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Movies that feel like From Hell (2001)

If you loved From Hell, the closest films we have are A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), The Boy (2016) and The Grudge (2004). All three share From Hell'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 HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Shudder and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 57% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Albert Hughesdreadunsettlingtwistytensemelancholy

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A Tale of Two Sisters
2003 Β· dir. Kim Jee-woon
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.1drama Β· horror Β· mystery

Both are working the same pair: grief, drug addiction

The difference: Reviewed even better

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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The Boy
2016 Β· dir. William Brent Bell
πŸ… 31%β˜… 6horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: grief

A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: sinister

The difference: Not nearly as melancholy as From Hell

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

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

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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Wrong Turn
2003 Β· dir. Rob Schmidt
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.1horror Β· thriller

Both land tension and melancholy at once

Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.

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

One thread runs through both: aggressive

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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Hereditary
2018 Β· dir. Ari Aster
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.3horror Β· mystery Β· thriller

Twisty horror, and it commits to that

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

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

Mystery built on dread, twice over

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

Unsettling thriller in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to drama than From Hell does

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

Horror with a pulse of twists, in both cases

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

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Planet Terror
2007 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 76%β˜… 7horror Β· action Β· thriller

Both lean on tension more than on thriller

The difference: Leans harder into action than From Hell does

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.

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

Mystery built on melancholy, twice over

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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