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Movies that feel likeSpring (2014)

A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.

If you loved Spring, the closest films we have are The Endless (2017), Phantasm (1979) and Shin Godzilla (2016). All three share Spring'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 Island of Lost Souls (1932).

πŸ… 85% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Justin Bensondreadunsettlingcerebral
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If Spring hit the spot, these will too

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The Endless
2017 Β· dir. Aaron Moorhead
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.5science fiction Β· horror Β· thrillerPrime VideoPeacock

Both keep coming back to the same thing: lovecraftian

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Spring does

Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.

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Phantasm
1979 Β· dir. Don Coscarelli
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.6horror Β· science fictionPrime Video

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

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Shin Godzilla
2016 Β· dir. Shinji Higuchi
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.9action Β· science fiction Β· horrorMax

Horror built on ideas, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to action than Spring does

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

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Son of Frankenstein
1939 Β· dir. Rowland V. Lee
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.1horror Β· science fiction

Both lean on dread more than on science fiction

One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

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Scanners
1981 Β· dir. David Cronenberg
πŸ… 69%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· horrorMax

Unsettling romance, and it commits to that

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.

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Island of Lost Souls
1932 Β· dir. Erle C. Kenton
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.3science fiction Β· horror

Horror with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.

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Phase IV
1974 Β· dir. Saul Bass
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.4horror Β· science fiction

Dread-soaked science fiction in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

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Superdeep
2020 Β· dir. Arseny Syukhin
πŸ… 25%β˜… 4.9horror Β· science fiction Β· thrillerRent or buy

Romance with a pulse of unease, in both cases

In 1984, a Russian research team goes below the surface to find out what secret the world's deepest borehole is hiding. On their expedition, something unexpectedly gruesome awaits the researchers.

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Resident Evil
2026 Β· dir. Zach Cregger
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.3horror Β· science fiction Β· adventureRent or buy

A 2020s answer to the same itch

Medical courier Bryan unwittingly finds himself fighting for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.

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The New Mutants
2020 Β· dir. Josh Boone
πŸ… 36%β˜… 5.3science fiction Β· horrorDisney+

Science fiction of the same temperament

Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

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Colony
2026 Β· dir. Yeon Sang-ho
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.5horror Β· action Β· science fiction

Horror in the same key

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

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M3GAN
2022 Β· dir. Gerard Johnstone
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· horrorNetflix

Science fiction approached the same way

A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.

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