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Movies Like Shadow People

If you liked Shadow People (2013), a horror and thriller movie directed by Matthew Arnold, 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. 1The Sacrament

    The Sacrament (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a…

  2. 2The Bay

    The Bay (2012)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror and thriller

    Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.

  3. 3Videodrome

    Videodrome (1983)

    ★ 7.2/10Also horror

    As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential…

  4. 4The Taking of Deborah Logan

    The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror and thriller

    What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening…

  5. 5Re-Kill

    Re-Kill (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror

    Five years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive.

  6. 6Red Lights

    Red Lights (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon…

  7. 7Open Grave

    Open Grave (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    A man awakes -- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.

  8. 8The Possession of Michael King

    The Possession of Michael King (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    Michael King asks occultists to summon all evil spirits to prove his point that they do not exist. But something goes wrong and he becomes a danger to everyone.

  9. 9The Poughkeepsie Tapes

    The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller

    When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence…

  10. 10Lake Mungo

    Lake Mungo (2009)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and…

  11. 11Grave Encounters

    Grave Encounters (2011)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror

    A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

  12. 12Doctor X

    Doctor X (1932)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    A wisecracking reporter investigates the cannibalistic 'Moon Killer' murders tied to a medical academy, culminating in a chilling reenactment experiment.

  13. 13Creep

    Creep (2014)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: "$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated." Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote…

  14. 14Paranormal Activity

    Paranormal Activity (2009)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most active in the middle of…

  15. 15Bodycam

    Bodycam (2026)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    A call to a quiet suburban home unleashes unthinkable carnage when two officers mistakenly shoot a man and his infant child, spiraling the tragedy into a fierce, unrelenting fall into the unknown.

  16. 16The Ring

    The Ring (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel…

  17. 17The Invitation

    The Invitation (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and horror

    Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that…

  18. 18The Serpent and the Rainbow

    The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the…

  19. 19The Empty Man

    The Empty Man (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and thriller

    On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.

  20. 20Monolith

    Monolith (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    A desperate young journalist turns to podcasting to salvage her career, but her rush to make headlines leads her to an alien conspiracy.

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