
Movies that feel likeCase 39 (2009)
If you loved Case 39, the closest films we have are The Empty Man (2020), Resolution (2013) and Noroi: The Curse (2005). All three share Case 39'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 Finders Keepers (2014).
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If Case 39 hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: detective
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

The same mix in both: dread, then unease
The difference: Trades the grit of Case 39 for an angle of its own

Both land twists and tension at once

Dread-soaked horror, and it commits to that

The same preoccupation in both: murder

One thread runs through both: detective
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Case 39 does

The same hand behind both of them: Christian Alvart

Mystery with a pulse of grit, in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: mental institution

Common ground: supernatural

Both keep coming back to the same thing: murder

Both lean on unease more than on thriller
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