Movies Like Absentia

If you liked Absentia (2011), a horror and mystery movie directed by Mike Flanagan, 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
The Night House (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and mystery
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
2
Final Destination 2 (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and mystery
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it…
3
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and mystery
Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying…
4
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also horror and mystery
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living…
5
Caddo Lake (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery
When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
6
1408 (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
7
Gone (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery
Jill Conway is trying to rebuild her life after escaping a terrifying kidnapping. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to…
8
Devil (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and mystery
A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the Devil.
9
Lights Out (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and mystery
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
10
Till Death (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
After a romantic evening at their secluded lake house, a woman wakes up handcuffed to her dead husband. Trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, she must fight off hired killers to escape her late spouse's twisted…
11
The Ring (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel…
12
The Prodigy (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.
13
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
★ 6/10Also horror
Distraught, confused, and half-wild with fear, Sarah Carter emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where she encountered unspeakable terrors. Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened - or…
14
Creep (2004)
★ 6/10Also horror and mystery
Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets
15
Taste of Fear (1961)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and horror
A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.
16
Malignant (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery
Madison 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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Until Dawn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and mystery
One 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…
18
Lake Mungo (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and…
19
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and mystery
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have…
20
Oculus (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.