Movies Like The dolls come to life at midnight

If you liked The dolls come to life at midnight (2019), a mystery movie directed by Svetlana Mertsalova, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Dollmaker (2017)
★ 7/10Also mystery
A grieving mother latches on to a magical surrogate for her lost child. But small miracles come with big consequences.
2
Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery
After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.
3
Hereditary (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery
When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about her ancestry.
4
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
5
Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery
A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
6
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.
7
Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket (2016)
★ 6/10Also mystery
Vacationing on historic Nantucket Island, a teenage mystery writer and her friends must outwit two scheming thieves to solve the secret behind a legendary ghost story.
8
The Cellar (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery
When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk…
9
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery
It's horror on the high seas when Scooby-Doo and the gang take a creepy cruise into one of the world's most mysterious places, the Bermuda Triangle! If Scooby, Shaggy and the gang can't solve this mystery, they may…
10
The Unholy (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery
Alice is a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her…
11
Stephanie (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery
After a mysterious global crisis, a young girl is left alone to hide from a malevolent power that stalks her home. Her parents eventually return and the struggle begins to save their daughter.
12
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
13
The Dogs (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
14
Haunted (1995)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery
Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching…
15
The Inhabitant (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery
Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her…
16
Censor (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery
A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films, begins to spiral out of control after viewing a low-budget horror…
17
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery
Mystery Inc. has cracked the case to top all cases! They’ve tracked down Coco Diablo, the head of a notorious costume crime syndicate. With Coco and her kitty in prison, Mystery Inc. thinks that they can finally enjoy…
18
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
19
The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
20
Amelia’s Children (2024)
★ 6/10Also mystery
When Edward’s search for his biological family leads him and his girlfriend Ryley to a magnificent villa high in the mountains of Northern Portugal, he is full of excitement at meeting his long-lost mother and twin…