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Movies that feel likeIt (2017)

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

If you loved It, the closest films we have are Thirst (2009), Mama (2013) and Last Night in Soho (2021). All three share It'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 La Llorona (2019).

🍅 85% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Andy Muschiettidreadunsettlingtensecontemplativewistful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: It Chapter Two (2019)

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Thirst
2009 · dir. Park Chan-wook
🍅 81%★ 7.1drama · horror · thriller

The monstrous braided with longing, guilt and tenderness

The difference: Adult, erotic and slow — Korean art-horror, no adventure

A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.

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Mama
2013 · dir. Andy Muschietti
🍅 63%★ 6.2horror

Muschietti again puts children face to face with the unexplainable

The difference: A small ghost story — no gang of friends to root for

Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.

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Last Night in Soho
2021 · dir. Edgar Wright
🍅 75%★ 7horror · mystery · thrillerPeacock

The past bleeding through into the present with lethal intent

The difference: Neon giallo style, adult protagonist

A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.

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The Conjuring
2013 · dir. James Wan
🍅 86%★ 7.5horror · thrillerMax

Crowd-pleasing horror craft with real scares and real heart

The difference: Haunted-house case file, adults in charge

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

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Halloween
2018 · dir. David Gordon Green
🍅 79%★ 6.5horror · thrillerPeacock

A childhood terror returning decades later for a final round

The difference: Slasher legacy showdown, no cosmic clown

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

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Insidious
2011 · dir. James Wan
🍅 66%★ 6.8horror · thriller

Common ground in both: halloween and haunted house

The difference: Easier on the stillness than It

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

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Run
2020 · dir. Aneesh Chaganty
🍅 88%★ 6.7thriller · horror · dramaHulu

The person meant to protect a kid is the thing to fear

The difference: A tight two-hander — suspense without the supernatural

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

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The Orphanage
2007 · dir. J. A. Bayona
🍅 87%★ 7.4horror · drama · thriller

Childhood's ghosts literalized in a place that remembers everything

The difference: Grief-soaked Spanish gothic — sorrow leads, scares follow

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.

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Flatliners
2017 · dir. Niels Arden Oplev
🍅 4%★ 5.2drama · horror · thriller

Young friends provoke something that follows each of them home

The difference: Critically drubbed remake — guilt trips instead of terror

Five medical students, hoping to understand the mystery of what lies beyond life, embark on a dangerous experiment. When their hearts are stopped for a short period of time, they have a near-death experience…

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La Llorona
2019 · dir. Jayro Bustamante
🍅 96%★ 6.6thriller · horror · dramaRent or buy

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

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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When Evil Lurks
2023 · dir. Demián Rugna
🍅 96%★ 6.9horror · thrillerRent or buy

Common ground: small town life

When brothers Pedro and Jimi discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse, they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community.

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The Shallows
2016 · dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
🍅 78%★ 6.3horror · drama · thrillerNetflix

A predator on its home turf, terror in broad daylight

The difference: Lean survival thriller, nothing supernatural

While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

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