Movies Like Malevolent
If you liked Malevolent (2024), a mystery movie directed by Sid Bhaskaran and Proteek Basu, 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.
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Lights Out (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryRebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryNothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
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The Client (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryA street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the…
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It Ends (2026)
★ 5.8/10Also mysteryA group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by…
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The Invisible (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryAfter an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.
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Goodnight Mommy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryWhen twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
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What We Hide (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryAfter their mother dies of an overdose, two sisters hide her body to avoid being separated by the foster system, but as their secret threatens to unravel, they must confront the consequences of their desperate choice.
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Nocturne (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also mysteryInside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.
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Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryIn 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
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Children of the Damned (1964)
★ 6.1/10Also mysterySix children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.
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The Uninvited (1944)
★ 6.9/10Also mysteryA pair of siblings from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price—and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle…
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The Accountant² (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also mysteryWhen an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with…
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Under the Silver Lake (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryYoung and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to…
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The Family Fang (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryA brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.
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It's What's Inside (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryA pre-wedding reunion descends into a psychological nightmare for a group of college friends when a surprise guest arrives with a mysterious suitcase.
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A Mother's Nightmare (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also mysteryA seductive teen becomes vindictive when her boyfriend tries to end the relationship.
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Donnie Darko (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also mysteryAfter narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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Beast (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryA troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.
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Amelia’s Children (2024)
★ 6/10Also mysteryWhen 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…
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Vertigo (1958)
★ 8.1/10Also mysteryA retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.