6 Best Apartment Building Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 21, 2026

The apartment building’s stacked, thin-walled intimacy has produced some of cinema’s most memorable studies of paranoia, class, and community. In Rear Window (1954): A wheelchair-bound photographer becomes convinced he has witnessed a murder in his apartment courtyard. Another standout is Parasite (2019): A poor family schemes their way into the household staff of a wealthy family, with escalating consequences.

Barbarian (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A woman's Airbnb rental reveals horrifying secrets hidden beneath the house.

Directed by Zach Cregger · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Parasite (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 97

A poor family schemes their way into the household staff of a wealthy family, with escalating consequences.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · 2h 13m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars309 wins & 261 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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High-Rise (2015)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A luxury apartment tower's residents descend into class-based chaos and violence as services break down.

Directed by Ben Wheatley · 1h 59m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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The Tenant (1976)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A mild-mannered man renting a Paris apartment grows convinced his neighbors are conspiring to drive him to suicide.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 2h 06m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rosemary's Baby (1968)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 97% Metacritic 96

A pregnant woman grows increasingly suspicious that her friendly elderly neighbors have sinister intentions.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 2h 18m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar13 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rear Window (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A wheelchair-bound photographer becomes convinced he has witnessed a murder in his apartment courtyard.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 53m · Rated PG

Nominated for 4 Oscars7 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Apartment Building Movies

Barbarian (2022)

Parasite (2019)

High-Rise (2015)

The Tenant (1976)

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Rear Window (1954)

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