Movies like Poltergeist
If Poltergeist's mix of parent child relationship, medium and poltergeist stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Poltergeist's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Insidious
2011 · Directed by James Wan · 102 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: medium, halloween, haunted house
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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Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 · Directed by James Wan · 106 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: medium, halloween, haunted house
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
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Pet Sematary
1989 · Directed by Mary Lambert · 103 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship, halloween, anxious · From the same decade (1980s)
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
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Forrest Gump
1994 · Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 142 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship, family relationships, dramatic
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do.
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The Conjuring
2013 · Directed by James Wan · 112 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: halloween, haunted house
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…
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Insidious: The Red Door
2023 · Directed by Patrick Wilson · 107 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: medium, halloween
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying…
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Oculus
2014 · Directed by Mike Flanagan · 104 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: haunted house, family relationships
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
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Thir13en Ghosts
2001 · Directed by Steve Beck · 91 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: haunted house, family relationships
Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped…
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It
2017 · Directed by Andy Muschietti · 135 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: halloween, haunted house
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.
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Night of the Living Dead
1968 · Directed by George A. Romero · 96 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: halloween
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
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Hereditary
2018 · Directed by Ari Aster · 128 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: parent child relationship
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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The Conjuring 2
2016 · Directed by James Wan · 134 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: halloween
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.