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Movies that feel like Bubba Ho-tep (2002)

If you loved Bubba Ho-tep, the closest films we have are The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Happy Death Day (2017) and The Others (2001). All three share Bubba Ho-tep's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel and HBO Max Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

The "true" story of what really became of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.

πŸ… 78% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Don Coscarelliwittyplayfuldreadunsettlingtensetwisty

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The Cabin in the Woods
2012 Β· dir. Drew Goddard
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7horror Β· mystery Β· comedy

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: None of the tension that defines Bubba Ho-tep

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

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Happy Death Day
2017 Β· dir. Christopher Landon
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.6comedy Β· horror Β· mystery

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

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The Others
2001 Β· dir. Alejandro AmenΓ‘bar
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.6horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Tense and twisty in the same breath

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

Dread-soaked horror, and it commits to that

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

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Sleepy Hollow
1999 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.3fantasy Β· thriller Β· mystery

Unsettling thriller in both cases

Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.

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Sinister
2012 Β· dir. Scott Derrickson
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.8horror Β· thriller Β· mystery

Both trade on tension more than on being mystery

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.

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You're Next
2013 Β· dir. Adam Wingard
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.6horror Β· thriller Β· mystery

Comedy with a pulse of twists, in both cases

When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

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Us
2019 Β· dir. Jordan Peele
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.8horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Fantasy built on dread, twice over

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

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Goodnight Mommy
2015 Β· dir. Severin Fiala
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.7horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Horror built on unease, twice over

In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.

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Resolution
2013 Β· dir. Justin Benson
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.4horror Β· thriller Β· mystery

Tense thriller in both cases

A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.

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Escape Room
2019 Β· dir. Adam Robitel
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.4horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Twisty mystery, and it commits to that

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.

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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2021 Β· dir. Michael Chaves
πŸ… 56%β˜… 6.2horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Cut from the same horror cloth

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

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