Movies Like The Guy On The Ground
If you liked The Guy On The Ground (2026), a horror and mystery movie directed by John Muir, 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 Blair Witch Project (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mysteryIn October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
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Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mysteryA group of cold case investigators stay at the Carmichael Manor, site of the grisly and unsolved murders of the Carmichael family back in the eighties. After four nights, the group was never heard from again. What is…
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Sinister (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and thrillerTrue-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths…
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Creep (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thrillerLooking 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…
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The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and mysteryWhat 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…
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Paranormal Activity (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mysteryAfter 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…
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Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mysteryMargot is a documentary filmmaker looking to meet her long-lost mother and extended family in a secluded Amish community. She and her film crew soon realize the family that welcomes them into their home might be hiding…
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and mysteryParanormal 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…
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Hell House LLC (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mysteryFive years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out…
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The Ring (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mysteryJournalist 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…
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Pyewacket (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and thrillerA frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.
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undertone (2026)
★ 6/10Also horror and mysteryThe host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
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Until Dawn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mysteryOne year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves…
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Lady in White (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and horrorLocked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.
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Curse of the Blair Witch (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mysteryA mockumentary exploring the legend of the Blair Witch and the case of the three missing student filmmakers.
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Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mysteryTwenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful…
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Strange Harvest (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also horror and mysteryDetectives 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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V/H/S/94 (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerAfter the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material…
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The Witch (2016)
★ 7/10Also horror and mysteryIn 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are…
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Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horrorWhen a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when…