Movies Like Marebito

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

The Shock Labyrinth

2009·1h 29m·★ 3.9·Takashi Shimizu

2 shared crewDir. Takashi ShimizuDP: Tsukasa Tanabe

The Taking of Deborah Logan

2014·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Adam Robitel

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2009·1h 27m·★ 6.2·Joel Anderson

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2014·1h 23m·★ 5.7·David Jung

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2017·1h 27m·★ 5.4·Justin Barber

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2007·1h 26m·★ 6.3·Oren Peli

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2002·1h 32m·★ 6.7·Takashi Shimizu

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Ju-on: The Curse

2000·1h 10m·★ 6.8·Takashi Shimizu

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The Poughkeepsie Tapes

2007·1h 21m·★ 5.9·John Erick Dowdle

Themes: pseudo-documentary, found footage

Suicide Forest Village

2021·1h 57m·★ 5.2·Takashi Shimizu

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Cannibal Holocaust

1980·1h 35m·★ 5.7·Ruggero Deodato

Themes: pseudo-documentary, found footage

Howling Village

2020·1h 48m·★ 5.0·Takashi Shimizu

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1964·1h 45m·★ 7.8·Kaneto Shindō

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How Good Is Marebito?

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