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Movies that feel like Hour of the Wolf (1968)

If you loved Hour of the Wolf, the closest films we have are The Passion of Anna (1969), Repulsion (1965) and The Legend of Hell House (1973). All three share Hour of the Wolf's unsettling and lonely feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Criterion Channel and Fandor and others, checked against today's data.

While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.

πŸ… 92% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Ingmar Bergmancontemplativedreadunsettlingdreamlikelonely
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The Passion of Anna
1969 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.6drama

Both are Ingmar Bergman's work, and they rhyme

The difference: None of the dread Hour of the Wolf is built on

A recently divorced man and an emotionally devastated widow begin a love affair.

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Repulsion
1965 Β· dir. Roman Polanski
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6drama Β· thriller Β· horror

Both are built on the same subject: black and white

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Hour of the Wolf does

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

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The Legend of Hell House
1973 Β· dir. John Hough
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.6horror Β· mystery

The same preoccupation in both: isolation

The difference: Missing the stillness of Hour of the Wolf

A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.

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Viy
1967 Β· dir. Georgi Kropachyov
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama Β· fantasy Β· horror

Contemplative and dread-soaked in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Hour of the Wolf does

A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.

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The Changeling
1980 Β· dir. Peter Medak
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1horror

Unsettling where it counts, lonely underneath

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.

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Kwaidan
1965 Β· dir. Masaki Kobayashi
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.9horror Β· fantasy Β· drama

Dreamlike drama, and it commits to that

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

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Dead of Night
1945 Β· dir. Charles Crichton
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.5horror Β· thriller

Two things both keep coming back to: nightmare and insanity

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1940s show

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.

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Scenes from a Marriage
1974 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
β˜… 8.3drama Β· romance

Ingmar Bergman working the same nerve twice

Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a faΓ§ade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.

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Let's Scare Jessica to Death
1971 Β· dir. John D. Hancock
πŸ… 42%β˜… 6.4horror Β· mystery Β· drama

Common ground: isolation

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Newly released from a mental ward, Jessica hopes to return to life the way it was before her nervous breakdown. But when Jessica moves to a country house with her husband and a close friend, she finds a mysterious girl living in there. Jessica's terror and paranoia resurface as evil forces surround her.

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The Haunting
1963 Β· dir. Robert Wise
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.4horror

One thread runs through both: insanity

Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…

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Wild Strawberries
1957 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
πŸ… 94%β˜… 8.1drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: nightmare

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

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Persona
1966 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
πŸ… 91%β˜… 8drama

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.

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