Movies Like Possum

If you liked Possum (2013), a movie directed by Eleanor Wilson, 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
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
★ 6.9/10
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the…
2
Daddy's Head (2024)
★ 5.9/10
A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.
3
Frankenstein (2025)
★ 7.6/10
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
4
Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
★ 6.4/10
In 1989, a misunderstood teenager has a high school crush — who just happens to be a handsome corpse! After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to…
5
Poltergeist (1982)
★ 7.2/10
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
6
Pet Sematary (1989)
★ 6.7/10
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
7
Together (2025)
★ 6.9/10
Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish…
8
Remember Me (2010)
★ 7.1/10
Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as…
9
Baghead (2023)
★ 6.5/10
Following the death of her estranged father, Iris learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor to discuss the estate. Little…
10
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
★ 7.6/10
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
11
The Keeping Hours (2017)
★ 7/10
A supernatural love story that centers on two parents whose life together falls apart after their son dies. The man, now a successful lawyer, and the woman, now married and an author, get a chance at reconciliation ten…
12
Ginger Snaps (2000)
★ 6.9/10
The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously…
13
Planet Terror (2007)
★ 6.7/10
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors…
14
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
★ 8.3/10
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies.
15
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
★ 6.4/10
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster…
16
Return of the Living Dead III (1993)
★ 6.6/10
Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught teenager performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.
17
Halloween Ends (2022)
★ 6/10
Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of…
18
Practical Magic 2 (2026)
★ 7.2/10
The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.
19
Pumpkinhead (1988)
★ 6.4/10
When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.
20
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
★ 6.7/10
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a…