Movies Like Pestilenz
If you liked Pestilenz (2019), a horror and mystery movie directed by Thomas Grieser, 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 Bay (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorChaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
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Daylight's End (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorYears after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station…
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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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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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Re-Kill (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also horrorFive years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive.
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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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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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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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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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Grindhouse (2007)
★ 7/10Also horrorGrindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…
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V/H/S/94 (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorAfter 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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V/H/S/2 (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorInside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain…
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also horrorDr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
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Eradication (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorWhen an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…
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Bodycam (2026)
★ 6/10Also horrorA call to a quiet suburban home unleashes unthinkable carnage when two officers mistakenly shoot a man and his infant child, spiraling the tragedy into a fierce, unrelenting fall into the unknown.
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Pitfall (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horrorAfter a young man is separated from his friends in the woods, he falls into a ten-foot deep pit of spikes, impaling him through his leg and leaving him trapped. He quickly learns that his fall was not an accident.
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Die Alone (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorLost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he…
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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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Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and mysteryJust as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
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Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horrorTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.