Movies Like Black Christmas
If you liked Black Christmas (1974), a horror and mystery movie directed by Bob Clark, 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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The Lodge (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mysteryWhen a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as…
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I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and mysteryIn a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.
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Barbarian (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and mysteryIn town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she…
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Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and horrorNothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
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Watcher (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mysteryAs a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
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Urban Legend (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and horrorA college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
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Psycho Killer (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and horrorFollowing the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial…
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Malignant (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mysteryMadison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
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Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mysteryA couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…
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The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mysteryTwo young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.
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The Children (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mysteryA relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
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I See You (2019)
★ 7/10Also horror and mysteryWhen a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.
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mother! (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and mysteryA couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
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Thanksgiving (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mysteryAfter a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge…
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Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and mysteryA gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break…
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Mindcage (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and crimeDetectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and…
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Don't Let Go (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and mysteryA detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.
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Strange Harvest (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and crimeDetectives are thrust into a chilling hunt for a sadistic serial killer from the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a cosmic force.
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The Vigil (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and mysteryA man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
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All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mysteryAfter 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.