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Movies that feel like Raw (2017)

If you loved Raw, the closest films we have are Titane (2021), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Let the Right One In (2008). All three share Raw's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Stringent vegetarian Justine encounters a decadent, merciless, and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. She soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.

πŸ… 92% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Julia Ducournaudreadunsettlingcontemplative

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Titane
2021 Β· dir. Julia Ducournau
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.5drama Β· thriller Β· horror

Both are Julia Ducournau's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Raw does

A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.

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πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.3drama Β· horror

The same preoccupation in both: cannibal

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

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Let the Right One In
2008 Β· dir. Tomas Alfredson
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8horror Β· drama

Both land dread and unease at once

When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.

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Audition
2000 Β· dir. Takashi Miike
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.1horror Β· drama

Horror with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.

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Veronica
2017 Β· dir. Paco Plaza
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.2horror

Drama built on dread, twice over

The difference: None of the stillness Raw is built on

In 1991 Madrid, after holding a sΓ©ance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.

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Triangle
2009 Β· dir. Christopher Smith
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.9horror

Unsettling horror, and it commits to that

When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong.

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The Sadness
2021 Β· dir. Rob Jabbaz
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.5horror Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: cannibalism

A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they attempt to be reunited amid the chaos of a pandemic outbreak. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things imaginable.

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Incantation
2022 Β· dir. Kevin Ko
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.2horror

Both lean on dread more than on drama

Inspired by the true story of a family who believed they were possessed by spirits. This film follows a woman who must protect her child from a curse.

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La Llorona
2019 Β· dir. Jayro Bustamante
πŸ… 96%β˜… 6.6thriller Β· horror Β· drama

Contemplative horror in both cases

Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, retired general Enrique is trapped in his mansion by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, the indignant old man and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.

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Pet Sematary
2019 Β· dir. Dennis Widmyer
πŸ… 58%β˜… 5.7horror

Both lean on unease more than on drama

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

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Terrifier
2018 Β· dir. Damien Leone
πŸ… 63%β˜… 5.5horror

Horror of the same temperament

A maniacal clown named Art terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.

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The Borderlands
2014 Β· dir. Elliot Goldner
πŸ… 83%β˜… 5.8horror

Both are horror through and through

Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and they find the events are more disturbing than they first imagined.

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