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Movies that feel like Scream VI (2023)

If you loved Scream VI, the closest films we have are The Killer (2023), The Hunt (2020) and Halloween (2018). All three share Scream VI's tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 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.

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

πŸ… 77% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Tyler Gillettdreadunsettlingtensegrittydarkly funnyrelentless
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If Scream VI hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Scream (1996) Β· Scream 2 (1997) Β· Scream 3 (2000) Β· Scream 4 (2011) Β· Scream (2022)

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The Killer
2023 Β· dir. David Fincher
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.7crime Β· thriller

Both rooted in New York City

The difference: None of the dread Scream VI is built on

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

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The Hunt
2020 Β· dir. Craig Zobel
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.6action Β· thriller Β· horror

Both are working the same pair: dark comedy, murder

The difference: Missing the grit of Scream VI

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they areβ€”or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.

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Halloween
2018 Β· dir. David Gordon Green
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.5horror Β· thriller

The same two preoccupations: trauma, and halloween

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

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The Menu
2022 Β· dir. Mark Mylod
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· horror

One thread runs through both: revenge

The difference: Sits closer to comedy than Scream VI does

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

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Halloween Kills
2021 Β· dir. David Gordon Green
πŸ… 38%β˜… 5.5horror Β· thriller

Both are built on the same subject: halloween

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her granddaughter Allyson, and all of Haddonfield to rise up against the unstoppable monster.

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Run All Night
2015 Β· dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.6action Β· crime Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: revenge

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his pastβ€”as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

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The Woman in Black
2012 Β· dir. James Watkins
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.4drama Β· horror Β· thriller

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.

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The Purge: Anarchy
2014 Β· dir. James DeMonaco
πŸ… 58%β˜… 6.4horror Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: murder

One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.

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I Saw the Devil
2010 Β· dir. Kim Jee-woon
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.8thriller Β· horror

Both land tension and relentlessness at once

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

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The Bar
2017 · dir. Álex de la Iglesia
πŸ… 100%β˜… 6.3horror Β· thriller Β· comedy

Common ground: dark comedy

In downtown Madrid, a series of mysterious gunshots trap a motley assortment of people in a decrepit bar.

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Revenge
2017 Β· dir. Coralie Fargeat
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.4action Β· horror Β· thriller

Horror built on dread, twice over

Jen's romantic getaway with her wealthy married boyfriend is disrupted when his friends arrive for an impromptu hunting trip. Tension mounts at the house until the situation culminates in an unexpected way.

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Blue Ruin
2014 Β· dir. Jeremy Saulnier
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.1crime Β· thriller

Thriller with a pulse of grit, in both cases

When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

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