
Movies that feel likeSmile 2 (2024)
If you loved Smile 2, the closest films we have are The Lodge (2020), The Ritual (2017) and Lights Out (2016). All three share Smile 2'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 Absentia (2011).
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If Smile 2 hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Smile (2022)

The same two preoccupations: suicide, and winter

Both keep coming back to the same thing: nightmare

Both are built on the same subject: suicide

The same mix in both: dread, then unease


Twisty and melancholy in the same breath
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Smile 2 does

Both lean on dread more than on horror
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Mystery with a pulse of unease, in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Smile 2 does

Twisty horror, and it commits to that

Dread-soaked mystery in both cases
The difference: Trades the melancholy of Smile 2 for an angle of its own

Horror built on unease, twice over

Both lean on twists more than on mystery
In the mood for more dread?
all dread movies βThe best-reviewed films that share Smile 2βs defining feeling.









