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Movies that feel likeThe Borderlands (2014)

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.

If you loved The Borderlands, the closest films we have are The Eyes of My Mother (2016), The Innkeepers (2012) and Absentia (2011). All three share The Borderlands' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Dark Song (2016).

πŸ… 83% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Elliot Goldnerdreadunsettlingmelancholy
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The Eyes of My Mother
2016 Β· dir. Nicolas Pesce
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.2drama Β· horror

Both land dread and unease at once

The difference: Sits closer to drama than The Borderlands does

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

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The Innkeepers
2012 Β· dir. Ti West
πŸ… 81%β˜… 5.5horror Β· thrillerPrime Video

Common ground: suicide

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than The Borderlands does

During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.

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Absentia
2011 Β· dir. Mike Flanagan
πŸ… 87%β˜… 5.8horror Β· mystery

Both lean on melancholy more than on horror

Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: found footage

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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The Haunting
1963 Β· dir. Robert Wise
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.4horror

Both are built on the same subject: suicide

The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…

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Incantation
2022 Β· dir. Kevin Ko
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.3horrorNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: found footage

The difference: Easier on the melancholy than The Borderlands

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

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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

Horror built on unease, twice over

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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Alone
2007 Β· dir. Banjong Pisanthanakun
β˜… 6.4horror Β· mystery Β· drama

Both run melancholy where it counts

When Pim and Ploy, twins conjoined at the stomach, are separated, the operation leaves Pim the surviving sister, haunted by Ploy's vengeful ghost.

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

A streak of dread through both

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

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Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest
2020 Β· dir. Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
β˜… 4.7horror

Both work the same unease

A boy and his friends must save his infant sister from an evil witch who eats babies.

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A Dark Song
2016 Β· dir. Liam Gavin
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.2horror Β· fantasy Β· mystery

One thread runs through both: alcoholic

A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.

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