Movies Like Malignant

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

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

Themes: detective, hospitalTMDB recommendsDir. James Wan

Smile

2022·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Parker Finn

Themes: body horror, detective, hospitalFans also likedHorror & Mystery

Happy Birthday to Me

1981·1h 50m·★ 6.0·J. Lee Thompson

Themes: american giallo, serial killerFans also likedHorror & Mystery

Scream

2022·1h 54m·★ 6.3·Tyler Gillett

4 shared themes: murder mystery, sister sister relationship, hospital...Horror & Mystery

Son

2021·1h 38m·★ 5.7·Ivan Kavanagh

Themes: detective, hospital, goreFans also liked

Final Destination 2

2003·1h 30m·★ 6.2·David R. Ellis

Themes: vision, hospitalFans also likedHorror & Mystery

K-PAX

2001·2h·★ 7.4·Iain Softley

Themes: dreams, hospitalTMDB recommends

The Mothman Prophecies

2002·1h 59m·★ 6.4·Mark Pellington

Themes: dreams, hospitalFans also likedHorror & Mystery

Strange Harvest

2025·1h 34m·★ 6.3·Stuart Ortiz

Themes: detective, serial killerFans also likedHorror & Mystery

Priest of Evil

2010·1h 46m·★ 5.8·Olli Saarela

Themes: detective, serial killerTMDB recommends

Evil Dead Rise

2023·1h 36m·★ 6.5·Lee Cronin

Themes: sister sister relationship, body horror, gore

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026·2h 13m·★ 6.2·Lee Cronin

Themes: body horror, monsterHorror & Mystery

Scream 7

2026·1h 54m·★ 5.5·Kevin Williamson

Themes: murder mystery, serial killerHorror & Mystery

Iron Lung

2026·2h 5m·★ 5.8·Mark Fischbach

Themes: body horror, goreHorror & Mystery

Psycho

1960·1h 49m·★ 8.5·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: detective, serial killerHorror & Mystery

The Woods

2006·1h 31m·★ 5.6·Lucky McKee

TMDB recommendsMystery & Horror

Ready or Not: Here I Come

2026·1h 48m·★ 6.5·Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Themes: sister sister relationship, gore

They Will Kill You

2026·1h 35m·★ 6.3·Kirill Sokolov

Themes: sister sister relationship, gore

Influencers

2025·1h 50m·★ 5.9·Kurtis David Harder

Themes: murder mystery, serial killer

Black Phone 2

2025·1h 54m·★ 6.0·Scott Derrickson

Themes: dreams, serial killer

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