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Movies that feel likeThe Babadook (2014)

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

If you loved The Babadook, the closest films we have are The Eyes of My Mother (2016), The Borderlands (2014) and Talk to Me (2023). All three share The Babadook'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 Lamb (2021).

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If The Babadook hit the spot, these will too

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The Eyes of My Mother
2016 Β· dir. Nicolas Pesce
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.2drama Β· horror

The same mix in both: stillness, then dread

A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

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

Unsettling where it counts, melancholy underneath

The difference: Trades the stillness of The Babadook for an angle of its own

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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Talk to Me
2023 Β· dir. Danny Philippou
β˜… 7.1horrorMax

Both lean on dread more than on horror

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

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It Chapter Two
2019 Β· dir. Andy Muschietti
πŸ… 62%β˜… 6.5horror Β· thriller Β· dramaMax

Contemplative drama in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.

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Lamb
2021 Β· dir. Valdimar JΓ³hannsson
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.3drama Β· fantasy Β· horrorPrime Video

Drama built on unease, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than The Babadook does

An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.

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The Ritual
2017 Β· dir. David Bruckner
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.4horror Β· mysteryNetflix

Both are working the same pair: monster, nightmare

The difference: Leans harder into mystery than The Babadook does

A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.

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The Curse of La Llorona
2019 Β· dir. Michael Chaves
πŸ… 26%β˜… 5.3horrorMax

Both are built on the same subject: single mother

In 1970s Los Angeles, the legendary ghost La Llorona is stalking the night -- and the children. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother, a social worker and her own kids are drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope of surviving La Llorona's deadly wrath is a disillusioned priest who practices mysticism to keep evil at bay.

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Antichrist
2009 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 53%β˜… 6.5drama Β· horror Β· thrillerRent or buy

Melancholy horror, and it commits to that

A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003 Β· dir. Marcus Nispel
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.2horror

Horror with a pulse of dread, in both cases

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

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Pet Sematary
1989 Β· dir. Mary Lambert
πŸ… 55%β˜… 6.5horrorParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: parents and children

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 1980s show

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.

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As Above, So Below
2014 Β· dir. John Erick Dowdle
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.3horror Β· thriller

Unsettling drama in both cases

When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.

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Raw
2017 Β· dir. Julia Ducournau
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.9horror Β· drama

Both work the same stillness

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.

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