Movies Like The Shadow People

If you liked The Shadow People (2017), a thriller movie directed by Brian T. Jaynes, 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
Stigmata (1999)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's…
2
The Ritual (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
Two priests, one in crisis with his faith and the other confronting a turbulent past, must overcome their differences to perform a risky exorcism.
3
Immaculate (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister…
4
The Gift (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures⁠—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of…
5
The Others (2001)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to…
6
Don't Look Now (1973)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
7
The Conjuring (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying…
8
You're Not Alone (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
After the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their relationship after many years apart. But when an evil entity begins to…
9
Prey for the Devil (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller
In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister…
10
What Lies Beneath (2000)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller
Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
11
The Skeleton Key (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
12
Stir of Echoes (1999)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.
13
Night of Dark Shadows (1971)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
Recently married, Quentin and Tracy Collins have just moved into Collinwood, a New England estate that has long been in the Collins family and which Quentin has just inherited. They soon find themselves plagued by…
14
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
★ 7.8/10Also thriller
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
15
6 Souls (2010)
★ 6/10Also thriller
A female forensic psychiatrist discovers that all of one of her patient's multiple personalities are murder victims. She will have to find out what's happening before her time is finished.
16
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred…
17
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
When 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…
18
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
19
Sisters (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and…
20
Bagman (2024)
★ 6/10Also thriller
For centuries and across cultures, parents have warned their children of the legendary Bagman, who snatches innocent children and stuffs them into his vile, rotting bag—never to be seen again. Patrick McKee narrowly…