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Movies that feel like The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

If you loved The Exorcism of Emily Rose, the closest films we have are Kill List (2011), The House That Jack Built (2018) and La Llorona (2019). All three share The Exorcism of Emily Rose's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

πŸ… 20% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Scott Derricksongrittycontemplativedreadunsettlingtense

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Kill List
2011 Β· dir. Ben Wheatley
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.4horror Β· thriller Β· crime

Both are built on the same subject: priest

The difference: Reviewed even better

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

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The House That Jack Built
2018 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.8drama Β· horror Β· crime

The same mix in both: grit, then stillness

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

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La Llorona
2019 Β· dir. Jayro Bustamante
πŸ… 96%β˜… 6.6thriller Β· horror Β· drama

The same preoccupation in both: trial

The difference: Lighter on grit

Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, retired general Enrique is trapped in his mansion by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, the indignant old man and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.

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The Girl Who Killed Her Parents
2021 Β· dir. MaurΓ­cio EΓ§a
β˜… 5.9crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

Based on one of the most shocking and gruesome murder cases in Brazil, the film presents Daniel Cravinhos's point of view of the events that led to the death of MarΓ­sia and Manfred von Richthofen, his girlfriend’s parents.

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Sinister
2012 Β· dir. Scott Derrickson
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.8horror Β· thriller Β· mystery

Scott Derrickson directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Not nearly as gritty

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.

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Saw IV
2007 Β· dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
πŸ… 19%β˜… 5.9horror Β· thriller Β· crime

Crime built on tension, twice over

Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.

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Green Room
2016 Β· dir. Jeremy Saulnier
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7horror Β· crime Β· thriller

Gritty horror in both cases

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

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Saw III
2006 Β· dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
πŸ… 28%β˜… 6.2horror Β· thriller Β· crime

Dread-soaked thriller, and it commits to that

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

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Red Dragon
2002 Β· dir. Brett Ratner
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.2crime Β· thriller Β· horror

Both lean on unease more than on drama

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.

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The Golden Glove
2019 Β· dir. Fatih Akin
πŸ… 54%β˜… 6.7crime Β· thriller Β· horror

Two things both keep coming back to: a true story and teenage girl

The difference: Leans further into comedy

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

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The Black Phone
2022 Β· dir. Scott Derrickson
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.9horror Β· thriller

The same hand behind both of them: Scott Derrickson

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

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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