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Movies that feel like A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

If you loved A Tale of Two Sisters, the closest films we have are Jacob's Ladder (1990), Alone (2007) and From Hell (2001). All three share A Tale of Two Sisters' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Paramount Plus Premium, Shudder and ARROW and others, checked against today's data.

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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Jacob's Ladder
1990 Β· dir. Adrian Lyne
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.4drama Β· mystery Β· horror

Both land stillness and dread at once

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

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

The same mix in both: unease, then twists

The difference: None of the ideas A Tale of Two Sisters is built on

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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From Hell
2001 Β· dir. Albert Hughes
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.7horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Two things both keep coming back to: grief and drug addiction

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

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 Dark Song
2016 Β· dir. Liam Gavin
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.2horror Β· fantasy Β· mystery

Common ground: occult

The difference: Missing the stillness of A Tale of Two Sisters

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

Both lean on melancholy more than on horror

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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1408
2007 Β· dir. Mikael HΓ₯fstrΓΆm
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.8horror Β· mystery

Both keep coming back to the same thing: grief

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.

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Session 9
2001 Β· dir. Brad Anderson
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.4horror Β· mystery Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.

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Noroi: The Curse
2005 Β· dir. Koji Shiraishi
β˜… 6.8horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Both are built on the same subject: occult

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than A Tale of Two Sisters does

A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon.

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The Eye
2002 Β· dir. Oxide Pang Chun
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.6horror

Dread-soaked mystery in both cases

A blind concert violinist gets a cornea transplant allowing her to see again. However, she gets more than she bargained for when she realizes her new eye can see ghosts. She sets out to find the origins of the cornea and discover the fate of its former host.

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

Horror built on unease, twice over

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 Lodge
2020 Β· dir. Veronika Franz
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6horror Β· mystery

The same preoccupation in both: stepmother

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 Eyes of My Mother
2016 Β· dir. Nicolas Pesce
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.2drama Β· horror

Melancholy drama, and it commits to that

A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

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