Movies Like Haunting Villisca
If you liked Haunting Villisca (2009), a horror and drama movie directed by James Serpento, 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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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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The Dogs (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mysteryAfter fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
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The Inhabitant (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and mysteryLike any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her…
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Jeepers Creepers (2001)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mysteryOn a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.
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Fear Street: 1994 (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mysteryAfter a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
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Remember (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and mysteryWith the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
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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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The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and dramaUnable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
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Antlers (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and horrorA small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.
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Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4/10Also horror and mysteryWhen larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
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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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Oddity (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mysteryAfter the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.
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The Return (2006)
★ 6/10Also horror and dramaJoanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying…
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Mārama (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and drama1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.
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The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mysteryRomulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…
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Resurrection (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and horrorA woman's carefully constructed life is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past returns, forcing her to confront the monster she's evaded for two decades.
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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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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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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and horrorWisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
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Jigsaw (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mysteryLaw 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.