
Movies that feel likeThe Wailing (2016)
If you loved The Wailing, the closest films we have are Hellhole (2022), The Medium (2021) and Exhuma (2024). All three share The Wailing'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 Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018).
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If The Wailing hit the spot, these will too

Both are working the same pair: the investigation, possession
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Both keep coming back to the same thing: shaman

Common ground in both: exorcism and curse
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than The Wailing does

Dread-soaked and unsettling in the same breath

Both are built on the same subject: small town life

Horror with a pulse of twists, in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: the investigation

Common ground: small town life

One thread runs through both: murder

Same instincts, 5 years apart

Mystery built on dread, twice over

Common ground: curse
The difference: Sits closer to drama than The Wailing does
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