Movies like Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) is a horror movie directed by Wes Craven. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Se7en (1995)
★ 8.4 · 23,980 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
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2. Scream 4 (2011)
★ 6.5 · 4,336 votes · Horror, Mystery
Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.
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3. The Black Phone (2022)
★ 7.5 · 6,153 votes · Horror, Thriller
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
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4. Event Horizon (1997)
★ 6.6 · 3,521 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
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5. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,336 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
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6. Basic Instinct (1992)
★ 7.0 · 4,575 votes · Thriller, Mystery
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
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7. Vanilla Sky (2001)
★ 6.8 · 4,896 votes · Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.
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8. Saw (2004)
★ 7.4 · 10,408 votes · Horror, Mystery, Crime
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.
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9. A Monster Calls (2016)
★ 7.3 · 3,675 votes · Fantasy, Adventure, Family
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
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10. Silent Hill (2006)
★ 6.6 · 5,140 votes · Horror, Mystery
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 get her back and begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years earlier.
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11. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★ 7.3 · 6,757 votes · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
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12. The Green Mile (1999)
★ 8.5 · 19,962 votes · Fantasy, Drama, Crime
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
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13. Ghostbusters (1984)
★ 7.5 · 10,067 votes · Comedy, Fantasy
After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.
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14. Beetlejuice (1988)
★ 7.4 · 8,750 votes · Fantasy, Comedy
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
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15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
★ 7.7 · 21,342 votes · Adventure, Fantasy
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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16. It (2017)
★ 7.2 · 20,770 votes · Horror, Thriller, Drama
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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17. Barbarian (2022)
★ 6.9 · 3,620 votes · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
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18. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
★ 6.5 · 384 votes · Horror, Fantasy
Brigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her transformation at bay - leads to her being incarcerated in a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts where her only friend is an eccentric young girl by the name of Ghost.
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19. Mirrors (2008)
★ 6.3 · 2,143 votes · Horror, Mystery
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
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20. Doctor Sleep (2019)
★ 7.1 · 5,100 votes · Horror, Fantasy
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".
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