Movies like Imaginary
If Imaginary's mix of stepmother, dysfunctional family and imaginary friend stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Imaginary's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Weapons
2025 · Directed by Zach Cregger · 129 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural horror, missing children · Also horror and mystery · From the same decade (2020s)
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
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Hereditary
2018 · Directed by Ari Aster · 128 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: dysfunctional family · Also horror and mystery
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from…
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Backrooms
2026 · Directed by Kane Parsons · 111 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: other dimension · Also horror and mystery · From the same decade (2020s)
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
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Lights Out
2016 · Directed by David F. Sandberg · 81 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural horror · Also horror and mystery
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
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Hide and Seek
2005 · Directed by John Polson · 101 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: imaginary friend · Also horror and mystery
David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own.
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Insidious
2011 · Directed by James Wan · 102 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: other dimension, supernatural horror
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…
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Bring Her Back
2025 · Directed by Danny Philippou · 104 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural horror · From the same decade (2020s)
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
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Child's Play
1988 · Directed by Tom Holland · 87 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: possessed doll
After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her six-year-old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.
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Dead Silence
2007 · Directed by James Wan · 89 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural horror
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist…
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Cobweb
2023 · Directed by Samuel Bodin · 88 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: dysfunctional family · From the same decade (2020s)
Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination.
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Annabelle Comes Home
2019 · Directed by Gary Dauberman · 106 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: possessed doll
Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a…
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Dolls
1987 · Directed by Stuart Gordon · 77 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: possessed doll
A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens in their dark, haunted mansion.