7 Best Maika Monroe Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 4, 2026

Maika Monroe has quietly become one of modern horror’s most reliable leads, favouring smart, atmospheric films over cheap jump scares. Longlegs sends an FBI agent after ritualistic murders with a disturbing personal link, Watcher has a woman convinced a stranger across the street is watching her, Significant Other turns a hiking trip into an alien nightmare, and Villains has two small-time crooks breaking into the wrong house. It Follows, The Guest and Independence Day: Resurgence round out the list.

Longlegs (2024)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An FBI agent investigating a string of ritualistic murders discovers a disturbing personal connection, with Maika Monroe in the lead.

Directed by Osgood Perkins · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Significant Other (2022)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A couple's backcountry hiking trip is upended by a horrifying alien threat neither expected, with Maika Monroe in the lead.

Directed by Robert Olsen & Dan Berk · 1h 25m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Watcher (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Maika Monroe plays a woman who has just moved to a new city and becomes convinced a stranger in the building across the street is watching her.

Directed by Chloe Okuno · 1h 36m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Villains (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Maika Monroe features in this dark comedy about a pair of small-time criminals who break into the wrong suburban house and discover its owners' dark secret.

Directed by Robert Olsen & Dan Berk · 1h 29m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

TMDB ★ 5.2

A far larger alien mothership returns two decades after the original invasion.

Directed by Roland Emmerich · 2h 00m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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It Follows (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 95% Metacritic 83

A sexually transmitted curse stalks its victims with an unhurried, unstoppable walk.

Directed by David Robert Mitchell · 1h 41m · Rated R

25 wins & 44 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Guest (2014)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Maika Monroe appears as a soldier claiming to be a dead son's war buddy moves in with a family, and his presence grows more menacing.

Directed by Adam Wingard · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, 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. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

7 Best Maika Monroe Movies

Longlegs (2024)

Significant Other (2022)

Watcher (2022)

Villains (2019)

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

It Follows (2014)

The Guest (2014)

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