Movies like Separation
If Separation's mix of supernatural, custody battle and grief stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Separation's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016 · Directed by André Øvredal · 86 min6.8
Why you'll like itWith Brian Cox · Shares: supernatural · Also horror and mystery
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…
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Lights Out
2016 · Directed by David F. Sandberg · 81 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural, ghost · 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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Bring Her Back
2025 · Directed by Michael Philippou · 104 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural, grief · 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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Thir13en Ghosts
2001 · Directed by Steve Beck · 91 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural, ghost
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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Hereditary
2018 · Directed by Ari Aster · 128 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural · 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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Stir of Echoes
1999 · Directed by David Koepp · 99 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: ghost · Also horror and mystery
After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Directed by David Yates · 138 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: supernatural, ghost
When a new professor's methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches students how to defend against the dark arts.
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The Night House
2021 · Directed by David Bruckner · 107 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: grief · Also horror and mystery · From the same decade (2020s)
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
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The Conjuring 2
2016 · Directed by James Wan · 134 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: ghost
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
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It Feeds
2025 · Directed by Chad Archibald · 102 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: single father · From the same decade (2020s)
A clairvoyant therapist confronts her own personal demons while trying to save a young girl who believes a malevolent entity is feeding on her.