystery

Six friends navigate high school in Busan in 1997 — the height of the first K-pop idol wave — while a flash-forward wedding reveals that one of the men in the group married one of …

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Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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Films Like Monster (怪物): FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Monster (怪物)?

The closest match to Monster (怪物) is Anna, scoring 16% on DramaMatch. You should also check Liar Game.

Is there a show like Monster (怪物) I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Monster (怪物). Top picks: Anna, Liar Game, Hell Is Other People.

Where can I watch dramas like Monster (怪物)?

Dramas similar to Monster (怪物) are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. DramaMatch lists the exact streaming platform for each recommendation.

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