
Movies that feel likeThe Conjuring (2013)
If you loved The Conjuring, the closest films we have are Insidious (2011), The Visit (2015) and Lake Mungo (2009). All three share The Conjuring'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 When Evil Lurks (2023).
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If The Conjuring hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Conjuring 2 (2016) · The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

A family losing ground to something that came in with them
The difference: Wilder and more theatrical once it goes past the front door

Kids stranded somewhere isolated with adults behaving very wrong
The difference: Found footage and dark jokes — scrappier than the polished source

A grieving family, a haunted home and evidence that keeps getting worse
The difference: A quiet mock-documentary — sorrow and unease instead of jump scares

Possession rules broken and the rot spreading — dread with real teeth
The difference: Vastly nastier — graphic gore and cruelty, no comforting Warrens

Patient stalking horror where the frame itself feels watched
The difference: A knife and a mask — physical threat, nothing otherworldly

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

Wan building dread from a cursed object and small-town legend
The difference: Pulpier and sillier — a dummy gimmick without the Warrens' warmth

A family under siege by something demonic, fought with faith and nerve
The difference: A far rougher production — cliché beats and a wobbly tone

A household unravelling because one member cannot be trusted
The difference: Nasty domestic thriller — no rituals, no faith, no old evil

Sisters trapped with a circling threat and the clock running out
The difference: Sharks, not spirits — a survival gimmick stretched thin

Both lean on tension more than on horror

Both are built on the same subject: halloween
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair
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