Movies like Malignant
Malignant (2021) is a horror movie directed by James Wan. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Final Destination 2 (2003)
★ 6.3 · 5,073 votes · Horror, Mystery
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.
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2. Smile (2022)
★ 6.7 · 4,322 votes · Horror, Mystery
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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3. 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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4. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
★ 7.2 · 15,124 votes · Action, Adventure, Mystery
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
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5. Zodiac (2007)
★ 7.5 · 12,005 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Police conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.
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6. 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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7. Scream (2022)
★ 6.7 · 4,057 votes · Horror, Mystery
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
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8. It Follows (2015)
★ 6.6 · 7,204 votes · Horror, Mystery
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
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9. Knives Out (2019)
★ 7.8 · 14,632 votes · Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
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10. Evil Dead Rise (2023)
★ 7.0 · 4,058 votes · Horror, Thriller
A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
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11. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
★ 6.7 · 10,782 votes · Mystery, Drama, Crime
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
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12. Raw (2017)
★ 7.0 · 3,512 votes · Horror, Drama
Stringent vegetarian Justine encounters a decadent, merciless, and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. She soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.
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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
★ 7.4 · 6,001 votes · Horror
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
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17. Solace (2015)
★ 6.4 · 2,452 votes · Thriller, Crime, Mystery
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.
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18. Longlegs (2024)
★ 6.5 · 2,927 votes · Crime, Horror, Mystery
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.
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19. Jeepers Creepers (2001)
★ 6.5 · 3,455 votes · Horror, Mystery
On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.
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20. Black Christmas (1974)
★ 6.9 · 991 votes · Horror, Mystery, Crime
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.
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