
Movies that feel likeIt (2017)
If you loved It, the closest films we have are Thirst (2009), Mama (2013) and Last Night in Soho (2021). All three share It'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 La Llorona (2019).
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If It hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: It Chapter Two (2019)

The monstrous braided with longing, guilt and tenderness
The difference: Adult, erotic and slow — Korean art-horror, no adventure

Muschietti again puts children face to face with the unexplainable
The difference: A small ghost story — no gang of friends to root for

The past bleeding through into the present with lethal intent
The difference: Neon giallo style, adult protagonist

The person meant to protect a kid is the thing to fear
The difference: A tight two-hander — suspense without the supernatural

Childhood's ghosts literalized in a place that remembers everything
The difference: Grief-soaked Spanish gothic — sorrow leads, scares follow

Crowd-pleasing horror craft with real scares and real heart
The difference: Haunted-house case file, adults in charge

Young friends provoke something that follows each of them home
The difference: Critically drubbed remake — guilt trips instead of terror

The same mix in both: dread, then unease
The difference: Trades the wistfulness of It for an angle of its own

A family haunted by a malevolence with roots in the past
The difference: Franchise jump-scare machinery — no coming-of-age soul

A predator on its home turf, terror in broad daylight
The difference: Lean survival thriller, nothing supernatural

Tense where it counts, contemplative underneath

A childhood terror returning decades later for a final round
The difference: Slasher legacy showdown, no cosmic clown
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