
Movies that feel like Poltergeist (1982)
If you loved Poltergeist, the closest films we have are The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Suspiria (1977) and The Fog (1980). All three share Poltergeist's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium and Philo and others, checked against today's data.
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If Poltergeist hit the spot, these will too

Tobe Hooper directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The same mix in both: dread, then unease


The same preoccupation in both: paranormal phenomena

Horror with a pulse of unease, in both cases

Dread-soaked horror, and it commits to that

Both keep circling back to haunted house

A streak of unease through both
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly


The same horror instincts
The difference: 23 years apart, and the 2000s show

Both are horror through and through

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