
Movies that feel likeThe Ritual (2017)
If you loved The Ritual, the closest films we have are The Lodge (2020), Smile 2 (2024) and Absentia (2011). All three share The Ritual'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 A Dark Song (2016).
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If The Ritual hit the spot, these will too


Both are built on the same subject: nightmare


Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath


Dread-soaked horror in both cases
The difference: Easier on the melancholy than The Ritual

Unsettling mystery, and it commits to that
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

One thread runs through both: murder
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than The Ritual does

Horror built on twists, twice over
The difference: Sits closer to drama than The Ritual does

Mystery with a pulse of melancholy, in both cases

Both lean on dread more than on horror

Both lean on unease more than on mystery
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