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Movies that feel likeThe Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

When a young 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.

If you loved The Exorcism of Emily Rose, the closest films we have are Kill List (2011), The Black Phone (2022) and The House That Jack Built (2018). All three share The Exorcism of Emily Rose's gritty and dread feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is La Llorona (2019).

🍅 20% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Scott Derricksongrittycontemplativedreadunsettlingtense
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Kill List
2011 · dir. Ben Wheatley
🍅 79%★ 6.3horror · thriller · crimeRent or buy

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 Black Phone
2022 · dir. Scott Derrickson
🍅 81%★ 6.9horror · thrillerNetflix

Scott Derrickson directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Less contemplative, more its own thing

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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The House That Jack Built
2018 · dir. Lars von Trier
🍅 59%★ 6.8drama · horror · crimeRent or buy

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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Green Room
2016 · dir. Jeremy Saulnier
🍅 90%★ 6.9horror · crime · thrillerNetflix

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

The difference: Lighter on stillness

Members of a punk rock band and a tough young woman are forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

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Red Dragon
2002 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 68%★ 7.2crime · thriller · horrorNetflixPeacock

Both lean on tension more than on crime

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 Sadness
2021 · dir. Rob Jabbaz
🍅 88%★ 6.5horror · thrillerRent or buy

Gritty horror in both cases

A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they attempt to be reunited amid the chaos of a pandemic outbreak. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things imaginable.

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The Hills Have Eyes
2006 · dir. Alexandre Aja
🍅 51%★ 6.4horror · thrillerPrime Video

Thriller built on dread, twice over

Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.

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Saw IV
2007 · dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
🍅 19%★ 5.9horror · thriller · crime

Unsettling drama, and it commits to that

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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The Girl Who Killed Her Parents
2021 · dir. Maurício Eça
★ 5.9crime · drama · thrillerPrime Video

Crime with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

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 Marísia and Manfred von Richthofen, his girlfriend’s parents.

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Knock Knock
2015 · dir. Eli Roth
🍅 37%★ 4.9horror · thriller · crimeMax

Horror built on tension, twice over

When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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Sinister
2012 · dir. Scott Derrickson
🍅 64%★ 6.8horror · thriller · mysteryHuluPeacock

The same hand behind both of them: Scott Derrickson

The difference: Played as mystery first

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

The same preoccupation in both: trial

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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