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Movies that feel like1408 (2007)

A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

If you loved 1408, the closest films we have are Absentia (2011), Lights Out (2016) and Smile 2 (2024). All three share 1408's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Dark Song (2016).

🍅 80% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Mikael Håfströmdreadunsettlingtwistymelancholy
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Absentia
2011 · dir. Mike Flanagan
🍅 87%★ 5.8horror · mystery

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.

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Lights Out
2016 · dir. David F. Sandberg
🍅 74%★ 6.3horror · mystery

Both land twists and melancholy at once

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.

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Smile 2
2024 · dir. Parker Finn
🍅 86%★ 6.7horror · mysteryNetflixPrime Video

New York City shapes both of them

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

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The Ritual
2017 · dir. David Bruckner
🍅 74%★ 6.4horror · mysteryNetflix

Horror with a pulse of dread, in both cases

A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.

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The Lodge
2020 · dir. Severin Fiala
🍅 75%★ 6horror · mystery

Both lean on unease more than on mystery

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

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The Others
2001 · dir. Alejandro Amenábar
🍅 85%★ 7.6horror · mystery · thriller

Common ground: haunted house

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than 1408 does

Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

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Alone
2007 · dir. Banjong Pisanthanakun
★ 6.4horror · mystery · drama

Twisty horror in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to drama than 1408 does

When Pim and Ploy, twins conjoined at the stomach, are separated, the operation leaves Pim the surviving sister, haunted by Ploy's vengeful ghost.

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Jigsaw
2017 · dir. Michael Spierig
🍅 32%★ 5.7horror · mystery

Melancholy mystery, and it commits to that

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.

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The Boy
2016 · dir. William Brent Bell
🍅 31%★ 6horror · mystery · thriller

Two things both keep coming back to: fire and grief

A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.

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From Hell
2001 · dir. Albert Hughes
🍅 57%★ 6.7horror · mystery · thrillerHulu

The same preoccupation in both: grief

Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.

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A Tale of Two Sisters
2003 · dir. Kim Jee-woon
🍅 86%★ 7.1drama · horror · mystery

Horror built on dread, twice over

Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin to surface, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.

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A Dark Song
2016 · dir. Liam Gavin
🍅 91%★ 6.2horror · fantasy · mystery

Mystery built on unease, twice over

A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.

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