Movies like Son
If Son's mix of detective, paranoia and motel stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Son's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Malignant
2021 · Directed by James Wan · 111 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: detective, gore, hospital · From the same decade (2020s)
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
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Smile
2022 · Directed by Parker Finn · 115 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: detective, paranoia, hospital · From the same decade (2020s)
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
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Silent Hill
2006 · Directed by Christophe Gans · 125 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: gore, hospital
Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose embarks on a horrific journey to…
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The Shining
1980 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 144 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: mother son relationship · Also horror and thriller
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter.
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The Conjuring
2013 · Directed by James Wan · 112 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: demonic · Also horror and thriller
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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Barbarian
2022 · Directed by Zach Cregger · 103 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: paranoia · Also horror and thriller · From the same decade (2020s)
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there.
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Fragile
2005 · Directed by Jaume Balagueró · 101 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: hospital · Also horror and thriller
Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for children. Soon she learns that the kids fear a ghost that prowls the floors and will not allow anyone to leave.
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The Ninth Gate
1999 · Directed by Roman Polanski · 133 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: lucifer · Also thriller and horror
A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.
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Case 39
2009 · Directed by Christian Alvart · 109 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: detective · Also horror and thriller
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents.
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016 · Directed by André Øvredal · 86 min6.8
Why you'll like itWith Emile Hirsch
Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying…