Movies Like The Monster of the Desert
If you liked The Monster of the Desert (2020), a horror and drama movie directed by Adam Van Dyke, 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 Surrender (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and horrorA fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
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Baby Blues (2008)
★ 6/10Also drama and horrorOn a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and loved.
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The Entity (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorA single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
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Dust Bunny (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also horrorTen-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
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Intruders (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and horrorAnna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.
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The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and horrorA young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.
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You'll Never Find Me (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorPatrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the…
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Caged (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and dramaAn African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an…
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Never Let Go (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorAs an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also horrorParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before…
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Medusa (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and dramaAfter being bitten by a lethal snake, a young woman experiences changes in her senses and appearance, as she sheds her old self and slowly turns into a deadly weapon.
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The Deliverance (2024)
★ 6/10Also horrorEbony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services…
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The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also dramaA troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
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Terrifier (2011)
★ 6/10Also horrorAfter witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
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The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also horrorA botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…
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Lady in White (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorLocked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago.
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Play Dead (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horrorCriminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is…
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They Reach (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also horrorIn 1979, a young girl stumbles upon a possessed tape player. She unknowingly unleashes a demonic entity that haunts her family while slowly dragging the small town of Clarkston to Hell.
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Curve (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also horrorClinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
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Starve Acre (2024)
★ 6/10Also horror and dramaWhen their son starts acting strangely, a couple unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside.