Movies Like The Pale Door

If you liked The Pale Door (2020), a horror and western movie directed by Aaron B. Koontz, 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
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
★ 7.1/10Also horror
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.
2
Vampires (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
3
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
Margot 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…
4
Psycho Killer (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
Following 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…
5
Apostle (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
In 1905, a man travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.
6
Candy Land (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Remy, a seemingly naive and devout young woman, finds herself cast out from her religious cult. With no place to turn, she immerses herself into the underground world of truck stop sex workers. Under the watchful eye…
7
The Domestics (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.
8
I Drink Your Blood (1971)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
A group of Satanic hippies wreak havoc on a small town where a young boy, whose sister and grandfather were victimized by them, tries to get even - with deadly results.
9
Wrong Turn (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain…
10
Ginger Snaps (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also horror
The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously…
11
Kill List (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
12
Dust Devil (1992)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
13
The Jester 2 (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also horror
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
14
The Exorcist (1973)
★ 7.8/10Also horror
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
15
The Believers (1987)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the…
16
The Hitcher (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchhiker. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath…
17
The Last Hard Men (1976)
★ 6.1/10Also western
In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.
18
Mandy (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and…
19
Books of Blood (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
20
Azrael (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the…