
Movies that feel likeCarrie (2002)
If you loved Carrie, the closest films we have are Ginger Snaps (2000), Thirst (2009) and Lake Mungo (2009). All three share Carrie'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 Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017).
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If Carrie hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: high school and growing up
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath
The difference: Trades the dream logic of Carrie for an angle of its own

Horror built on tension, twice over
The difference: Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than Carrie does

Dreamlike thriller in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Carrie does

Dread-soaked tv movie, and it commits to that

Horror with a pulse of unease, in both cases

Both lean on wistfulness more than on tv movie


Horror with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Dread-soaked thriller in both cases

Both lean on unease more than on tv movie
The difference: 21 years apart, and the 2020s show

Both work the same dream logic
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