Movies Like The Awakening

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

The Mummy

1959·1h 28m·★ 6.6·Terence Fisher

Themes: egyptian tomb, mummy, curseFans also liked

The Mummy

1932·1h 13m·★ 6.9·Karl Freund

Themes: archaeologist, egypt, mummyFans also liked

The Mummy Returns

2001·2h 10m·★ 6.4·Stephen Sommers

Themes: egyptian tomb, egypt, mummy

The Mummy

1999·2h 4m·★ 7.1·Stephen Sommers

Themes: archaeologist, egypt, mummy

Drag Me to Hell

2009·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Sam Raimi

Themes: evil, curseFans also liked

In the Mouth of Madness

1995·1h 35m·★ 7.1·John Carpenter

TMDB recommendsStarring Charlton Heston

Frozen II

2019·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Jennifer Lee

Themes: queen, spirit

The Prince and the Pauper

1977·1h 53m·★ 6.3·Richard Fleischer

DP: Jack CardiffStarring Charlton Heston

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981·1h 55m·★ 8.4·Steven Spielberg

Themes: archaeologist, egypt

The Fifth Element

1997·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Luc Besson

Themes: archaeologist, egypt

The Mummy

2017·1h 50m·★ 5.4·Alex Kurtzman

Themes: egypt, mummy

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026·2h 13m·★ 6.2·Lee Cronin

Themes: mummy, curse

Jujutsu Kaisen 0

2021·1h 45m·★ 7.8·Sunghoo Park

Themes: spirit, curse

Halloween

1978·1h 31m·★ 7.7·John Carpenter

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Frozen

2013·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Chris Buck

Themes: queen, curse

Ring

1998·1h 36m·★ 7.2·Hideo Nakata

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The Curse of Frankenstein

1957·1h 23m·★ 7.0·Terence Fisher

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As Above, So Below

2014·1h 33m·★ 6.3·John Erick Dowdle

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941·1h 53m·★ 6.8·Victor Fleming

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Carry On Screaming!

1966·1h 37m·★ 6.7·Gerald Thomas

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How Good Is The Awakening?

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