Movies Like Spiral: From the Book of Saw
If you liked Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021), a horror and mystery movie directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, 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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Saw V (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorFollowing Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome…
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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.
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Saw IV (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorDespite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
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Saw II (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also horrorThe chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews is thrust into a…
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Saw VI (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorSpecial Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's…
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Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
★ 6/10Also horror and mysteryUndead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
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Saw III (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorJigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While…
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Saw (2004)
★ 7.4/10Also horror and mysteryTwo men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With…
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Psycho Killer (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mysteryFollowing the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial…
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Saw 3D (2010)
★ 6/10Also horrorAs a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
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Would You Rather (2013)
★ 6/10Also horrorDesperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorTen years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
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Halloween II (1981)
★ 6.6/10Also horrorAfter failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for…
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The Belko Experiment (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorA group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game.
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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorFive years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence that proves that the grisly legend is real.
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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorRetired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish…
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Play Dead (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also horrorA woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
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Saw X (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also horror and mysteryBetween the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover the entire…
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Goodnight Mommy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and mysteryWhen twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorFreddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.