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Movies that feel like Dead of Night (1945)

If you loved Dead of Night, the closest films we have are The Black Phone (2022), Truth or Dare (2018) and The Birds (1963). All three share Dead of Night's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads and fuboTV and others, checked against today's data.

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

πŸ… 96% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Charles Crichtondreadunsettlingtensedreamlike

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If Dead of Night hit the spot, these will too

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The Black Phone
2022 Β· dir. Scott Derrickson
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.9horror Β· thriller

Dreams sits at the heart of each

The difference: A 2020s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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Truth or Dare
2018 Β· dir. Jeff Wadlow
πŸ… 16%β˜… 5.2thriller Β· horror

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A harmless game of "Truth or Dare" among friends turns deadly when someoneβ€”or somethingβ€”begins to punish those who tell a lieβ€”or refuse the dare.

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The Birds
1963 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.6horror Β· thriller

Horror with a pulse of tension, in both cases

The difference: None of the dream logic that defines Dead of Night

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

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The Shining
1980 Β· dir. Stanley Kubrick
πŸ… 84%β˜… 8.4horror Β· thriller

Both trade on dream logic more than on being thriller

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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Halloween
1978 Β· dir. John Carpenter
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7horror Β· thriller

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

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Split
2017 Β· dir. M. Night Shyamalan
πŸ… 79%β˜… 7.3horror Β· thriller

Unsettling thriller, and it commits to that

Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him β€” as well as everyone around him β€” as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

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The Conjuring
2013 Β· dir. James Wan
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.5horror Β· thriller

Horror built on tension, twice over

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

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The Neon Demon
2016 Β· dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.1horror Β· thriller

Thriller built on dream logic, twice over

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

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Orphan
2009 Β· dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
πŸ… 59%β˜… 7horror Β· thriller

Dread is the shared currency

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

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Insidious
2011 Β· dir. James Wan
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.8horror Β· thriller

Both run unsettling where it counts

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

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Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 Β· dir. James Wan
πŸ… 38%β˜… 6.6horror Β· thriller

Both work the same tension

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

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Drag Me to Hell
2009 Β· dir. Sam Raimi
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.6horror Β· thriller

Cut from the same horror cloth

After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.

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