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Movies that feel like Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)

If you loved Let's Scare Jessica to Death, the closest films we have are The Last Wave (1977), Midsommar (2019) and Session 9 (2001). All three share Let's Scare Jessica to Death'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 Channel, Criterion Channel and HBO Max and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 42% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. John D. Hancockdreadunsettlingtwistycontemplativeparanoidlonely

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The Last Wave
1977 Β· dir. Peter Weir
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.9drama Β· mystery Β· horror

Both built around paranoia

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal people in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.

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Midsommar
2019 Β· dir. Ari Aster
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.1horror Β· drama Β· mystery

Paranoia is the engine of both

The difference: Not nearly as lonely

Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.

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Session 9
2001 Β· dir. Brad Anderson
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.4horror Β· mystery Β· drama

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

The difference: Without the same paranoia

Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.

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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

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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Jacob's Ladder
1990 Β· dir. Adrian Lyne
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.4drama Β· mystery Β· horror

Both land twists and stillness at once

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

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Scream 3
2000 Β· dir. Wes Craven
πŸ… 45%β˜… 5.7horror Β· mystery

Isolation sits at the heart of each

The difference: 29 years apart, and the 2000s show

As bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of STAB 3, the third film based on the gruesome Woodsboro killings, Sidney and other survivors are once again terrorized by another Ghostface killer.

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Smile
2022 Β· dir. Parker Finn
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.5horror Β· mystery

Paranoid horror in both cases

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

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The Devil's Advocate
1997 Β· dir. Taylor Hackford
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.5horror Β· drama Β· mystery

Mystery with a pulse of dread, in both cases

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

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The Conversation
1974 Β· dir. Francis Ford Coppola
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.7crime Β· drama Β· mystery

Both trade on loneliness more than on being drama

The difference: Played as crime first

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

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The Blackcoat's Daughter
2017 Β· dir. Osgood Perkins
πŸ… 77%β˜… 5.9horror Β· mystery

Horror built on unease, twice over

Two young women at a prestigious prep school are assailed by an evil, invisible power when they're stranded over winter break.

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Rosemary's Baby
1968 Β· dir. Roman Polanski
πŸ… 97%β˜… 8drama Β· horror Β· thriller

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans further into thriller

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

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Scream 2
1997 Β· dir. Wes Craven
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.3horror Β· mystery

Mystery with a pulse of twists, in both cases

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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