Movies Like Scream: Short Film

If you liked Scream: Short Film (2026), a horror and mystery movie directed by Matthew Charleto, 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
Scream 7 (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must…
2
Scream (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly…
3
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mystery
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
4
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and mystery
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before…
5
Fear Street: 1666 (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and horror
In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late.
6
Night of the Hunted (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her…
7
Scream 4 (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mystery
Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.
8
God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and horror
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
9
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
★ 6/10Also horror and mystery
Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
10
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and horror
A beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and violence.
11
The Jester 2 (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and crime
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
12
Scream VI (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and crime
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
13
Lady in White (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and horror
Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.
14
Jigsaw (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.
15
The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…
16
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mystery
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
17
All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mystery
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
18
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and crime
Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…
19
Body Cam (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
20
Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and crime
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…