
Movies that feel likeThe Invitation (2016)
If you loved The Invitation, the closest films we have are Speak No Evil (2024), The Innkeepers (2012) and Smile (2022). All three share The Invitation'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 The Borderlands (2014).
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If The Invitation hit the spot, these will too

One thread runs through both: paranoia
The difference: Takes it somewhere less melancholy than The Invitation does


Both are built on the same subject: suicide
The difference: Leans harder into mystery than The Invitation does

The same preoccupation in both: cult
The difference: Sits closer to science fiction than The Invitation does

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

Both keep coming back to the same thing: paranoia
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

One thread runs through both: conspiracy

The same mix in both: tension, then melancholy

Common ground: psychological thriller

Tense thriller in both cases

Different title, same corner of the shelf

Both keep coming back to the same thing: conspiracy
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