Movies Like Darkness

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Fragile

2005·1h 41m·★ 6.0·Jaume Balagueró

2 shared crewDir. Jaume BalagueróDP: Xavi Giménez

The Nameless

1999·1h 40m·★ 5.8·Jaume Balagueró

2 shared crewDir. Jaume BalagueróDP: Xavi Giménez

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

2025·1h 44m·★ 5.1·Emma Tammi

Themes: dead children, ghost child

Superstition

1982·1h 25m·★ 5.7·James W. Roberson

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984·1h 31m·★ 7.4·Wes Craven

Themes: child murder, psychopath

The Others

2001·1h 41m·★ 7.6·Alejandro Amenábar

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Poltergeist

1982·1h 54m·★ 7.3·Tobe Hooper

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From Hell

2001·2h 2m·★ 6.7·Albert Hughes

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Planet Terror

2007·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Robert Rodriguez

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1408

2007·1h 44m·★ 6.8·Mikael Håfström

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The Blackwell Ghost 3

2019·1h 15m·★ 6.2·Turner Clay

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Silent Hill

2006·2h 5m·★ 6.5·Christophe Gans

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Mandao Returns

2020·1h 11m·★ 5.7·Scott Dunn

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What Lies Beneath

2000·2h 10m·★ 6.6·Robert Zemeckis

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Goosebumps

2015·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Rob Letterman

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Becky

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Jonathan Milott

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Saw IV

2007·1h 33m·★ 5.9·Darren Lynn Bousman

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House of 1000 Corpses

2003·1h 29m·★ 6.0·Rob Zombie

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The Grudge 3

2009·1h 30m·★ 4.6·Toby Wilkins

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One Missed Call

2008·1h 27m·★ 4.1·Eric Valette

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How Good Is Darkness?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.

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Available in 11 countries