Films like The Conjuring
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines The Conjuring, going by its Boxlist taste profile: Otherworldly and unsavoury: an original horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival, plus tags such as cellar, rhode island and crucifix.
Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on The Conjuring (2013).
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Doctor Sleep (2019)
Film7.2
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of resilience and survival. Common ground: haunted house.
- 2
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Film7.8
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of resilience and survival. Common ground: satanism.
- 3
The Orphanage (2007)
Film7.2
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: haunted house.
- 4
The Exorcist (1973)
Film7.7Easier to follow
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of resilience and survival. Common ground: exorcism, possession.
- 5
The Black Phone (2022)
Film7.6
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: cellar, sibling relationship.
- 6
Sinister (2012)
Film6.8
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival.
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Carrie (1976)
Film7.2
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: crucifix.
- 8
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Film6.7
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival.
- 9
The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
Film7.0
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: possession.
- 10
The Invisible Man (2020)
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Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival.
- 11
Orphan (2009)
Film6.9Faster-paced
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival.
- 12
Barbarian (2022)
Film6.9Faster-paced
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival.
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Nosferatu (2024)
Film6.7
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: possession.
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It (2017)
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Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: demonic.
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Run (2020)
Film7.4More intricate
Why it's like The Conjuring: Also heightened and dark, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival.
Boxlist compares The Conjuring with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like The Conjuring?
- Picks with a similar feel include Doctor Sleep, Rosemary's Baby, The Orphanage and The Exorcist. Each shares part of The Conjuring's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like The Conjuring chosen?
- Boxlist compares The Conjuring with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.