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Movies that feel likeHappy Death Day (2017)

Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

If you loved Happy Death Day, the closest films we have are The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Saw X (2023) and The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016). All three share Happy Death Day'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 Bubba Ho-tep (2002).

🍅 71% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Christopher Landonwittyplayfuldreadunsettlingtwisty
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

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The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · dir. Drew Goddard
🍅 92%★ 7horror · mystery · comedyMax

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

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Saw X
2023 · dir. Kevin Greutert
🍅 81%★ 6.6horror · mysteryNetflix

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

The difference: Trades the wit of Happy Death Day for an angle of its own

Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps.

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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016 · dir. André Øvredal
🍅 86%★ 6.8horror · mysteryParamount+

One thread runs through both: murder

Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.

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The Wailing
2016 · dir. Na Hong-jin
🍅 99%★ 7.4horror · mystery

Both are built on the same subject: murder

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

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Bubba Ho-tep
2002 · dir. Don Coscarelli
🍅 78%★ 6.9comedy · horror · thriller

Twisty comedy in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Happy Death Day does

The "true" story of what really became of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.

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Ready or Not
2019 · dir. Tyler Gillett
🍅 89%★ 6.9horror · comedyNetflix

Witty horror, and it commits to that

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · dir. Jung Bum-shik
🍅 92%★ 6.5horror · mysteryPrime Video

Both lean on dread more than on mystery

The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

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Us
2019 · dir. Jordan Peele
🍅 93%★ 6.8horror · mysteryMax

Horror with a pulse of unease, in both cases

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

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Scream 2
1997 · dir. Wes Craven
🍅 83%★ 6.4horror · mysteryHuluParamount+

The same two preoccupations: college, and slasher

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

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Fear Street: 1994
2021 · dir. Leigh Janiak
🍅 84%★ 6.2horror · mystery · dramaNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: slasher

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Happy Death Day does

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

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The Babysitter
2017 · dir. McG
★ 6.4comedy · horrorNetflix

Comedy built on play, twice over

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019 · dir. André Øvredal
🍅 78%★ 6.2horror · mysteryPeacock

Mystery with a pulse of twists, in both cases

Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.

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