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Movies that feel likeGhost in the Cell (2026)

In a notorious prison, an invisible force begins killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they try to survive the mounting bloodshed.

If you loved Ghost in the Cell, the closest films we have are The Bar (2017), Ready or Not: Here I Come (2026) and Sightseers (2012). All three share Ghost in the Cell'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 The Old Dark House (1932).

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The Bar
2017 · dir. Álex de la Iglesia
🍅 100%★ 6.3horror · thriller · comedy

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

In downtown Madrid, a series of mysterious gunshots trap a motley assortment of people in a decrepit bar.

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Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026 · dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
🍅 75%★ 6.5horror · comedyHulu

The same preoccupation in both: gore

The difference: Takes it somewhere less tense than Ghost in the Cell does

Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

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Sightseers
2012 · dir. Ben Wheatley
🍅 86%★ 6.5comedy · crime · romance

One thread runs through both: satire

The difference: Trades the tension of Ghost in the Cell for an angle of its own

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.

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Housebound
2014 · dir. Gerard Johnstone
🍅 95%★ 6.7horror · comedy · thrillerPrime Video

Witty and playful in the same breath

When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.

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The Day of the Beast
1995 · dir. Álex de la Iglesia
🍅 77%★ 7.3horror · comedy · actionPrime Video

Horror with a pulse of dark humor, in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into action than Ghost in the Cell does

When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse.

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The Old Dark House
1932 · dir. James Whale
🍅 97%★ 7drama · horror · thriller

Thriller built on tension, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Ghost in the Cell does

In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.

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Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2
2021 · dir. Bartosz M. Kowalski
★ 3.8horror · thriller · comedyNetflix

Dread-soaked comedy, and it commits to that

When something horrible happens to the only survivor of a bloody massacre, an insecure rookie cop must overcome his fears to stop further carnage.

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Death Whisperer
2023 · dir. Taweewat Wantha
★ 5.9horror · thrillerNetflix

Both lean on unease more than on horror

When a remote village is plagued by a deadly curse, one brother must fight to save his family from a terrifying supernatural threat.

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All My Friends Are Dead
2020 · dir. Jan Belcl
★ 5.9comedy · drama · thrillerNetflix

Witty comedy in both cases

A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts — and leads to a shocking outcome.

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The Golden Glove
2019 · dir. Fatih Akin
🍅 54%★ 6.7crime · thriller · horror

Thriller built on play, twice over

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

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Better Watch Out
2017 · dir. Chris Peckover
🍅 89%★ 6.5horror · thriller · comedyPrime VideoPeacock

Tense horror in both cases

On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.

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The Hunt
2020 · dir. Craig Zobel
🍅 57%★ 6.6action · thriller · horrorRent or buy

Common ground: gore

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.

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