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Movies that feel likeA Dark Song (2016)

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.

If you loved A Dark Song, the closest films we have are Absentia (2011), Good Manners (2018) and The Lodge (2020). All three share A Dark Song'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 Next of Kin (1982).

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Absentia
2011 Β· dir. Mike Flanagan
πŸ… 87%β˜… 5.8horror Β· mystery

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

The difference: Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than A Dark Song does

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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Good Manners
2018 Β· dir. Juliana Rojas
πŸ… 96%β˜… 6.7fantasy Β· horror Β· mystery

Dreamlike where it counts, twisty underneath

The difference: Trades the melancholy of A Dark Song for an angle of its own

Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of SΓ£o Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child.

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The Lodge
2020 Β· dir. Severin Fiala
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6horror Β· mystery

Melancholy horror in both cases

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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Lights Out
2016 Β· dir. David F. Sandberg
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.3horror Β· mystery

The same two preoccupations: supernatural, and ghost

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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The Medium
2021 Β· dir. Banjong Pisanthanakun
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.5horror Β· mysteryRent or buy

Common ground: occult

A shaman's family learn that their goddess is supposedly controlling one of them. However, their lives take a frightening turn when they realise the goddess has nothing to do with the possession.

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The Borderlands
2014 Β· dir. Elliot Goldner
πŸ… 83%β˜… 5.8horror

Both are built on the same subject: alcoholic

Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and they find the events are more disturbing than they first imagined.

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Alone
2007 Β· dir. Banjong Pisanthanakun
β˜… 6.4horror Β· mystery Β· drama

One thread runs through both: ghost

The difference: Leans harder into drama than A Dark Song 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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Lamb
2021 Β· dir. Valdimar JΓ³hannsson
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.3drama Β· fantasy Β· horrorPrime Video

Fantasy built on dread, twice over

An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.

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Next of Kin
1982 Β· dir. Tony Williams
πŸ… 100%β˜… 6.2horror Β· mystery

Both lean on unease more than on mystery

The difference: 34 years apart, and the 1980s show

After Linda inherits a retirement home, she witnesses a series of strange events which seem connected to a dark and unspeakable evil.

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The Ritual
2017 Β· dir. David Bruckner
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.4horror Β· mysteryNetflix

Twisty horror, and it commits to that

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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Smile 2
2024 Β· dir. Parker Finn
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.7horror Β· mysteryNetflixPrime Video

Mystery with a pulse of melancholy, in both cases

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 Sentinel
1977 Β· dir. Michael Winner
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.3horror Β· mystery Β· fantasyNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: demon

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a Brooklyn Heights apartment building where she encounters a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants and attempts to uncover the building's sinister secret.

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