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Movies that feel like Devil (2010)

If you loved Devil, the closest films we have are Marrowbone (2017), House of Wax (2005) and Resolution (2013). All three share Devil's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the Devil.

πŸ… 49% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. John Erick Dowdledreadunsettlingtwistytense
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Marrowbone
2017 Β· dir. Sergio G. SΓ‘nchez
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.7thriller Β· horror Β· mystery

One thread runs through both: murder

A young man and his three younger siblings are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

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House of Wax
2005 Β· dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
πŸ… 27%β˜… 5.5horror Β· thriller Β· mystery

Common ground: murder

A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

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

Both land dread and unease at once

The difference: Reviewed even better

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

Two things both keep coming back to: supernatural and supernatural horror

The difference: None of the tension Devil is built on

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

The same mix in both: twists, then tension

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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Finders Keepers
2014 Β· dir. Alexander Yellen
πŸ… 98%β˜… 4.3mystery Β· thriller Β· horror

Horror built on dread, twice over

A haunted doll teaches one little girl why children shouldn't play with undead things.

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

Mystery with a pulse of unease, in both cases

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

Twisty thriller, 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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The Grudge
2004 Β· dir. Takashi Shimizu
πŸ… 41%β˜… 5.9horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Both lean on tension more than on horror

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

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

Dread-soaked mystery in both cases

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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As Above, So Below
2014 Β· dir. John Erick Dowdle
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.3horror Β· thriller

The same hand behind both of them: John Erick Dowdle

The difference: Missing the twists of Devil

When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.

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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

The same preoccupation in both: supernatural

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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